Students and their families from disadvantaged urban, rural and suburban neighborhoods; youth may come from single-parent homes and reside in neighborhoods characterized by higher than national rates of poverty, teen pregnancy, and crime, unemployment, and high school dropouts
First-time pregnant and parenting youth aged 12 to 19 years old, and who must be enrolled in school or a GED-completion program and their children ages birth to 5 years old.
The combination of a traumatized child/adolescent who, when exposed to trauma reminders, has difficulty regulating their emotions and behavior and their caregiver/system of care who is not able to adequately protect the youth or help them to manage these survival in the moment states
Organizations with professionals and paraprofessionals, and others who work with survivors (children, adolescents, and adults) of traumatic life events, especially those with histories of childhood trauma
Parents, grandparents, teachers, babysitters, and other caretakers who need support – information and practical skills – to create an environment of emotional safety for children in their care that is built upon mutual respect
Females 12 – 24 years old with substance abuse and/or trauma
Sexually reactive children (age 12 and up) and sexually abusive children and adolescents; also used for adult sexual offenders
Children, adolescents, and foster families
Children and youth (birth through young adulthood), who have been disconnected from their families by virtue of placement outside of their home, community, and kinship network.
Current or former foster youth interested in, or already attending, a community college
