1. Age Up Not Out (AUNO) Program IAJVS/AJFCA 2012 Conference Presented by: Jewish Family & Children's Service Pittsburgh, PA1

2.  Collaborative job-readiness program between YouthWorks and JF&CS began October 2010  Target population is at-risk youth between the ages of 18 to 24 who have or will age out of foster care  Funded by: United Way United Jewish Federation Jewish Women’s Foundation Anonymous Foundation Private Donors IAJVS/AJFCA 2012 Conference (Jewish Family & Children's Service, Pittsburgh, PA)2

3.  As of March 2012, 151 young adults participated in mandatory job-readiness training  96% successful completion rate  50% have been placed in jobs  52% received high school diplomas or GED’s, or are currently attending GED classes  28% are currently attending post-secondary education  2% have received degrees IAJVS/AJFCA 2012 Conference (Jewish Family & Children's Service, Pittsburgh, PA)3

4. 4 Maslow's Hierarchy

5.  Sympathy versus empathy  Equal compensation  Emphasizing curriculum versus needs of participants  One delivery style/assigned tasks  Being everything to everyone  Reporting data in numerous databases/spreadsheets  Facebook community page versus personal page IAJVS/AJFCA 2012 Conference (Jewish Family & Children's Service, Pittsburgh, PA)5

6.  Start with end in mind (high expectations)  Contractual agreement  Listening/flexibility/honesty  Staff of individuals – staff of one  Partner with experts  Google Docs  Facebook personal page IAJVS/AJFCA 2012 Conference (Jewish Family & Children's Service, Pittsburgh, PA)6

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10. 10 Contact Information: Jeanne Roth-Williams Career and Employment Counselor Career Development Center of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Pittsburgh 5743 Bartlett Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Tel: 412-586-3725 Email: jwilliams@careerdevelopmentcenter.orgjwilliams@careerdevelopmentcenter.org Web: www.careerdevelopmentcventer.orgwww.careerdevelopmentcventer.org AUNO Facebook: www.facebook.com/aunopittsburgh