This webinar featured Bernadette Tavares, the Director of Career Pathways at Foster Forward’s Works Wonders Program, who addressed how mentoring can facilitate the transition to a first job. Bernadette shared examples of existing partnerships within the Works Wonders Program that support young people during their transition to the workforce.
Facilitator:
- Charline Alexandre-Joseph, Senior Director of Systems Innovation at MENTOR
Panelist:
- Bernadette Tavares, Director of Career Pathways at Foster Forward
Resources:
- Connect | Focus | Grow
- Workplace Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoringâ„¢
- Workplace Equity Pledge
- Engaging Foster Youth as Leaders
- Works Wondersâ„¢: an Empowerment and Employment Intervention for Youth in Foster Care
- Works Wonders Brochure
- An Employment Model that Works for Youth in Foster Care
- Big Data, Small Agency: Relational and Relatable
- The Importance of a Career Approach to Employment Services for Youth in Foster Care
- Works Wondersâ„¢: A Cost Study