The Transitional Services Program offers independent living skills to DYFS adolescents (15-21 years old) currently living in any out-of-home placement setting within Union County. Our training sessions, which include the New Jersey Approved Life Skills Curriculum, are offered weekly.

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Education

• Resources
• Study Skills
• College Application Assistance

Employment

• Career Planning
• Resume Writing
• Job Searching Strategies
• Interviewing Techniques

Daily Living Skills

• Budgeting
• Food Shopping
• Laundry
• Household Maintenance

Communication Skills

• Verbal/Written

Awareness

• Drugs and Alcohol
• Sexual

Anger Management

Transportation

Community Resources

DYFS adolescents between 15-21 years of age living in one of the following out-of-home placement settings in Union County:

• Foster Home
• Group Home
• Children’s Shelter
• Residential Treatment Home or Facility

Other out-of-home placements financed by foster care maintenance payments

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