SISTERS WITH A NEED PROGRAMGOAL: To increase
the positive healthy self-concept, self-sufficiency, and economical status in youth and women.
Objective:
Improve the job marketing skills to make youth and women more marketable in the work industry.
Activities:
- Provide computer access for job searching
- Assist with preparing
professional resumes
- Assist with preparing for interviews by role playing
- Provide referrals to Workforce Solutions Agency and etc.
- Provide interview attire from
a "Big Sisters Closet" (professional clothing
donation from professional women in the community)
Objective: Improve the positive self-awareness in youth and women through healthy self-concept
workshops and conferences.The workshops will be facilitated at the Harvest Food & Outreach Center
in Fort Pierce and Conferences will be at the Harvest Food & Outreach Center in Orlando.
Activities:
- Weekly Healthy self-concept classes facilitated
& instructed by professional teachers with the use of a Healthy- Self-concept textbook,
workbook, resources and guest
speakers. - To reinforce skills; provide healthy self-concept computer literacy and resources
for personal assistance through a check-out system.
- Mother/Guardian -Daughter DOVE Self-esteem
workshop for teen girls.
- One on One personal mentoring and counseling for women and youth recovering
from mental and physical abuse.
Objective: Improve the struggle of
making ends meet for hard working women and women who desire to be self-sufficient.
Activities:
- Provide financial assistance through our SISTER-SISTER SCHOLARSHIP Program or refer
to other agencies for certification classes, renewal of
professional licenses, scholarships for career change. (qualifications
are required) - Provide limited financial assistance or refer to other agencies for utilities,rent/mortgage,
short-term hardship or emergencies (qualifications are
required). - Provide assistance for
food, clothing, household goods, moving into new residence, unexpected tragedy or emergency situations through monetary, agency
referrals, in-kind or ect. (qualifications are required).
MISSION:
"BRINGING WOMEN OUT OF CAPTIVITY UNTO THE DIVINE WILL AND PURPOSE OF GOD: DEVELOPING WOMEN AT THEIR
FULL POTENTIAL AS PERSONS; SPIRITUALLY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY.