All of my clients are really making a lot of progress, and at the rate they are going they should be through the program in no time! David in particular has been above and beyond with the assessments, and if he attends all of the sessions he is scheduled for next week he will be ready for WorkKeys and placement the following week. I have a lot of confidence in what he has shown so far, and he is by far the easiest one to work with out of everyone right now (him and Esther, but I do not work with her as frequently since she is so far in the program and I don’t do more than just check in with her occasionally), so I appreciate that a lot. Kenneth is making a lot of progress, but he needs a lot of individual help and attention that is overwhelming at times. He is so motivated to succeed though, and I do think that if he keeps at it this program really will help him with a lot in the future. Catherine was on time for alchemy this morning, and while she believes it was a waste of time and simple, I am interested to see if she got 100% on the test. She will start with remediation next week, and the following week will be digital literacy and (hopefully!) WorkKeys!
Esther came in yesterday to work on remediation, and I really was happy to see her again. She explained the situation to me about how and why she got kicked out of the house she was staying in, but then insisted that she wanted to be in the program, and to succeed and get a good job and on her feet again. Danielle came in to meet with Bobby Joe yesterday to discuss the program, furthering education, and a bit of her background. I want Danielle to succeed, I mean I want them all in jobs, but I think Danielle and Esther are the two that I am really mentally fighting for. Danielle was talking about she was probably moving into an apartment with her boyfriend, even though they were having a rocky time right now. She knew it was a bad decision, and I think she wanted one of us to confirm that, but Bobby Joe handled the situation perfectly I think. She tried to help with the actual problem—she helped Danielle map out how she could make enough money to pay for the apartment herself, and work towards her education and doing what she wants to do with her life. At no point did she question why Danielle would think to do that, and I think Danielle left feeling much more confident about her education and career situation. Hopefully she doesn’t move in with him!
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- Hailey
- This summer I have the opportunity to work for United Way of Lancaster County, particularly with Lenny Walton and the Community Impact Team to focus on homelessness in Lancaster county. I am one of nine Public Service Summer Interns (PSSI) from the Ware Institute at Franklin & Marshall College that goes into Lancaster city to learn more about the nonprofit sector and Lancaster city as a whole (all of these people are doing AMAZING work as well!). The Community Impact Team of United Way is working with the services around Lancaster county towards ENDING homelessness-- this requires finding proper employment and housing for those already homeless, and preventing individuals from falling through the cracks in the first place. This summer I am getting a first hand perspective of the system, the people, and the services that come together to influence the status of homelessness in Lancaster county!
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What are all these things that you are talking about with alchemy, workkeys, WIN?
These are all parts of the program. Alchemy is an interactive soft-skills training program. Basically each participant is given a remote control type thing, and they listen to information regarding work environment dress, behavior, etc., and answer questions with the remote. A game feature can be added, where people actually compete to see who can answer the question the fastest! WIN is the assessment used to see at which level an individual starts the program, and assesses what remediation is needed to get to a certain level. WorkKeys is the final test, which measures the levels of reading, math, and locating information. Hope this helps!!!!
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