Part 2: Slides and Resources
Building Outreach Systems Webinar Slides
Work through the webinar material at your own pace. Use these slides to revisit the transition points where youth most often disconnect and the components of an outreach system, then close with the implementation roadmap's 30-day challenge: identify one change you can make in your program.
Sample Memorandum of Understanding
Partnerships are one of the strongest tools for closing the gaps young people fall through, but they only hold up if both organizations know what they've agreed to and who's responsible when things change. This fillable MOU template gives you a starting point for formalizing a partnership with a community organization, so the agreement can:
- Establish shared purpose and clear roles between your organization and a community partner
- Set up communication points of contact so no one is left wondering who to call
- Build in a plan for staff transitions, so the partnership survives turnover instead of starting over
What's Included
- Purpose and background
- Roles and responsibilities (organizational and joint)
- Communication and points of contact
- Succession and continuity planning
- Term, termination, and confidentiality
- Signature page
Program Sustainability & Succession Planning Template
A strong outreach system doesn't just depend on partnerships and warm handoffs; it depends on the organization behind it staying steady through staff turnover, funding shifts, and growth. This fillable template walks you through the planning most organizations mean to do but rarely find time for.
What's Included
- Visioning for long-term sustainability, including a sustainability SWOT analysis
- Sustainability strategies
- Succession planning for essential and continuity-critical roles
- Staff wellness and retention practices
- A 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year action plan with accountability check-ins
Download the Program Sustainability Template
Additional Resources
We hope these resources are helpful as you continue thinking about ways to strengthen outreach and connections with young people.
- Financial Literacy
- MyMoney.gov – Federal financial literacy resources
- CFPB Youth Financial Education – Youth financial education tools and resources
- CFPB: Assess the Building Blocks – Youth financial assessment
- CFPB Adult Financial Education Tools – Financial education tools for adults
- Employment & Career Exploration
- CareerOneStop – Career exploration and workforce resources
- CareerOneStop GetMyFuture – Youth career planning
- American Job Center Finder – Find local workforce connections
- Apprenticeship.gov – Apprenticeship and career opportunities
- Transition Planning & Systems Resources
- Think of Us – Reports, research, and resources to inform the field from the perspective of young people involved in systems
- Restorative Engagement & Models
- HOPE Project Florida – HOPE Court and restorative engagement model
- Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida: Teen Court – Teen Court model