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+ 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Information outdated quickly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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