RENEW
Rehabilitation for Empowerment,
Natural Supports, Education, & Work
Information for Families and Youth
what is RENEW
RENEW is a planning and
engagement process for youth
who experience difficult
challenges within their homes,
schools, and communities.
RENEW is a strengths-based
process, focused on selfdetermination, linking youth
with resources to successfully
complete high school and
transition into adult life.
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Places youth in charge
Is designed to help youth plan for their future
Identifies dreams and goals that are important to the youth
Allows youth to decide how they want to achieve those dreams and goals,
and who is going to help them along the way
• Follows youth as far as they want to take the process, meaning that they will
get out of it as much as they put in
RENEW Goals:
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Completion of high school
Employment in typical jobs for competitive wages
Post-secondary education
Sustainable community inclusion, including linkages with community
resources and supportive relationships
RENEW is a program of the
Institute on Disability/UCED
10 West Edge Drive, Suite 101 | Durham, NH 03824
603.862.4320 | Relay: 711 | Fax: 603.862.0555
contact.iod@unh.edu | iod.unh.edu
Who is RENEW
for?
Youth who need help adjusting to
transitions, engaging in school, work, and
community activities, creating positive
interactions with peers and mentors in the
community, and creating a plan to finish
their education and obtain meaningful
employment.
The key features of the RENEW model are:
• Self-determination, reflected through
personal futures planning
• Creative and individualized school-tocareer services including work-based
learning, school-based learning, and
connecting activities
• An emphasis on building relationships and linkages in the community
• Flexible resource development and funding
• Wraparound team development and facilitation
• Workplace or career-related mentoring
partners
contact
Stay Connected:
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NH Department of Education
NH Department of Health and Human Services
Vocational Rehabilitation
Granite State Federation of Families
YouthMOVE NH
Many partnering schools and mental health agencies who are implementing
RENEW
Email: iod.renew@unh.edu
603.228.2084 | relay 711
Website: renew.unh.edu
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