THP - Plus - Transitional Housing Program Plus

What is the Apprenticehip & THP Plus Programs?
The Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP) is specifically designed to assist teenagers, ages 16 to 19, to learn and put into practice the skills necessary for them to enter the adult world successfully. Environmental Alternatives focuses on youth employment, hence “Apprenticeship,” for without a job one cannot afford housing. THP Plus (THP+) continues this assistance to young adults ages 18 to 24 to complete the transition to successful adulthood.

Until now, the foster care system has done little to help foster youth successfully make the transition from dependence, to adulthood. Therefore many of today’s foster youth leave the foster care system and within a few short years are struggling to sustain themselves successfully.

Program objectives ensure participants leave the foster care system after successfully completing their educational goals and obtaining marketable job skills
that will result in employment. Knowledge for obtaining housing and the experience to care for themselves independently are additional goals of both
programs which enable foster youth to learn and practice skills that develop a solid base for successful adulthood.

THPP & THP + Programs
Environmental Alternatives currently runs THPP and THP Plus programs in five Northern California counties: Calaveras, Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, & Yuba. EA is also looking for people throughout Northern California interested in being host homes and mentors for THPP and THP+ participants.

If you have any interest in helping today’s foster youth become tomorrow’s successful adults, please contact us!

Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus) is a program that enables former foster youth, ages 18 to 24, to learn and practice the skills that will develop the basis for successful adulthood.

It is the goal of the program to ensure that participants having left the system:
♦ obtain marketable job skills
♦ Acquire employment or the ability to readily obtain employment
♦ Gain knowledge and experience to obtain housing
♦ complete their educational goals
♦ Achieve experience to take care of yourself independently.

THP-Plus Housing Options
Environmental Alternatives currently runs THP-Plus programs in Five N. California Counties:
♦ Calaveras - Single Site “Apartments”
♦ Lassen - Single Site “Apartments” Host Homes
♦ Nevada - Single Site “Apartments” Host Homes
♦ Plumas - Single Site Housing, Host Home
♦ Yuba - Single Site “Housing & Apts.” Scattered Site

We Provide:
♦ Job Preparation
♦ Life Skills
♦ Case Management
♦ Health & Nutrition
♦ Budgeting
♦ Banking
♦ Parenting Education
♦ Mental Health Services
♦ Health Care Referral
♦ Education Advocacy
♦ Coordinating Child care
♦ 24 Crisis Management

Careers Create Independence
Careers create independence and are the basis for successful adulthood.

♦ Job Preparation
          Resume Preparation
          Interview training
          Dress for success
          Obtain marketable job skills
♦ Ability to readily obtain employment
♦ Employment

Program goals ensure that participants having left the system determine and complete their educational goals to enhance employment opportunity.

Invest in tomorrow’s future!
Environmental Alternatives is also looking for people throughout Northern California interested in being host homes and mentors for THPP and THP-Plus participants. If you have any interest in helping former foster youth become tomorrow’s successful adults, please contact us!