Offers career coaching, job search/placement services, and pre-employment guidance. Behavioral health counseling and legal coordination are also provided for members of the program. Individuals with prior criminal records, felony convictions, or who are returning citizens are encouraged to engage with career programming.

Program provides job readiness training, individual coaching and job placement assistance services. Includes job search coaching, interview training, resume and job application help, clothing closet and employment retention and advancement coaching. Case management with a variety of wraparound services provided as part of the program.

Offers wrap-around supportive services to single-parent college students, including income-based housing, individual case management, and on-site child care.

Farmer's Market offers an array of fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms, baked goods, crafts, sports items, household goods and more. This Market accepts SNAP benefits.

Connect clients with opportunities and programs in financial literacy, health and wellness, family programs, job skills and training, limited session programs and activities for students, and so forth. Scholarships and fee payment are available.

The FSS program is designed to provide families with support and guidance to gain or maintain financial independence. FSS is an opportunity for you to improve your personal financial situation FSS will put cash into a special savings account (called an escrow account) to reward you if you increase earned income and successfully complete the program. As your earned income increases, so does the amount that FSS deposits into the escrow account for you each month. FSS clients have earned upon completion amounts ranging from $500 to $12,000. FSS provides case management support to help participants achieve goals related to employment, education, finances or even home ownership. Your FSS Case Manager will work with you and your family to set short and long-term goals. We will identify together steps to take to achieve those goals. Your Case Manager will provide you with the guidance, resources and support you need to move forward towards self-sufficiency.

Provides educational and supportive services to empower families. Offers tutoring, GED preparation, adult literacy, job readiness training, job placement, financial counseling, assistance with home ownership, loan modification, ESOL classes, citizenship classes, and substance abuse prevention programs. Also provides free produce giveaways from late spring to early fall.

Getting Ahead classes consist of eighteen two hour sessions which teaches participants financial literacy, budgeting, life skills, planning, goal setting, communication between socioeconomic classes, creating resumes and interviewing skills needed for employment, managing change, managing stress and standing up for themselves.

Offers Fatherhood Project Program which supports fathers through parenting classes, co-parenting and individual coaching, and group support meetings. Additional services include legal, employment, and housing assistance.

Provides a participating family with an LMHA Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator to create a plan that will assist them in moving towards economic self-sufficiency.

Getting Ahead is a curriculum that helps individuals experiencing poverty build resources and relationships. A small stipend is provided to participants out of respect for the "expert" collaborative process. Classes are held once a week for two hours, and for ten consecutive weeks.

Offers programs that assist individuals and families to achieve economic independence and long-term stability through an integrated group of services which may include training in life skills and financial empowerment.

Offers a holistic approach to job training, job placement and job retention. Assists those living in poverty to reduce their individual barriers to employment. Provides employees to local businesses.

Long-term intensive case management program supporting family stability with a variety of services, such as: family counseling, eviction prevention assistance, assistance locating community resources, budgeting assistance, and short-term financial support for rent, transportation, utility bills. Program does not provide emergency financial assistance.

Work readiness initiative that provides one-on-one guidance and resources to help parents establish and work toward their educational and professional goals.

Offers wrap-around supportive services to single-parent college students, including income-based housing, individual case management, and academic guidance.

Program provides job readiness training, individual coaching and job placement assistance services. Includes job search coaching, interview training, resume and job application help, clothing closet and employment retention and advancement coaching. Case management with a variety of wraparound services provided as part of the program.

Offers wrap-around supportive services to single-parent college students, including income-based housing, individual case management, and on-site child care.

Social support system and training program for low-income individuals and families to help get out of poverty. Free and open to people who are ready to make a change for the better. Cannot be homeless and must have a stable living situation. Program pairs an "allies" with individuals or families that work together to achieve economic stability and several mentors or Allies who befriend them and lend encouragement. The family is the Circle Leader, setting direction and goals for their lives. With the help and friendship of their Allies, each family sets and achieves goals unique to their own needs. Each person or family begins the program in a 12 week Circle Leader class which uses curriculum in which they learn to use the hidden rules of class to build up financial, emotional, and social resources, and examine the causes of poverty in their community.

Work readiness initiative that provides one-on-one guidance and resources to help parents establish and work toward their educational and professional goals.

Benefit Bridge can help you increase financial independence on your road to self-sufficiency by supporting your transition off public benefits such as Medicaid, SNAP, and Subsidized Childcare. Enrolled individuals will work with a care team to address barriers, formulate a success plan, and provide supportive services to help you with your transition. Supportive services can include: - Income support to offset benefit loss - Access to transitional services for medical insurance - Financial incentives to support goal achievement - Training and education. You may be eligible to participate if you: - Are employed and interested in career advancement or a career change - Are receiving or recently transitioned off of public benefits - Desire independence and freedom from public benefits

Staying Ahead is a resources development and goal setting program based on the Getting Ahead curriculum. Individuals and families along with their children participate in a weekly group that provides support and education from staff, community professionals, volunteers, and each other as they work to accomplish their goals. The family sets it's own goals and plan for reaching those goals. " to "Getting Ahead is a resources development and goal setting program. Individuals and families will participate in a weekly group that provides support and education from staff.

The FSS program is designed to provide families with support and guidance to gain or maintain financial independence. FSS is an opportunity for you to improve your personal financial situation FSS will put cash into a special savings account (called an escrow account) to reward you if you increase earned income and successfully complete the program. As your earned income increases, so does the amount that FSS deposits into the escrow account for you each month. FSS clients have earned upon completion amounts ranging from $500 to $12,000. FSS provides case management support to help participants achieve goals related to employment, education, finances or even home ownership. Your FSS Case Manager will work with you and your family to set short and long-term goals. We will identify together steps to take to achieve those goals. Your Case Manager will provide you with the guidance, resources and support you need to move forward towards self-sufficiency.