FFA provides consistency in our clients daily activities through the use of existing community businesses and non-profit agencies. This intervenes in the cycle of delinquency. Targeting the Minority groups by provide individual counseling sessions through informal approach and recommend formal counseling under FFA contract licensed counselors.
FFA involves employers in the success of the client through communication and evaluation of the employees progress. FFA seeks job opportunities within the community designed for youth intervention. FFAs direct association with businesses, government agencies and family activities provide a positive environment within our society.
To ensure success we are providing opportunities for high risk youths and disadvantaged adults through education and economic empowerment.
FFA services Fairbanks Northstar Borough area.
FFA overcomes barriers by creating real jobs. While the client is experiencing real life situations, FFA assist in self-training and helps the client to obtain self-respect and self-esteem as well as a written plan of action for personal goals. FFA obtains contractual agreement with businesses to generate community projects involving on-the job training. This assures stable work relationship with private citizens, contractors and non-profit organizations. Meanwhile youth offenders will generate financial resources to pay restitution, and personal expense. Youth receive community ownership through development and maintenance community.
FFA identifies each step as phases. Clients may enter all or part of the process.
After each client has completed their task, Fairbanks Family Alternative will introduce each client in a group setting a written outline of building trades and building standard/safety codes. Also a building official will speak to the group so they will understand the trades and standards. After that has been completed we will introduce the clients to Asbestos removal, this segment will teach the students the proper wear and take them through testing so they can acquire an Asbestos Abatement Certificate. The training course is approximately a 40 hour course. After successfully completing this course the clients / students will receive a State of Alaska Asbestos Certification Card. After they complete ad receive there card we will place them on an on - the - job - training project. for some on - the - job training. To receive instruction is one thing; it is another to approach a new prospective employer with confidence and say, "when I put my hands on the Tools on YOUR job, you will be please with the results". How can we, in a short term project, REALLY enable young people to grow to that level? By allowing them to experience, doing the real work. Then, all that has been told to them, will become more locked into their minds, in real understanding, because they will see it and do it, and call on the learning stored in their brains, while it is still fresh. This will be carried out on a project were only the direct participant wages will be applied.
After this phase of work / training has been completed we will start a job recruitment pool. The recruitment pool will consist of all general and sub-contractors that deals with Asbestos Abatement along with contractors that need general laborers.
Fairbanks Family Alternative will contract out the Basic Living Skills part of this proposal to J & L Services and the Asbestos Abatement Certificate Training and on - the - job training to Asbestos Academy Alaska.
Fairbanks Family Alternative's philosophy regarding the services they are providing is to equip, empower and train young people, so that they can effectively impact their neighborhoods and families for the rebuilding of their community from the inside out. We must understand the Juvenile Criminal mind set. The Mind must be restructure by change habits and eliminating thinking errors.