FLITE CENTER TO HOST 2ND ANNUAL HEROES LUNCHEON ENTITLED “We Rise”
on Friday, September 20th.
· FLITE CENTER’s mission is to guide those aging out of foster care
and other vulnerable youth for a successful transition to independence
through housing, education, employment, and system of care
coordination. At any given time, there are approximately 600 youth
between the age of 18 and 23 that have exited the foster care system
in Broward County and another 120 youth that are getting prepared for
their transition out on their own. FLITE CENTER IS A RESOURCE TO
CONNECT YOUNG ADULTS AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE WITH THE FULL RANGE OF
ASSISTANCE THAT’s available in the community.
· The LUNCHEON WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO THE UNSUNG HEROES FROM OUR
COMMUNITY OF CARE WHO CHAMPION YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED OF A HERO. The
event will honor FLITE CENTER'S PARTNERS, funders and front-line staff
from partnering organizations that provide support and dedicate their
lives to changing the future of transitioning youth.
· The Honorees include:
o The "YouMatter" Award: The Gore Memorial Foundation and Jeremy Sahn
- Shareholder at Becker
o TIL System of Care Hero Award: The Frederick A. Deluca Foundation
o TIL System of Care Impact Award: CareerSource Broward
o Collaborator of the Year Award: Broward County's Human Trafficking
Coalition
o TIL System of Care - "Unsung HEROES"
o “Extraordinary Acts of Kindness” Award: Irma Doerfler, a FLITE
VOLUNTEER
o Lifetime Hero Award: Theresa Kennedy, Regional Human Trafficking
Coordinator for the Department of Children & Families and Dion Smith,
Assistant Director of Program Services for the Children's Services
Council of Broward County
· All proceeds will benefit The FLITE CENTER INCLUDING EMERGENCY
HOUSING NEEDS FOR ALL YOUTH TRANSITIONING TO INDEPENDENT LIVING IN
BROWARD COUNTY.
11 a.m. - Reception
12 p.m. – LUNCHEONDETAILS: Individual Tickets are $65 per person and
can be purchased on the FLITE CENTER WEBSITE. For any additional
questions about tickets or sponsorship opportunities, please contact
Luis Rosario at luis@flitecenter.org or 954-297-8848.
ABOUT FLITE CENTER:
The FORT LAUDERDALE Independence, Training and Education CENTER
(FLITE), created by The Junior League of Greater FORT LAUDERDALE, The
Community Foundation of Broward and the United Way of Broward County,
opened its doors in 2009 offering comprehensive and seamless service
delivery for youth aging out of Broward County’s child welfare
system. FLITE CENTER’s renewed mission is to guide those aging out
of foster care and other vulnerable youth for a successful transition
to independence through housing, education, employment, and system of
care coordination. The vision is that no youth face the journey to
adulthood alone.
FLITE CENTER YOUTH ARE REFERRED DIRECTLY FROM CHILDNET AND FROM
AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WHO ENCOUNTER TRANSITIONING YOUTH IN
NEED. FLITE WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH OVER A DOZEN ORGANIZATIONS TO
EVALUATE COUNTY AND SYSTEM-wide outcomes for young adults that help to
highlight any need for system and process improvements and further
program development. Working in partnership with each other has
increased FLITE’s ability to fully serve and support youth facing
any number of barriers, especially homelessness.
ChildNet’s Independent Living Unit along with various other service
providers, outpost at FLITE Center making it easy for youth to access
multiple services in one location. The intent was purposeful as it
prevents youth from having to travel to various locations, getting
bounced from agency to agency, in order to achieve one common goal.
Along with FLITE’s partners, expanded, enhanced, and additional
services and supports can now be seen across all domains and are
pulled into one convenient location for the youth's access. For more
information, please visit www.flitecenter.org
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