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RESOURCES: Life Skills
Building everyday life skills can help newcomer youth, families, and caregivers navigate daily life with confidence and independence. Explore resources that support financial literacy, independent living, goal setting, and other practical skills for everyday life in the United States.
Ready4Life G.R.O.W. Together Learning Journal
Ready4Life G.R.O.W. Together Learning Journal
Resource Type: PDF
Source: USCRI
Description: This interactive journal helps youth build social and emotional skills through guided reflections, activities, and goal-setting exercises. Participants explore topics such as self-awareness, self-care, healthy relationships, decision-making, and emotional well-being while developing practical skills to support personal growth and resilience.
Independent Living Plan
Independent Living Plan
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Refugee Youth Resource Center, USCRI
Description: This planning tool helps youth prepare for independent adulthood by creating goals, identifying support systems, and developing practical life skills.
Independent Living Plan
SMART Goals Planner
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Refugee Youth Resource Center, USCRI
Description: This planner helps youth set and achieve meaningful goals using the SMART framework, Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Youth identify a goal, break it into actionable steps, anticipate potential challenges, identify helpful resources, and track their progress toward success.