Teen Futures

Introduction

Teen Futures is a three-year initiative (2009-2012) being sponsored by the Hyams Foundation to address the school dropout crisis in the cities of Boston and Chelsea.  Today, in these cities, there are over 7,000 young people who have left school and who are unemployed.  The goal of this initiative is to improve the success of these young people (ages 16-22) by increasing the number who gain their high school credential and commence a path towards higher education or a career focused training program.  This goal will be accomplished through increasing the quality and the quantity of programs that combine education, skill development and employment.  In focusing on the dropout crisis, the Foundation is also targeting an area of significant racial disparities, as the majority of students dropping out are African American and Latino.  While the Foundation recognizes that many young people, including those with high school diplomas, continue to struggle, the Foundation has chosen to concentrate its resources on this extremely vulnerable group recognizing that they hold tremendous potential and that they can succeed if provided with the appropriate pathways and support. Eight organizations have been selected to be a part of the Teen Futures initiative and meet monthly in a Learning Community.

 

To find out more about Teen Futures, please read the Teen Futures Overview.

• Teen Futures Overview (Pdf)

 

For Grantees

Reporting Documents

• Teen Futures Program Outcome Chart (Word)
• Grant Report Form  (PDF)
• Three Month Planning Grant Report Form (Word)
• Agency Diversity form (Excel)
• Board of Directors form (Word)

Evaluation Information - TBD

Other Resources

• Best Practices & Workshop Evaluation Ideas (Word)

 

For more information or if you have questions please contact Tammy Tai at 617-426-5600 ext 312 or via email at ttai@hyamsfoundation.org