+ 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Information outdated quickly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 DirectoriesCommunity Eventsand Give-aways

Restaurants,Apartments, etcJobs

“word-of-mouth”Blogs, Groups, ProfilesFaceBook, MySpace

Classes, eHow, Wikipedia

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

Gets advice on

Choosing a roommate

Case Workerand/or Young Adult

Searches RYSEPortalfor housing resources,

RYSEPortal

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?

+ Digital JusticeProject

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