Energy Assistance clients: Please watch one of the videos and ONCE COMPLETE scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the survey. You will not be scheduled for an appointment until you have submitted your workshop survey.
Financial stability and growth including budgeting, credit and savings, and getting the most for your shopping dollars.
Responsibility in parenting, couples work, school involvement, and household management.
Employment (NorthStar) at a living wage starting with work skills that result in getting, keeping and improving job opportunities.
EDucation as necessary to grow in skills and knowledge that support greater self-reliance.
Opportunities to overcome or mitigate mental, physical, and social barriers.
Mastery or discipline in all aspects of the family, expanding outward to voting, joining in community service groups, and mentoring other families.
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Hope University offers classes and referrals for people who want to change the direction of their lives but lack the resources to do so. The program follows a comprehensive family, career, and education-based approach to help students in the following areas:
Job search & job retention
Life and family skills
Money management
Vocational or countinuing-education preparation
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A brief slideshow with tips on behaviors and techniques that can make your home more energy efficient and save you money in the long run.
EspañolThis video series will cover the basics of building a good work ethic. Part 1 discusses such work habits as self-discipline, positive attitude and customer service.
This video series will cover the basics of building a good work ethic. Part 2 discusses such work habits as attendance, workplace appearance and productivity.
Learn what organization really means and discover four simple steps that can help you organize any area of your home. Planning, fighting procrastination, and other principles of time management are discussed. Learn how to use the Covey Time matrix to prioritize all the details in life so that you don't feels so overwhelmed.
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Learn the five step process of money management. This discussion will guide you in setting goals, making a budget, increasing income, and using a spending journal to help you patch spending.
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Learn how to save money on groceries, utilities, transportation, entertainment and clothing.
This class will help you to understand your credit report and how it affects your credit score as well as ways to improve both. We also discuss how to use credit cards wisely and offer strategies for eliminating and reducing debt through debt consolidation, stepladder payments and credit counseling.
