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JIT Foster Youth Services
Basic Needs/Emergencies
If or when you encounter an emergency, we’re here to be of support and guide you in meeting your needs where it’s assistance with a bus pass, food card, rental assistance, extra resources, or simply working with a coordinator to map out your next BIG STEP!
Description of Services:
If or when you encounter an emergency, we’re here to be of support and guide you in meeting your needs where it’s assistance with a bus pass, food card, rental assistance, extra resources, or simply working with a coordinator to map out your next BIG STEP!
Basic Needs provides resources and emergency financial assistance so that youth can focus their energy on moving forward. Some examples of Basic Needs assists include: rent/utilities assistance, auto repair/insurance/registration help, bus/trolley passes, food cards, medical/dental assistance, professional clothing, and help with bills.
We also connect youth with resources, mentors, and workshops that will help them get back on their feet, avoid debilitating stress and unhealthy habits, and encourage self-confidence and self-sufficiency.
Requirements:
Youth must be going to school and/or working and between the ages of 18 and 26.
For Detailed Information:
https://jitfosteryouth.org/youth-services/emergency-basic-needs/
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
760-505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am - 6pm
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Tuesday:9am - 6pm
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Wednesday:9am - 6pm
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Thursday:9am - 6pm
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Friday:9am - 6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
Bridges to Success
Bridges to Success (B2S) engages young men in a supportive brotherhood that builds professional and personal skills, elevating them as they transition out of foster care and into independence and adulthood. Through foundational workshops and a network of male leaders and like-minded peers, these young men gain the knowledge, skills, resources, and connections they need to achieve long-term personal and professional sufficiency and success.
Description of Services:
Bridges to Success (B2S) engages young men in a supportive brotherhood that builds professional and personal skills, elevating them as they transition out of foster care and into independence and adulthood. Through foundational workshops and a network of male leaders and like-minded peers, these young men gain the knowledge, skills, resources, and connections they need to achieve long-term personal and professional sufficiency and success.
With help from a dedicated community of volunteer Champions (adult male mentors), B2S helps young men understand and utilize the necessary tools to achieve financial security; establish greater self-awareness, internal resiliency, and empowerment; develop and leverage lasting, supportive relationships; and have the satisfaction of becoming leaders to give back to others. Workshops focus on subjects such as identity, masculinity, personal branding, confidence, networking, and money management.
Through this “band of brothers,” new relationships are formed that allow for trust and respect to build. B2S volunteer Champions guide foster youth in an informal, non-judgmental setting, offering tools and resources while instilling a sense of community, purpose, and self-worth.
Requirements:
Youth must have completed the JIT new participant orientation and be between the ages of 18 and 26.
For Detailed Information:
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
(760) 505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am-6pm
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Tuesday:9am-6pm
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Wednesday:9am-6pm
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Thursday:9am-6pm
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Friday:9am-6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
Career Horizons
Career Horizons empowers women with a network of female professionals and coaches providing guidance, building self-worth, and encouraging personal, professional, and financial development. Through Career Horizons, female-identifying and non-binary youth between the ages of 18-26 are embedded in a community of female coaches, peers, workshop facilitators, and staff that serve to empower and raise awareness of a rich range of employment options that can create a path to financial security, self-sufficiency, and well-being.
Description of Services:
Career Horizons empowers women with a network of female professionals and coaches providing guidance, building self-worth, and encouraging personal, professional, and financial development.
Through Career Horizons, female-identifying and non-binary youth between the ages of 18-26 are embedded in a community of female coaches, peers, workshop facilitators, and staff that serve to empower and raise awareness of a rich range of employment options that can create a path to financial security, self-sufficiency, and well-being. For 10 months, Career Horizons participants, in conjunction with this supportive community, work on their personal, professional, and financial development.
Requirements:
Youth must be going to school and/or working and between the ages of 18 and 26.
For Detailed Information:
http://www.jitfosteryouth.org/programs/career-horizons/
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
(760) 505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am - 6pm
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Tuesday:9am - 6pm
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Wednesday:9am - 6pm
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Thursday:9am - 6pm
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Friday:9am - 6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
Changing Lanes
It can be a struggle finding reliable transportation to get to work or to school. That’s why we offer behind the wheel training, help obtaining permits and licenses, and resources on how to find reliable vehicles at affordable rates. We help remove any obstacles so you have more options and opportunities to thrive.
Description of Services:
It can be a struggle finding reliable transportation to get to work or to school. That’s why we offer behind the wheel training, help obtaining permits and licenses, and resources on how to find reliable vehicles at affordable rates. We help remove any obstacles so you have more options and opportunities to thrive.
Changing Lanes provides youth with the resources and connections needed to obtain their driver’s permits and licenses. For permits, this includes volunteer time to help study and provide transportation to the DMV to take written tests. For those seeking their license, we pay for six hours of behind-the-wheel practice and support for the DMV road test. Plus, since we partner with Allstate Driving School, vehicles are provided to use for the road test – no need to have access to one! Changing Lanes is offered to youth at their own pace.
Requirements:
Changing Lanes is open to all JIT participants. You simply need to complete your new youth orientation in order to apply.
For Detailed Information:
https://jitfosteryouth.org/changing-lanes/
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
760-505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am - 6pm
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Tuesday:9am - 6pm
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Wednesday:9am - 6pm
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Thursday:9am - 6pm
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Friday:9am - 6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
College Bound (Just In Time)
We’re here to support you every step of the way so you can graduate from a two or four-year college program or with a master’s degree. With relationships and resources critical to your success, College Bound provides tools and technology like laptops and printers as well as community connections to help you overcome any obstacle on your way to graduation day.
Description of Services:
We’re here to support you every step of the way so you can graduate from a two or four-year college program or with a master’s degree. With relationships and resources critical to your success, College Bound provides tools and technology like laptops and printers as well as community connections to help you overcome any obstacle on your way to graduation day. We can also help you navigate opportunities to study aboard and set up paid internships in your field of interest.
To qualify, you must be:
1) Be a current or former foster youth between ages 18-26
2) Be enrolled in a two-year or four-year college program
3) Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher from high school or previous college studies
4) Be available to attend a College Bound event in June
For Detailed Information:
https://jitfosteryouth.org/youth-services/education-training/
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
760-505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am - 6pm
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Tuesday:9am - 6pm
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Wednesday:9am - 6pm
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Thursday:9am - 6pm
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Friday:9am - 6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
Financial Fitness
To plan for your secure financial future you need the confidence and know-how to practice smart money management. That’s why in our Financial Fitness series, our lived experience staff share their first-hand knowledge about budgeting, smart saving habits and investment strategies.
Description of Services:
To plan for your secure financial future you need the confidence and know-how to practice smart money management. That’s why in our Financial Fitness series, our lived experience staff share their first-hand knowledge about budgeting, smart saving habits and investment strategies. You’ll also be paired with a coach to support you on your journey to financial self-sufficiency.
Requirements:
Youth must be going to school and/or working and between the ages of 18 and 26. Must have an income and the ability to save.
For Detailed Information:
http://jitfosteryouth.org/programs/financial-fitness/
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
760-505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am - 6pm
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Tuesday:9am - 6pm
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Wednesday:9am - 6pm
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Thursday:9am - 6pm
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Friday:9am - 6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
Healthy Practices
JIT’s Healthy Practices Initiative looks to support and encourage youth to in making healthy choices.
Description of Services:
JIT’s Healthy Practices Initiative looks to support and encourage youth to in making healthy choices. Offers participants opportunities to learn and develop healthy practices through interactive workshops and classes. Focus areas are mental, emotional, physical, and sexual health.
Additional Information:
Youth must be going to school and/or working and between the ages of 18 and 26.
For Detailed Information:
https://jitfosteryouth.org/youth-services/wellbeing/
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
760-505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am - 6pm
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Tuesday:9am - 6pm
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Wednesday:9am - 6pm
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Thursday:9am - 6pm
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Friday:9am - 6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
My First Home
Having a place you can call home is fundamental to creating your foundation for success. It’s not just finding housing. It’s having a safe, comfortable, reliable environment you can be proud of because you get everything you need, from bedroom furnishings to kitchen forks, with an assist from our community of volunteers.
Description of Services:
Having a place you can call home is fundamental to creating your foundation for success. It’s not just finding housing. It’s having a safe, comfortable, reliable environment you can be proud of because you get everything you need, from bedroom furnishings to kitchen forks, with an assist from our community of volunteers.
Any youth who qualifies for My First Home is invited to a shopping day at our My First Home Distribution Center, where they pair up with a volunteer shopper to choose the items needed to turn their apartment into a welcoming, comfortable place to call home. Our Distribution Center is stocked with everything needed to create a firm foundation, from gently-used furniture and décor to new beds, appliances and cleaning supplies. Then, volunteer movers assist participants in transporting the items to the youth’s apartment and setting everything up. Volunteers from our community are also able to offer guidance on smart purchasing and home expenses moving forward.
Requirements:
Youth must be enrolled in school or working, have housing established, and have completed the new youth orientation.
For Detailed Information:
http://jitfosteryouth.org/programs/my-first-home/
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
760-505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am - 6pm
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Tuesday:9am - 6pm
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Wednesday:9am - 6pm
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Thursday:9am - 6pm
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Friday:9am - 6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
NEXTJobs
Recently, we launched NEXTjobs (New, Entrepreneurship, X/Unknown, Trades) as part of our Pathways service. NEXTjobs is designed to provide the training, connections, and ongoing support to help participants to be competitive and successful in the modern job market.
Description of Services:
Recently, we launched NEXTjobs (New, Entrepreneurship, X/Unknown, Trades) as part of our Pathways service. NEXTjobs is designed to provide the training, connections, and ongoing support to help participants to be competitive and successful in the modern job market.
Through NEXTjobs, JIT is working to encourage a skills-based, growth mindset for youth and employers that will emphasize continuous training at a time when most traditional skills increasingly have an expiration date. We will meet the needs of employers by going beyond college education as a qualifier to expand the pool of eligible applicants to include youth with the technical and “soft” skills needed to do the job required.
For detailed information: https://jitfosteryouth.org/youth-services/employment-networking/
Requirements:
Youth must be going to school, working, or combination of the two , and between the ages of 18 and 26.
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego CA 92120
(760) 505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am - 6pm
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Tuesday:9am - 6pm
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Wednesday:9am - 6pm
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Thursday:9am - 6pm
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Friday:9am - 6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed
Pathways to Financial Power
Pathways to Financial Power helps transition-age foster youth focus on their passions, explore different employment options, increase self-sufficiency, and learn the skills needed to become financially secure. Through resume and cover letter building, networking, financial literacy, computer and technology skills, and one-on-one connections with San Diego professionals, youth enhance their personal, professional, and financial skills.
Description of Services:
Pathways to Financial Power helps transition-age foster youth focus on their passions, explore different employment options, increase self-sufficiency, and learn the skills needed to become financially secure. Through resume and cover letter building, networking, financial literacy, computer and technology skills, and one-on-one connections with San Diego professionals, youth enhance their personal, professional, and financial skills. Participants also have opportunities to increase confidence and self-sufficiency through partnerships within the San Diego community.
Pathways is a rolling cohort service that consists of targeted professional workshops, networking events, and much more. Workshops focus on topics such as effective resumes and cover letters, building an online presence, finding your strengths, interviewing, Microsoft Office, and professional dress and behavior.
Requirements:
Youth must be going to school and/or working and between the ages of 18 and 26.
4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd Ste 2G
San Diego Ca 92120
760-505-6647
youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org
Business Hours
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Monday:9am-6pm
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Tuesday:9am-6pm
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Wednesday:9am-6pm
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Thursday:9am-6pm
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Friday:9am-6pm
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Saturday:Closed
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Sunday:Closed