Student Experiences
USI provides housing, life skills training, and personalized support to help
students succeed in academics, employment, and personal growth.
School + Job Assistance
Our staff helps youth with their homework, applying for jobs, writing a resume, and maintaining a schedule to achieve their goals.
Life Skills
The USI program helps students learn how to do laundry, cook, clean, grocery shop, budget, and many other life skills they would traditionally learn at home.
Support
Our program coordinators work with each student individually to set goals, and then create the path to achieve those goals. This is achieved through regular individualized meetings that focus on goal achievement and steps towards independence.
A Trauma-Informed Approach
USI has adopted Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), which is an attachment-based, trauma-informed approach developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross at the Texas Christian University (TCU) Institute of Child Development. TBRI creates an environment where youth feel safe and cared for, while at the same time are challenged to grow.
LIVING EXPERIENCES
