Education Innovation

The Education Innovation department provides opportunities for adults to learn employment & career development skills, effective parenting, self-development and goal setting and a variety of other classes on topics from health and wellness to financial planning and budgeting that offer individuals an opportunity to gain the tools and knowledge to move forward and achieve positive life change.

The department is divided into the following four areas:

Stand Tall:

Stand Tall is our employment and career planning program that assists clients with acquiring job skills and helps prepare them for achieving a new vision for their life and a solid career. Learning to fill out applications, preparing resumes, gathering solid recommendations, mock interviews, interview dress and goal setting are components of this program. Many of our clients have been homeless, unemployed, recently released from incarceration or underemployed and are ready for life transformation and self sufficiency. Stand Tall offers that opportunity

 Baby University:

Baby University is a six week parenting series that teaches women the skills to make healthy choices for themselves and their children resulting in the ability to transcend the barriers of their immediate surroundings and achieve positive generational change. Topics such as Safe Sleep for Babies, Gestational & Child Development, Nutrition, Self-worth & Development, and Post-partum Depression are discussed providing ample opportunity for input and discussion by participants. Baby U graduates are eligible to attend weekly Mom's Club meetings after the completion of the six week course. The bond between a child and the primary caregiver and early development of that bond are critical in any child's achievement of success in all of life's endeavors. This program seeks to develop the skills and practices that will promote this desired social change resulting in positive future outcomes for caregiver and child. Click on Baby U 2012 for class detail.

Cafe Education:

Café Education is a series of presenters from community agencies that teach about a variety of important topics affecting people's lives. Topics educate participants about financial planning, budgeting, health and wellness, community resources and more. Classes are taught at the two café locations in Cape Coral and Fort Myers while clients are waiting for food or to meet with Case Coaches. Speakers engage the participants with discussion about relevant subject matter that increases participant knowledge and provides opportunity for additional connections to support.

Life Coaching: 

Individuals receive Life Coaching through referrals from Case Coaches, other Education Innovation programs and outside agencies. Four different methods are available for accessing this service including one-on –one face to face meeting, group face to face meetings, conference call group meetings, and one-on-one phone meetings. The Education Innovation Director provides Life Coaching by helping the client assess need and set goals for achieving desired goals and positive outcomes. Weekly check-in discussions occur to keep clients on track and to discuss approaches to achieving goals and setting new ones.

Call Jo Ellen Keller at (239) 332-7687 for more information about classes.

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