HAY CENTER FOUNDATION
1216 West Clay Street, Houston, TX 77019 www.haycenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Empowering current and former foster youth to be successful productive adults through training, employment and personal achievement.

The TRANSITION COACHING program matches a caring, responsible adult volunteer with a youth who is preparing to "age out" of the foster care system. The coach helps the youth develop a transition plan as they explore options for higher education and/or employment. The goal is to lessen the risk these youth so often face: homelessness, unemployment, early parenthood, or having a criminal record. For the year ended 9/30/2019 there were 40 active matches of volunteers and youth.

Rental Assistance and Housing Options allow youth to find safe, stable housing in order to assist in meeting their educational, employment and mental health goals.o Bridge Housing is a program that provides youth with a rent-free place to live while youth participate in intensive case management, wrap around services and life skills training. Youth work towards obtaining employment and/or training to gain marketable job skills, while preparing to live independently.o Housing Options is a public/private venture between the HAY Center, the HAY Center Foundation, and the Houston Housing Authority. Youth are provided with housing vouchers provided by the Houston Housing Authority while the HAY Center Foundation provides deposits, first month's rent, utility assistance and other expenses needed for youth to move into an apartment. Youth work with staff to gain employment, education, and essential life skills. The goal is that youth will be prepared to obtain their own housing and live independently.

Youth Engagement and Workshops allow youth to have a voice at the table, interact with HAY Center staff and volunteers and learn much needed life skills.Holiday Event is a December celebration where former foster youth and their family of choice attend a fun filled event while connecting with adults outside the CPS system. Youth are often disconnected from family and have no place to celebrate special times of the year. This is where the HAY Center and staff step in to fill the void.Prom Preparation Event helps high school students in foster care get prepared for proms an evening they might not otherwise be able to afford. Matched with volunteer shoppers, youth are mentored through shopping and life skills needed when attending a special event.Hay Day is an end of summer event where youth are guided through a simulated budgeting activity with the help of volunteers. Throughout the day, youth are reminded of the resources the HAY Center offers and leave with the reinforced knowledge that the HAY Center supports their goals.Parenting Workshop is a day-long workshop where former foster youth, who are now parents, are provided with parenting tips and techniques. The children of the foster youth are treated to a fall festival while the parents attend the workshop.Peer Leadership/Peer Support is an opportunity for youth to come together to learn about a variety of topics such as auto purchasing, car repair, tenant rights, civil rights and an opportunity to provide staff with feedback regarding programming and services.

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