The 4 F's of Doing Good Work's model to provide long term success for foster youth that have aged out of the foster care system.

2. The Need
 LA and Orange Counties combined have
approximately 32,000 children in the foster care
system, and over 14,000 transitional age youth
(ages 16-25)
 As they age out, they have very few adult
connections and lack a support system that can
connect them with opportunities. The typical
outcomes for former foster youth are deplorable:
 Less than 50% will graduate from high school and only
3% will graduate from college.
 50% will end up homeless or incarcerated and they are
much more likely to become pregnant before 21.
 90% have no source of income when they leave foster
care
 50% of former foster youth are unemployed at age 21

4. Introduction Training
 Introductions
 Team Building exercises
 Overview of the program
 Group contract
 S.M.A.R.T. goal setting
 Career Exploration
 What to look for in a career
 Personality and careers (RIASEC)
 Learning styles and the workplace
 Learning styles assessment
(Career Cruising)
 Interest and ability profiler (Career
Cruising)
 Explore careers (Career Cruising)
 Going to college….or trade school….or
??
 Education options (College Board)
 Finding the right fit
 How to pay for school
 Mapping an educational plan

5. Pre-employment Training
 Resumes and applications
 Paper applications
 Online applications
 Hard vs. Soft skills
 Describing your skills and experience
professionally
 Resume basics
 Resume writing (Career Cruising)
 Job Searching and Applying for Jobs
 Job search websites and tools
 The importance of networking
 Approaching an employer
 Appearance, communication
(verbal/non-verbal/electronic)
 Your social media self
 Scheduling interviews with employers
 Interviewing
 Dress to impress
 How to prepare for an interview/what
to bring
 Appropriate behavior in an interview
 Professional language and interviews
 Interview questions
 Common questions
 STAR techniques for interview answers
 How to talk about yourself and your
skills
 Thank you’s and follow ups
 Mock Interviews
 1:1 format with video camera
 Interviewing with volunteers youth
don’t know
 Grading rubric
 Chance to review videotaped
interview with each youth individually

6. Workplace Knowledge
 Keeping a Job
 Value of working
 Work attitudes
 Work values
 Honesty, integrity, work ethic
 Workplace communication
(verbal and non-verbal)
 Boundaries in the workplace
 Workplace attire
 Receiving feedback from
supervisor
 Professionally leaving a job
 Your Rights on the Job
 Worker’s rights legislation
and history
 Minimum wage
 Work hours and breaks
 Hourly vs. salary wages
 Age restrictions and work
 Accommodations and
advocating for yourself on
the job
 Working in a union
environment

7. Financial Independence
 Getting Paid (Wells Fargo Hands on Banking)
 Earning $ Module
 Understanding paychecks
 Banks vs. check cashing
 What is an income
 You and $ Module
 Savings goals
 Banking- checking and savings accounts
 Money management and budgeting
 Understanding Credit (Wells Fargo Hands on Banking)
 All about credit module
 Credit basics
 Your credit score and credit report
 Credit cards
 Debt

8. Soft Skills and Customer Service
 Identify “good customer service”
 Greeting customers
 Meeting customers’ needs
 Handling customer complaints
 Teamwork
 Conflict resolution with coworkers
 Role plays and scenarios
 National Retail Foundation – Customer Service
Certification

9. Health & Wellness
 Impact of health and wellness on employment
 Healthy nutrition
 Getting enough sleep
 Hygiene and the workplace
 Managing stress at home and at work
 Setting wellness S.M.A.R.T. goals
 CPR & First Aid Training
 Leadership Training – Strategy, Leadership and
Team Building (Average Frog)

11. Hospitality
 Vocational training for the following positions (in
Restaurants, Corporate Dining, Hotels,
Sports/Entertainment Venues, etc):
 Dishwasher
 Bus Boy
 Concessions
 Prep Cook
 Front of House & banquets
 Commercial equipment & facility cleaning
 Point of Sale duties
 Commercial kitchen orientation
 Food Handlers’ Card
 ServSafe Food Manager certification (Optional)

12. Grocery
 We have partnered with iFoster in building a pipeline
to jobs in the $620 Billion Grocery Industry.
 Across retail, wholesale, supply chain and manufacturing,
the grocery industry is working to provide opportunities for
part-time and full-time jobs that come with benefits,
scholarships and tuition reimbursement for post-
secondary education, and career advancement.
 3.4 Million jobs in the grocery industry
 $10.28 median wage
 70% turnover rate
 >$3,500 to replace an entry-level employee

13. Other Verticles
 Alternative Energy (SunPower)
 Military Track (Average Frog)
 Programming and Web Development (Learning
Fuze)

15. Coffee 4 Good
• Single Serve Coffee and Tea – fit for
Kuerig 2.0
• 40-50% of gross profits given back to
non-profits
• Cups are made from recyclable material
• Packaging done by adults with mental
disabilities.
Description
• Single serve coffee is a $3B industry that
has seen triple digit growth.
• Green Mountain consumer backlash
brewing after attempted digital rights
management with Kuerig 2.0
• Only mission-minded single serve coffee
on the market
Market
• While this product focuses on raising
money for great causes, it does provide
cause-related sales and marketing
opportunities
Job Skills

16. Promote 4 Good
• Fulfillment of promotional marketing material.
• Creative promotional marketing agency.
• Support for all things print.
• If you have a logo, we have the right medium
to put it on.
Description
• $20B industry
• No dominant market players – largest
competitor owns ~2% market share
Market
• B2B sales and marketing
• Customer service
• Merchandizing
• Distribution operations
• Fulfillment
Job Skills

17. Gel Shell
• Custom photos and artwork turned into
protective cases for Apple devices
• Combines art, technology, innovation
and a mission.
• Individuals can upload their favorite art
and photography to customize their
device
Description
• 300M iPhones and 70M iPads currently
in use.
• Only customized case company focused
on changing the world through job
creation.
• Businesses can garner coveted ad
space by putting customized messaging
on devices of faithful customers
employees
Market
• Direct consumer marketing
• Social media & content marketing
• Consumer engagement
• Youth 4 Youth street team
Job Skills

19. Community Support
 Mentoring Program
 Scaled down training from CASA
 Counselor training through Royal Family Kids
 Work closely with supervisors and trainers to ensure
progress and growth
 Key member of our employee’s new Forever Family
My best memory at Doing Good Works is Christmas Day at Jordan’s for Breakfast for
Dinner. The entire Doing Good Works crew was there and we sat down and had
breakfast as a family. I think that’s what we foster youth lack and struggle with is the
opportunity to be part of a family., a GOOD family.
– Ashley Nguyen, Doing Good Work’s first employee