Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Supporting the Troops?

San Francisco schools are phasing out JROTC.
Under the resolution approved by the school board, JROTC will be phased out in two years. Although an original motion required a task force to develop an alternative program, the board approved a substitute motion requiring that the money for salaries and benefits that supports JROTC — nearly $1 million this year — be redistributed in ways that support the district’s most disadvantaged students.

No word on whether those disadvantaged students would be teenage parents, but the district certainly offers them a lot of support.
Workforce Investment Act (WIA)A component of our TAPP programming, the Workforce Investment Act program invests in youth who are already heads of households, providing a pathway to family economic success by encouraging them to stay in school and make plans to continue on to higher levels of education or permanent employment. Addressing such barriers as childcare, transportation and other needs, WIA provides job readiness and occupational skills training, along with job placement, job retention, and job advancement skills both in-house and in collaboration with other organizations. Included in program services is a G.E.D. component.No fees are charged to participants.
2730 Bryant Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110(415) 695-8300,
Program Coordinator, extension 524
Young Family Resource Center (TFRC)The Young Family Resource Center is California’s first peer-directed, peer-focused Family Resource Center for teen parents, their children, and their families. Integrating a youth development model, peer-to-peer service delivery, and wraparound resources, the YFRC acts as the hub of a network of support, education, and child-development information for adolescent and young adult parents throughout San Francisco. Building on our Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project (TAPP) case-management program for teenage parents, it offers comprehensive, wraparound resources for young parents and their children, including financial education, nutritional education, grief & trauma support, mental health services, and vocational training.No fees are charged to participants.
2730 Bryant Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110(415) 695-8300,
Program Coordinator, extension 516
Young-Teen Parent ProgramThe Young-Teen Parent program provides targeted developmental parenting education and related activities for pregnant or parenting teens under age 15. This school-based program provides intensive daily support. The Teen Parent Child Development Services Program provides developmental education, assessment, counseling, and practicum activities to promote positive developmental parenting for pregnant girls, young fathers-to-be, and parenting teens of both sexes.No fees are charged to participants.
2730 Bryant Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110(415) 695-8300,
Program Manager, extension 538

You get what you pay for.

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