PRAP (Post-Residential Action Plan) Resources
The Post Residential Action Plan (PRAP) is developed by the Cadet during the residential phase of the program. Assisted by the Career Counselor, program staff, and the Mentor, the PRAP outlines and details the students personal interests, assets, and action steps relating to their educational, employment, military, and community living goals for the post-residential phase. As you can imagine this plan changes and evolves over time. Part of the Mentor and Parent responsibility is to help the youth when changes occur. Please consider some of these helpful web resources when working with your youth on their PRAP.
Education Plan
Request for duplicate GED Certificate Some students are just doomed to lose their original copy.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid To apply for federal student financial aid, and to apply for many state student aid programs, students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The information you provide on your FAFSA determines if you are eligible for financial aid.To apply for federal student financial aid, and to apply for many state student aid programs, students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The information you provide on your FAFSA determines if you are eligible for financial aid.
Fastweb.com A great place to find scholarship info. Fill out a survey and get a free scholarship search with all the info you need about deadlines, applying, etc.
Employment Plan
Advice on Quitting Your Job It may seem unusual to have this link here, but trust our experience on this. Most of our graduates assume that if they get a new job, or are just plain angry at their employer, it's okay to "no show." Most don't realize how out of place it is to quit one job without first finding another. This collection of topics on "quitting" may come in handy if you should have to give advice on this issue.
American Merchant Marine Service in the American Merchant Marine is similar to both employment and military service. It doesn't really belong here, but it fits better here than above.
Community Living Plan
Eric Clearinghouse of Urban Education This has too much information to put in one category. Check it out to know how it could help you in mentoring or in general.
National Youth Employment Coalition This site is too diverse to place anywhere else in this list.
Bubblemonkey.com A website designed to provide teenagers with anonymous and accurate information on drugs.
The Trevor Project The Trevor Project is a nonprofit endeavor created by the makers of TREVOR to promote tolerance for gay and questioning youth, and to aid in suicide prevention among that group. Statistics have shown that gay teens are three times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers, and The Trevor Project hopes, through its efforts, to prevent some of those tragedies from occurring.
The National Youth Crisis Hotline Youth Development International operates The National Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-HIT-HOME, available to kids from the ages of 12 to 18. This toll-free number is operated 24 hours a day/7 days a week and is manned by churches and individual volunteers across the country.
If you know of more links that should be included in these categories, please email the link address to the Post Residential Coordinator.
Many of these links have only been partially reviewed for content or only used for individual resources they provide. If there are any links here that need to be updated or reviewed let me know.
The Resources listed do not necessarily reflect or represent opinions of the Texas ChalleNGe Academy. The PRAP resources are intended as a reference point to help with teen issues in the four categories. The mission is to reclaim the potential of young Texans.