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- Financial Empowerment (Money Management)
- Planning a Budget
- How to Save
- Having (or Getting Rid of) Credit Cards
- Loans and Investments
- Making Kids Money Smart
- Home or Car Buyer/Ownership (Asset Building)
- Evaluating and Improving Your Credit
- Computer Skills Training (Being Armed for Today’s Technology)
- Back to Basics: Using a computer
- Windows: the Basics
- Software Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, Power Point)
- Internet Usage and E-mailing
- Improving Your Keyboard Skills
- Internet Safety
- Job Readiness Training (Preparing, Finding, and Keeping a Job)
- Identifying Your Skills: Ones You Were Paid For
& Those You Weren’t
- Preparing an Effective Resume
- Applying for Jobs
- The Interview Process: Being prepared (includes
mock interviews)
- “How Do I Look?” – First Impressions Do Matter ( appropriate dress)
- Job Placement Assistance (whenever possible)
- Job Retention: “I Got It, Now I Gotta
Keep It”
- GED Assistance/Training
- Assistance studying for GED
- Proctor for online GED classes
- Referral to multiple on-site GED locations
- Gift certificate awarded for successful completion (for L.E.A.P. participants only)
- IEP (Individual Education Plan) Mentoring
- Understanding the IEP process
- Attend child’s IEP meetings when requested
- Assist in identification of services when possible
- Parental Skills Training
- Basic Parenting Skills: Common Mistakes All
Parents Make
- Communication Between Parent & Child
- Parent & Child Activities: Simple Fun For the Whole Family
- Stress Management: Relax, Relate, Release
- Nutrition: Healthy Eating That Still Tastes
Great!
- Anger Management: Recognizing It Is To Control
It
- Resource Assistance
- Helping identify where to go or who to contact
- Initiating contact on your behalf when possible
- Assisting through our own network if possible
- Advocacy Training (Advocacy 101)
- Learn to effectively speak up for yourself, your family, & community
- What does it mean to be or become a registered voter: Voter Bill of Rights
- Understanding the legislative processes and knowing your elected officials
- Getting educated about ballot issues and candidates
- Holiday Support Program (HSP) – “All I Want For Christmas…..”
- Confirmed recipients are required to
participate in L.E.A.P. program if not already doing so at the time of acceptance
- Selection is done through a nomination process.
Priority consideration is given to nominations that come through our L.E.A.P. program and community partners that we already have established relationships with
- If approved for participation, families are not notified until we have a firm commitment
from supporters to adopt them
- Adopted families agree to be photographed for publishing purpose (Personal information
will remain confidential and NEVER be shared without family’s express written consent)
- Family & Individual Mentoring
- Individual mentorship is done through our
L.E.A.P. program, but we work with entire family when requested
- Youth-to-youth mentorship is available through our Junior R.A.A.! Team
- Forward Leaping Youth (F.L.Y.) Program
- For young people age 12-19
- An avenue for them to voice and share their needs and concerns without censor
- Provides curriculum, workshops, and activities designed to address those needs and concerns
- Planned outings and activities for safe networking and fun
- Positive Self-development and Goal planning assistance
- Young people mentoring other young people
Wee-F.L.Y. Program
- For children under 12
- Provides events, programs, and activities designed to promote education, creativity,
and positive interaction and social skills
- Planned outings and activities for safe networking and fun
- Positive Self-development and support
*Young Ladies of Excellence (YLOE) Program - For young ladies age 10-18
- Sessions designed
to nurture in areas critical to positive growth and maturity
- Teach and support 5 key ingredients: Positive Self-Esteem, Character
Enrichment, Spiritual Maturity, Good Citizenship, and Personal Development
- Community service
projects
- Activities and events that promote positive interaction with others
- Meets regularly 1 - 2 times per month
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