Home Away From Home
Youth Development & Reentry
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Our Foundational Principles and Programs
Home Away from Home provides transformative youth development and reentry programming, providing support, resources, and a safe community for young individuals navigating or transitioning from various life challenges, including incarceration.
The foundational principles of our work:
Through these foundational principles, Home Away From Home empowers youth to reclaim
their narratives, build resilience, and transition successfully into adulthood, ultimately
contributing positively to their personal growth, families, and communities.
Home Away From Home addresses the root causes
of challenges facing our youth and communities.
Youth and Reentry Focus.
We work with youth as young as ten, before many of them are caught up in the judicial system and before many are tempted with the enticement of gangs – which can be extremely challenging to leave. We are equally present for those who have faced arrest or expulsion, who are in or emerging from detention, and who will thrive with maturity and the right support systems in place.
Violence Prevention.
Our philosophy on violence prevention, like our philosophy on youth generally, addresses root causes, working to prevent youth from getting caught in gangs and in the judicial system in the first place, as well as working with those who are detained and transitioning from those challenges.
Conflict Transformation.
We facilitate conflict transformation efforts, seeking to transform a conflict from a destructive conflict-centered experience into a holistic, positive, relationship-centered experience and growth opportunity.
Our Programs
Home Away From Home supports and work with young people
working through a range of programs and opportunities, including:
Mentorship Programming
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Where youth have supportive and inclusive groups helping them to address and work through conflict and life challenges, develop life skills, acquire social and mental health resilience, and much more.
Sports Programming
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Where youth can build relationships, trust, teamwork and other skills through social and athletic activities.
Educational Support
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Including opportunities to earn GED certificates.
Big Brother’s Programming
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Designed to promote and strengthen critical peer-to-peer mentorship.
Culinary and Catering Programming
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where youth can develop practical and career-oriented skillsets.
Career Finders Programming
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where youth can learn from those who operate in different professions, helping youth identify and explore options for their futures, while developing professional relationships.