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What is the Real World Event?
It is a one-day networking simulation to help expose youth ages 13-21 to “Real World”
situations concerning jobs, finances and personal decisions.
When: April 16, 2015, 9am - 2pm
Where: Mount Tabor United Methodist Church
3542 Robinhood Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
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Goals Include
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Providing a one-day
simulation based on
how to make daily
responsible, financial
decisions necessary for
adult life.
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Bringing youth from
similar situations
together to share their
future dreams/goals for
when they leave the
social service system or
home.
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Teaching youth the life
skills necessary to meet
The Real World Program for youth has been successful in helping young people
develop life skills, including carving out educational and career plans, learning
the basics of getting and keeping a job, and locating appropriate housing, but
mostly, it has introduced youth to the variety of options that are available to
young people. We believe that by exposing youth to better options, they will
make better decisions. This is proven true every day.
The Real World Event is a one-day simulation of the real world. The event will
concretely address education and employment decisions youth make in
combination with lifestyle choices (such as housing, transportation, leisure,
etc.). Participants will be given an occupation based on an employmenteducational
assessment. The occupation will provide a salary some with
benefits. Youth will be challenged to take their salary and develop a budget
based on every day needs (food, electricity, rent, etc.) and situational crises such
as medical, emotional, social, and accidental. This event will help youth reevaluate occupational choices based on lifestyle preference. For some, it will
mean finishing high school, for others this event may prompt furthering their
education at a community college or university.
Nearly 850 youth have been impacted by Forsyth County’s Real World Event.
Your participation in this program is essential to its success. We are seeking
sponsors and volunteers in a variety of ways including teaching a 25-minute
morning session (practicing social skills, banking, insurance or budgeting) and
staffing booths displaying real life needs (transportation, housing, food, etc.).
Youth Pre-Session Orientation / RSVP required:
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
2 pm - 4 pm
Financial Pathways of the Piedmont, Suite 204
8064 North Point Blvd, W-S, NC, 27106
To RSVP for the Pre-Session Orientaion please contact Dolores Hill at
896-1191 ext 1130 or [email protected]
Register your youth for Real World 2015 at
http://fs18.formsite.com/Shenell/RW2015-Youth/index.html