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A Dream and A Plan for Tomorrow (ADAPT) program attempts to reduce recidivism by addressing the academic needs of incarcerated youth and by providing post-release services that link youth to community resources that assist them to identify job training and employment opportunities before they are released. In ADAPT's tutoring component, the youth work one-on-one with academic tutors/mentors to pursue a General Education Diploma (GED). A GED can open the doors to educational and employment opportunities for youth who do not have the necessary credits to graduate from high school.
Playwriting Workshops, where youth work one-on-one with a theater professional to write an original, one-act play. Through this creative process, youth examine their life choices as well as their attitudes, opinions and values. Each playwriting workshop concludes with a staged reading of the scripts by professional actors before a live audience comprising the youth's parents, peers, teachers, caseworkers and invited members of the public. These readings have proven to be transformative: for many of the youth, it is the first time they have experienced success or had their accomplishments publicly recognized.
Healthy Choices Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Life-Skills Program for Girls is a health education and life skills program for girls detained at the Youth Service Center in San Mateo. Facilitated by a case manager, the program consists of classes on topics such as teen pregnancy prevention, self-esteem, employment, relationships and health.
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