Tempo Young Adult Resource Center – Transition

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Contact Information

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Contact: Yolanda Ortiz, Director
Email Address: yolanda_ortiz@waysideyouth.org
Phone: 508-879-1424

68 Henry Street Framingham, MA 01701
Area Served: Central

Map Location Tempo Young Adult Resource Center - Transition

Narrative

Tempo is a drop-in center with hours Monday-Saturday.

Other resources include:

  • Compressive employment and work-related services.
  • Legal advocacy and access to mainstream benefits
  • Housing search and support
  • Community health educators and access to health care
  • Recovery groups oriented specifically toward young adults
  • Independent living skills workshops
  • Peer leadership and parent support groups
  • Social Networking, community service, and healthy recreational events
  • Practical assistance with transportation and other basic needs

All youth face major life decisions between the ages of 17 and 24. When young people have grown up in foster care or residential programs, without strong family or community support, and with emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse problems, they may also face challenges of homelessness, hopelessness, depression and prison.

Tempo addresses the urgent need for services for youth at the critical point of transition into adulthood. Tempo’s diverse staff use a youth-centered planning process to help young adults develop goals, provide the tools they need, and walk with them through the steps to their goals.

Tempo also offers parent support groups.

Service Types

  • Job Counseling
  • Job Skills
  • Job Support
  • Job Training
  • Self-Advocacy
  • Skills Training
  • Socialization Activities

Program Type

  • Advocacy
  • Education
  • Transition
  • Vocational

Populations Served

  • All Disabilities
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Mental Illness
  • Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

  • 14 - 18
  • 19 - 22

Additional Information

  • Fees: Personal Funds