Life Skills Program

Sewing, Cooking, Budgeting and Financial Management

Mission Statement: Instill pride, self esteem, and self-sufficiency by preparing participants to become more productive, contributing citizens.

Goals:

Provide opportunities for more positive social interaction with peers.
Serve as a mentoring activity to foster growth and development of life skill interests.
Give guidance and assistance with management of time, money and spending.
Create an atmosphere for motivation, creativity and support of new learned skills.
Prepare participants to further enhance their skills into possible entrepreneuralship.

Program Description/Components:

The program is divided into 3 - six-week sessions consisting of Sewing, Cooking, and Financial Management.
Instructors, trained in their respective vocation, volunteer to meet once/week for two hours
Classroom activities are interactive and fun, providing opportunities for more positive and social interaction
Serves as a mentoring activity
Small group classes allow for individual coaching and training as needed
Serves individuals who are recipients of other social services, such as, public assistance, homeless shelters, and teen parent programs.
Hard copy and computer-generated worksheet and workbooks are used to generate financial plans and guidelines.

Program Hours: Sessions are generally two hours in length. (Sewing and Cooking classes are scheduled according to instructor availability) 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Mondays or Wednesdays.
Budgeting and Financial Management: 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

Site Location: 503 - South water Street, Joliet , Il . All Nations Church Life Center

Contact: For more information or to register for any of the classes, please contact:

Ms. Tempie Bates, Executive Director (815) 722-2570