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Building Their Future

Pathways to Participation

Foster Your Future’s Building Their Future program works with young people actively seeking to reshape their future through formal education in a post-secondary degree program or advancement on a defined career path.

Education Track

For young adults enrolled in technical schools, associates, bachelors and professional degree programs, who require formal education to participate in their desired career path.

Employment Track

For young adults in an entry-level role who are committed to engaging in a structured pathway for advancement, including formal training opportunities to acquire new skills and improve their livelihoods. Young adults on this track may be working towards enrolling in a higher education program.

Mentorship

We welcome young adults that are willing to work for their goals with the support and encouragement of a mentor.
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Mentors join our team with a one-year commitment to meet weekly with a young adult, including at least one in-person meet-up per month.

Mentors may support young people with the following:

  • Collaborate with their mentee to develop a realistic budget and update the budget with changing circumstances
  • Review their mentee’s monthly bank statements, spending against their budget and non-essential spending
  • Engage in a monthly discussion about the financial review
  • Ensure young adults are meeting minimum participation requirements and make recommendations to FYF for financial incentives and support 
  • Help young adults identify reasonable and achievable short term goals and provide on-going encouragement as they work towards goals
  • Help identify affordable housing options, look at apartments/housing options together and provide support during the application process as needed
  • Help identify community resources to support their goals
  • Be a study buddy for classes, written driver’s license exam or professional exams required by employer
  • Be a friend and source a of support, when needed

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Financial Investments

Accountability is key to accessing financial support from Foster Your Future.

Financial incentives and support from Foster Your Future are not handouts. Participants, regardless of their pathway, must submit monthly bank statements for comparison to their approved budget and participate in a review of their monthly spending and progress towards financial goals.

Foster Your Future offers the various financial incentives and support, tailored to a participant’s unique needs, financial situation and goals. Financial supports may include:

  • Monthly financial incentives for good grades
  • Monthly financial incentives for good money management|
  • Incentives to reward progress on individual financial goals, such as vehicle savings or debt repayment
  • Financial contributions to tuition that is not covered by scholarships and grants
  • Books and other education supplies
  • Employment training and skills-building opportunities
  • Work supplies
  • One-time and/or short-term support with housing and basic needs to help stabilize young people in times of crisis

Young Adult Commitments

  • One-year minimum participation
  • Active engagement in a mentorship
  • Retain sufficient employment to meet financial responsibilities
  • Maintain employment of at least 16 hours/week
  • Commit to following a budget that is developed collaboratively with FYF
  • Willingness to regularly provide financial documents
  • Drug-free lifestyle
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