+ Connecting Youth with Resources: A New Approach

+Printed Resource Direcotry

  Expensive to print

  Information outdated quickly

  Distribution to youth problematic

  Intended for adults assisting youth, not used by youth

  Stigmatizing and limited to only non-profit and crisis services. Doesn’t facilitate transition to independence.

  Not interactive

  No youth voice in shaping or selecting services

  Information does not equal change.

Resource Directories Community Events and Give-aways

Restaurants, Apartments, etc Jobs

“word-of-mouth” Blogs, Groups, Profiles FaceBook, MySpace

Classes, eHow, Wikipedia

Reads “How To” articles on signing a lease and getting PG&E

Gets advice on Choosing a roommate

Case Worker and/or Young Adult

Searches RYSEPortal for housing resources,

RYSE Portal

Rates Housing Resources Listed. Other young people make choices based on rating. Housing agency makes improvements based on feedback.

Finds organization that helps fund security deposits for former foster youth.

+ Why we need to be on-line.

+One out of Eight Couples Married in 2006 Met Online.

MySpace is the 11th Largest Country in the World.

The Number of Text Messages Sent each day exceed the Total Population of Earth.

2.7 Billion Google Searches Per Month.

+Nothing About Us Without Us: For Youth, By Youth.

+What makes this unique?

Professional Content Manager

Blogs, Videos, How To articles,

Ratings, Comments from

Young People

Resources from Organizations

(public and private)

Professionally generated content from mental health

professionals, medical

community, etc.

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