1. 1 SOS Children’s Village LB Class XXVII Team Prodomus

2. Agenda SOS Mission Statement Proposed initiatives Ad-Hoc Youth Accomplishments Seminar Impact Lessons Learned Community Impact / Sustainability Recommendations Popcorn time Questions

3. 3 SOS Children’s Family Mission Statement To provide a nurturing environment that empowers children, youth, and families to achieve their potential.

4. Prodomus = “for the home” Team name reflects our passion, solidarity, and commitment on behalf of SOS. Team grew into a family.

5. 5 SOS Children’s Villages Project Request “Moving forward, Moving up” 1. Job Skill Seminars 2. Job Fair

6. 6 Prodomus Proposed Objectives 1. Focus Group / Ad-Hoc Group 2. Skill Seminars 3. iChange Youth Conference: Change Your World 4. Shadowing Program / Mentor Matching 5. Vocational Training 6. Business Site Visits 7. Community Advisory Board 8. SOS Summit 9. SOS Manual Resource Book / Project Sustainability 10. Directory of Community Resources

7. 7 Ad-Hoc Youth Committee (AHYC) Seminar Topics 1. Decision Making Skills 2. High-level Budgeting 3. Rent to Buy 4. Time Management/procrastination 5. Confidence/Assertiveness Job Fairs 1. Skill Set Improvement Priority 2. Existing Job Fairs

8. 8 What Was Accomplished IKEA Company Visit Additional Resources Manual Skill Seminars  Icebreaker / Teambuilding / Expressive Arts Workshop  Playful Transformation: Make Your Life a Masterpiece  Your Money Counts – Managing Your Money  Job Readiness

9. 9 Impact of Seminars 1. Icebreaker - Janet Erlick  Post-workshop feedback was very positive with nearly all participants “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that the workshop was beneficial to them 2. Playful Transformations – Kristen Mackey  Using five creative powers (Vision, Attraction, Shed, Align, and Express)  Created new conditions, got organized and manage stress while enjoying the process of personal transformation 3. Your Money Counts – Jackie Tufts  Fundamentals of banking, how to save money and basic investment options. 4. Job Readiness – John Cook / Karla Dejean  Identify passions, interests and specific steps to accomplish their dreams.

10. 10 Adapting to Change: Lessons Learned 1.Resource Constraints Time Constraints 2.Engagement of SOS Participants After-Care Participation 3.Continuum of Care Comprehensive series of seminars 4.Youth as Leaders Active role in preparing, developing and hosting the workshops 5.Community Resources

11. Community Impact / Sustainability Directory of Resources SOS Manual Mentorship and Shadowing Program On-going Skills Training

12. 12 Recommendations 1.SOS Volunteer Engagement with available resources 2.Annual After-Care Participant “Homecoming” 3.Establish a Planned Continuum of Care 4.Empower the SOS Youth 5.Establish SOS After Care Advisory Board