CHOICES Transitional Housing Program - Kern County Population - Former foster youth ages 18-24 CHOICES Transitional Housing Placement Plus (THP-Plus) program provides affordable housing and comprehensive supportive services for up to 24 months to help former foster care and probation youth ages 18 to 24 make a successful transition from out-of-home placements to independent living. The program is administered by Covenant Community Services, Inc. in contract with the Kern County Department of Human Services (DHS). Statewide, THP-Plus is administered by the California Department of Social Services, which distributes THP-Plus funds to providers like Covenant. Covenant staff provide 1 to 1 case management and support to former foster youth in educational, vocational, indeperndent living skills, social and spiritual domains. Lastly, Covenant provides a stipend for housing and living costs for the 24 month program. Building Blocks Transitional Housing - Kern County Population - Former foster youth ages 18-21 Building Blocks is a transitional living community for former foster youth. Former foster youth are children in the foster care system who have reached age 18 and are no longer supported with housing by the child welfare system. In 2009, 158 Kern County foster children reached age 18 and many of them had no place to live and no family to aid them. Building Blocks is a huge part of assisting emancipated foster youth in our community. While the complex is just a few simple apartments, it is the programming that will impact the future of these youth. The youth in residence at Building Blocks complete an 18-month program; and upon completion, they will possess the life-skills necessary to live independently. The youth learn to conduct job searches, create a resume, interview, retain a job, budget, maintain and care for a home, and personal health and safety.

Covenant Coffee - Kern CountyMission - Coffee roasted on purpose and for a purpose ... training and mentoring former foster youth. Population - 18-24 former foster youth Covenant Coffee was launched with three goals 1) to provide our community with freshly roasted coffee beans roasted with excellence, 2) to train former foster youth in the art of coffee roasting and business, and 3) to provide a career for former youth in an exciting and uplifting environment.Covenant Coffee is a wholesale and retail green bean coffee roaster with the consumer in mind. Every time you enjoy a freshly roasted cup of Covenant Coffee, we want you to know it was roasted "on purpose" and "for a purpose". We roast coffee beans "on purpose" as a means to help former foster youth find success from shattered and broken backgrounds. We roast coffee beans "for a purpose" as a way to help you enjoy life. Plainly stated, we roast coffee beans so you don"t have to drink an inferior cup of coffee! Covenant Coffee ... freshly roasted, handcrafted coffee from the coffee farm, to the coffee roaster, to your coffee cup!Covenant Media - Kern CountyMission - Providing a voice to voiceless foster youth and mentoring through journalism and business Population - 18-24 former foster youth Covenant Media was developed to provide employment and vocational mentoring for former foster youth in journalism and media. Covenant Media provides a ""voice to the voiceless"" foster youth through creative media expression, unbiased journalism and allowing them to tell their story. Covenant Media is also a media production company that trains and mentors foster youth in the skills of journalism, marketing and business.Covenant Media … we are not your ordinary media production company. We provide hope and love to abused and neglected children while delivering to your company an excellent marketing strategy and product that will deliver results.

Jeremiah Mentoring Project - Kern County Mission - Providing mentoring services to foster youth to equip for successful futures. Population - Foster children ages 0-17, families in reunification and former foster youth aged 18-24 The Jeremiah Mentoring Program (JMP) serves foster children ages 11-17 and former foster youth ages 18-24. JMP provides compassionate mentors to foster youth for positive relationships that lead to growth and independence. Covenant recruits, trains, and supports mentors to equip for successful transitions to adulthood and independence Covenant Horse Program - Kern County Mission - Using Horsemanship to teach life skills to youth Population - Former foster youth ages 18-24 The Covenant Horse Program (CHP) serves former foster youth by teaching the principles of relationships using horses. Youth exiting foster care often have trouble with their personal relationships. Not knowing how to communicate, lack of boundaries and fear to trust are all issues that youth encounter. The goals of the CHP are to assist and support former foster youth as they navigate life while enlisting mentors from the community to share time, talent and treasure with former foster youth. CARENET - Kern CountyMission - Providing services and resources to foster children returning to their families and youth leaving the foster care system, thereby equipping them for successful transitions. Population - Foster children ages 0-17, families in reunification and former foster youth aged 18-24 Families going through reunification from foster care often experience difficulty making successful transitions due to simple, solvable solutions that cannot be met with existing family resources. CARENET is a collaborative community effort developed to meet the needs of these families by providing the necessary items and volunteer or paid help to deliver and install resources needed for successful transition.

Employment, mentoring, and vocational services to assist former foster youth to improve employability, determine strengths and weaknesses, and find a career path.