Opportunity Passport™

Starting Oct 1st thru Oct 31st you will need to take your Opportunity Passport Surveys.

Access your Opportunity Passport survey by logging on to www.tnfosteryouth.com or www.fyi3.com. If you have participants who have forgotten their password, please contact Lacey Hearty @ 664-1509 x25.

With the opening of the Youth Connections Resource Center in 2005, Monroe Harding became the Nashville headquarters for a national initiative known as The Opportunity Passport™. This initiative is designed to organize resources and create opportunities for young people leaving foster care. The Opportunity Passport™ is a tool with three related components:

• Personal debit account to be used to pay for short-term expenses.
• Matched savings account, also known as an Individual Development Account (IDA), to be used for specific assets, such as education expenses, insurance and housing down payments/deposits.
• Door Openers, a host of opportunities to be developed on a local basis. Examples include pre-approval for registration for community college courses or reduced insurance rates or accessible transportation options.

The Opportunity Passport™ helps participants learn financial management; obtain experience with the banking system; save money for education, insurance, health care, and other specified expenses; and gain streamlined access to educational, training, and vocational opportunities. Click on www.fosteringsuccess.org for more information or email Alisha Jordan.