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  All YB-MIC participants will complete the YB-MIC curriculum before graduating the program. Participants will work together to solve problems, negotiate solutions, and present divergent points of view. They will discuss issues of personal development, keep journals of their experiences in the YB-MIC program, and encourage each other to seek solutions for such problems as substance abuse, marital difficulties, or legal problems. The mentoring and education/training is provided for all YB-MIC participants. Class size will range from 10-15 according to their skill proficiency. The YB-MIC Curriculum: The YB-MIC Curriculum is a critical component of the YB-MIC program, as many participants will not have sufficient proficiency in a skill or trade to allow them to compete successfully in the job market or perform complex tasks on a job site. In addition to GED exam preparation and college referrals, YB-MIC offers its own curriculum. Upon acceptance into the program each participant will be given a traditional placement exam, the scores of which will be compared with the scores upon graduation. The curriculum will integrate class activities, including lectures and trips, into the weekly discussions. Participants will also become familiar with job interviewing techniques and strategies through informational films, discussions, role-playing of interview situations. The YB-MIC curriculum component of the program will also serve as a job referral service with connection to those local community organizations that lent their support in recruiting participants for the YB-MIC program.  NA/AAThe YB-MIC program views addiction as not a life-long disease, but as a bad habit that can be broken. Meetings are facilitated by volunteers. The YB-MIC recovery program which encourages anonymity and has a professionally certified staff that uses the traditional AA 12-step recovery program, which focuses on how the recovering addict needs to accept powerlessness and learn to help others in the same situation. Mentors/Volunteers  Trained volunteers focus on participants who are chronically suspended from high schools and youth involved in the juvenile court system. The goal of the program is to rekindle the youth's commitment to learning and being successful in the classroom. The mentoring relationship is utilized to establish a program of change in the young person's life. The mentor encourages goal-setting, self discipline, and skill development that improves the young person's sense of hopefulness. Mentors and youth work one-on-one for a year and are also offered opportunities to participate in monthly group activities and outings. By empowering young people to finish school, mentors are improving the participant's success in the work world and in their communities. Transportation YB-MIC will provide transportation for participants without, pick up and drop-off from specific destinations and a total of 4 bus routes daily, according to two session periods each day. Transportation is also provided for all constructive related appointments, (i.e. work, internship, doctors, ect.). Participant Stipends All YB-MIC full time participants will receive a stipend to cover expenses incurred through rehabilitation process such as: Drivers License; Application fees (restoration of rights); tools and/or materials needed for interviews and job; the difference of allotted funds will be periodically distributed to participant and a written explanation of use.
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The B-U division will provide mentoring programs for high school youth in the Brevard County area. The program will form partnerships with local school districts and the juvenile court system.  Youth are matched with a caring adult volunteer who is trained to focus on positive reinforcement, trust-building, and the achievement of goals, by engaging youth in one-on-one outing and group adventures in the community. Mentors and youth agree to meet between 8-12 hours per month for a full year. Ongoing training will continue with mentors on individual case management throughout the year. In addition, B-U will have monthly mentor support meetings.
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 The Halfway There division will provide transitional housing and critical support services that enable male ex-offenders and to become responsible, productive members of the community; group home environment, filled with structured services and support; and continued services and support that further the initial work that was begun during the Residential component.  The Helping Hands division will provide transitional housing and critical support services for female ex-offenders. This program will partner with social service to enable mothers to become responsible, productive parents of the community; group home environment, filled with structured services and support; and continued services and support that further the initial work that was begun during the Residential component.
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