| GBS TRAINING AT NY FOUNDLING
HOSPITAL |
December 4th & 5th, 2006 |
| YAC will train staff at New York
Foundling Hospital to implement and facilitate the GBS Seminar
for teens in their foster care program. |
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| New York Junior League Forum |
November 2, 2006 7-9 p.m. |
Betsy will speak about the importance
of community involvement to better prepare teens for adulthood.
Her recommendations will shape the Junior League's advocacy
agenda. |
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| 11th ANNUAL URBAN HEROES
AWARDS BENEFIT |
October 24, 2006
6 p.m. |
On this night, The Catalog for Giving
will honor GBS graduate Kendall Franklinfor overcoming
difficult life challenges to become a role model. Join us as
celebrities present the Urban Heroes with their awards. Proceeds
from ticket sales will benefit Youth Advocacy Center. Please
contact Ashley Terletzky at aterletzky@youthadvocacycenter.org
or 212.675.6181 for ticket sales information.
Location: Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers in Manhattan
Read
more about Kendall |
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| Open Society Institute
Panel in Baltimore |
October 18, 2006 |
| Betsy and Paul will share their recommendations
for a better future for teens in foster care with social service
professionals in the Baltimore area. |
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| Beyond the Foster Care
System Book Premiere hosted by HBO |
September 20, 2006 |
Help us celebrate the release of
Beyond the Foster Care System: The Future for Teens.
Meet students and facilitators who have experienced YAC’s Getting
Beyond the System® Self-Advocacy model first-hand.
Location: HBO Offices, 1100 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
NY 10036 |
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| Open Society Institute Panel |
July 25, 2006
6-8 p.m. |
Join us for a panel discussion about
Betsy and Paul’s new book Beyond the Foster Care System: The
Future for Teens. The event is open to the public, and we would
love for you to attend and learn more about this inspiring book,
which will be available for purchase after the event.
Location: 400 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019
Learn
More |
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| Getting Beyond the System®
Self-Advocacy Model Overview Luncheon |
July 19, 2006 |
| Executive and program directors from
social service agencies are invited to attend an informational
luncheon to discuss teens aging out of care along with YAC’s
self-advocacy model and our training approaches. Please call
Susan Ross at 212.675.6181. |
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| GBS SEminar GRaduation |
June 29, 2006 |
| Thirty young adults completed Safe
Space’s first full-scale pilot of the GBS Seminar. Their families
and friends joined YAC and Safe Space staff in honoring their
achievements. |
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| Getting beyond the System Training |
June 19-20, 2006 |
| Join independent living coordinators,
social workers, youth programming staff and foster care professionals
from around the country to learn the critical elements of the
Getting Beyond the System model and gain the skills
necessary to replicate it in your organization. Click here
for more information. |
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| Getting beyond the System Training |
Feb 27- 28, 2006 |
| Join independent living coordinators,
social workers, youth programming staff and foster care professionals
from around the country to learn the critical elements of the
Getting Beyond the System model and gain the skills
necessary to replicate it in your organization. Click here
for more information. |
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| Getting beyond the System Training |
Oct 24 -25, 2005 |
| Join independent living coordinators,
social workers, youth programming staff and foster care professionals
from around the country to learn the critical elements of the
Getting Beyond the System model and gain the skills
necessary to replicate it in your organization. Click here
for more information. |
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| Getting Beyond the System CaseBook
and Facilitator's Manual Published by Jist |
September 2005 |
| In recognition of the excellent
curriculum that Youth Advocacy Center developed, Jist will formally
publish the GBS Casebook and Facilitator's Manual. Not only
will this enable more people to access Getting Beyond the System,
but it will also allow YAC to devote more time and resources
to replicating the program. To order your copy now contact
us. |
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| Executive Director Betsy Krebs named Ashoka
Fellow |
June 2005 |
| Ashoka: Innovators for the Public,
a global organization which identifies and invests in leading
social entrepreneurs, has elected Betsy Krebs Esq., Co-Founder
and Executive Director of the Youth Advocacy Center (YAC), to
the Ashoka Fellowship in recognition of her innovative approach
to providing teens with the intellectual resources for their
independent futures. Click here
for more information. |
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| YAC Friends Host Successful
Friendraiser |
June 16, 2005 |
| YAC enjoyed a wonderful gathering
of new and seasoned friends on June 16. Board member Sean Bolser
spoke eloquently about the numerous ways friends can be involved
in YAC's success. The party was generously hosted by Todd Eckland
and organized by Un Hae Song. |
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| Socrates in Foster Care Training |
June 13-14, 2005 |
| Join independent living coordinators,
social workers, youth programming staff and foster care professionals
from around the country to learn the critical elements of the
Getting Beyond the System model and gain the skills
necessary to replicate it in your organization. Click here
for more information. |
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| Getting Beyond the System
Graduation at HBO |
June |
| HBO generously donated space for
a graduation celebrating the accomplishments of the youth at
Catherine Street Shelter. |
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