Foundation Materials

Guideposts for Success

Transition framework identifying the five guideposts or “sets of experiences” that all youth need to transition to adulthood successfully. 

Paving the Way to Work: A Guide to Career-Focused Mentoring

Focuses on career-focused mentoring of older youth & youth development outcomes for youth with disabilities.  Contains: overview, developmental context, role, disabilities context, settings & approaches, operating mentoring programs (forms, permission letters, screening, activity logs, etc), evaluation, & marketing materials. (word version)

High School/High Tech Program Guide: A Comprehensive Transition Program Promoting Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math for Youth with Disabilities

A comprehensive program of transition services utilizing an array of activities identified in the Guideposts for Successto expose youth with disabilities to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (the STEM careers) and encourage them to pursue postsecondary education to prepare for such careers.

Plotting the Course for Success: An Individualized Mentoring Plan for Youth with Disabilities

Guides mentors and mentees through a number of activities to help them think about a young person’s developmental needs and goals, and what sorts of activities, experiences, and connections can help them achieve them. It also enables the mentor to express how he or she would like to see himself or herself grow in the relationship.

Making the Right Turn: A Guide About Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System

Provides professionals with well-researched and documented facts, offers evidence-based research, highlights promising practices, and points out areas requiring further attention by policymakers. It includes the Guideposts for Success for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System which highlight specific experiences, supports, and services that are relevant to improving transition outcomes for youth with and without disabilities involved or at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system.