Education
Our education team runs the College Boost Program (GED), conducts placement testing and assists with college/post-secondary assistance. Additionally, our You Matter Peer Advocacy Program hosts activities to improve the youth’s social emotional learning and life skills learning, as well as enrichment activities which provides the peer guidance and support that the youth need to feel connected to others in our community.
Employment
Our employment team provides employability skills training, internship opportunities, industry-career certification connections, and job coaching which improves the likelihood of our youth entering and navigating the workforce successfully. They strengthen connections to the business community, increase work-based learning experiences, and mentorship opportunities.
Housing
Our housing team acts as a liaison between landlords and our young adults to ensure placement in safe and affordable housing. Our housing portfolio is a mixed model of housing properties from Transitional Independent Living (TIL) housing programs, tax credit development units, private landlords, rapid rehousing programs and housing choice voucher programs and our Emergency Landing Space program for homeless TIL youth, including survivors of sex trafficking and LGBTQ+.
Health and Wellness
Our Health and Wellness Program provides an onsite crisis interventionist who can assess our youth who may need emergency clinical services and connect the youth to additional resources in the community. Our also program offers mental health services for youth in our community within the ages of 18-30. Counseling is available for both individuals and groups who need health and wellness services through psycho-educational groups and wellness fairs. Through a strategic partnership with Florida Health Partners, youth can receive primary care visits, wellness checks, and telehealth services.
System of Care Coordination
FLITE Center coordinates the system of care for our young adults and their children. We convene community partners, such as life coaches, mental and physical health, education, employment, housing, and much more. FLITE Center also manages the Transitional Independent Living (TIL) System of Care database. In addition, we are proud to support the Youth System Organizers of Broward (YSO). YSO is comprised of youth with lived experiences in the child welfare system and system professionals whose mission is to improve Broward County’s child welfare system for transitioning youth by building equitable relationships that incorporate youth voice, create policy and system change, and promote shared accountability. Their vision is a child welfare system that honors the voice, addresses the needs, and supports the success of transitioning youth.
Resource Navigation
Our resource specialist assists our youth with resource navigation, such as food pantry, public benefits assistance, childcare, monthly bus passes, referrals to life coach agencies, linkage to emergency needs assistance and more.
Human Trafficking
Everyone – regardless of race, age, location or socioeconomic status – is vulnerable to becoming a victim of sex trafficking. Runaways, kids involved with the foster or juvenile justice system, children of color and those who identify as LGBTQ+ are particularly vulnerable.
FLITE Center provides trauma-responsive help for sex trafficked children and young adults in many Florida counties. Survivors are supported by a team of professionals, including Survivor-Mentors, Regional Advocates, Victim Service Coordinators, and Clinicians, who work together to provide emergency stabilization, individualized wellness plans, ongoing support and more. Referrals are for individuals aged 10 to 24 who are verified or suspected of being sex trafficked, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or disability.
The 24-hour referral line for Broward County is (954) 649-8700.