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Yeladim - Fair Chance for Children Education Program

Youth BOOST - A Safe Transition from Adolescence to Independence

“Before the program, I didn’t think I had a future. Now I have a direction.”
S., 16

Ages 15-18 are pivotal years.
This is when teens build identity, test boundaries, form values, and begin imagining life after 18.
For many young people in residential care, this period is filled with transitions: from middle school to high school, from one framework to another, and eventually from residential care to independent living.
Unlike their peers, they often have no one helping them connect the dots, set priorities, or prepare for what comes next.

Yeladim’s Youth BOOST program brings together three elements that rarely intersect: emotional resilience, identity formation, and conscious life choices.

The Program Includes:

1. Emotional Resilience and Coping Skills

Advanced SEL-based curricula tailored to the real experiences of teens in residential care: emotional regulation, stress management, conflict resolution, boundary-setting, and decision-making. Content is grounded in real-life moments – roommate conflicts, academic pressure, rejection, emotional overload, and questions of self-worth.

2. Identity and Belonging

Structured conversations and activities that explore essential questions:
Who am I? What matters to me? Where do I feel at home? What kind of adult do I want to become? For many participants, it’s the first time anyone has invited them to reflect on these questions.

3. A Safe Digital Space & Preparation for the Real World

Emotional regulation and boundaries aren’t just offline.
The program addresses digital life – healthy communication, navigating exposure and online relationships, coping with shaming and social pressure. Not just “what not to do,” but how to feel safe and grounded in a complex digital world.

4. Life Skills Pathway

Basic financial decisions, organization, personal responsibility, understanding rights and obligations, time management, and healthy relationships. These are the practical tools that help teens stand on their own when they leave residential care.

5. Preparing for Age 18

Turning 18 opens an entirely new chapter: military or national service, first apartment, social benefits, first job, true independence.
Without a stable adult by their side, this transition can be overwhelming.
We guide teens in understanding their rights, building a support network, and strengthening their confidence before they step into adulthood.

Looking Ahead

The program is part of a broader vision.
Life doesn’t suddenly begin at 18, nor does it end at 17. The transition between the two requires a bridge.
Alongside our work with teens, we operate programs for care leavers after age 18 – supporting them in navigating rights, transitions, housing, and early independence.
The connection between programs is not automatic, but it offers continuity for those who need it.
In this way, we build an educational and human continuum – helping young people move through adolescence with more clarity, less fear, and the knowledge that someone is walking alongside them, even on the challenging road to adulthood.

Investing in the Youth BOOST program

creates measurable, meaningful change during a critical stage of development.

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