referral-form.doc
~ The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is a national effort to help youth in foster care make successful transition to adulthood. To participate in the JCYOI program you must be between the ages of 14 and 23 and currently or formerly in foster care.
~ After you complete a series of Financial Literacy Trainings, you are then offered the Opportunity Passport Program. This program is the centerpiece of RI JCYOI’s work. The goals of the Opportunity Passport are to help youth leaving foster care become more financially literate, gain experience with the banking system, and accumulate assets for housing, transportation, education/vocation and a few other specific assets.
~ The Opportunity Passport has three key components:
* IDA Account - A matched savings account to be used for asset building- RI JCYOI will match dollar for dollar, up to $1,000 for a specific asset.
* Debit Account - A bank account to be used for short term expenses, such as utility payments, groceries and other daily living expenses.
* “Door Openers” - Opportunities created for young people on the local level within their communities that provide access to education, housing, health care, asset building and transportation.
(IDA is an Individual Development Account)
(held at Casey Family Services) Check it out !
February Trainings: (during school break)
Thursday 2/21 (10am-3pm)
Friday 2/22 (10am-3pm)
held @ Casey Family Services
March Trainings:
Tuesdays/Thursdays
4-6:30pm
3/4, 3/6 3/11, 3/14 3/18, 3/20
1268 Eddy St. Providence, RI
Please print, fill out, and fax back the attached referral form to get started…
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Natasha Leavitt, 401-438-3900 x 105, natasha.leavitt@rifpa.org
TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY !
