Keeping It Together is a new program of Toledo Area Ministries. We recently received a grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance. This is a one year grant position with the possibility of a three year renewal. Keeping It Together will provide a broad range of marriage and relationship education and skill-building activities for low –income couples and families and address the barriers that often keep individuals, couples and families from realizing successful changes in behavior that lead to improved economic stability. The primary goals of the program focus on the following areas: Marriage Education, Parenting, Financial Stability and Subsidized Employment.

We will have several programs that include:

• Basic Training for Couples – Marriage Education
• Ten Great Dates- Marriage Education
• Survival Skills Education and Development: Survival Skills for Women, Survival Skills for Men, Survival Skills for Youth, Workplace Survival Skills and Work Ready – Financial Stability and Parenting
• Subsidized Employment - Network - The Source
• High School Financial Planning and Growing Your Money - for Youth and Families- Financial Stability

Our community partners include:

• Lucas County Children Services
• Lucas County Job and Family
• Family House
• YWCA
• Suitably Attired
• SNAP – TAM Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• United Way 211
• Lucas County Child Support Enforcement Agency
• Bethany House
• Dynamis Counseling and Consulting
• Network- The Source
• Mercy Health
• El Centro De La Mujer

Our Outcomes:

Marriage Education- 95 couples- 190 people
Parenting- 75 couples- 150 couples
Financial Planning- 95 couples – 190 people and 30 youth
50 people will seek employment and 75% will participate in subsidized employment
75% of adult participants and 30 youth participants will demonstrate improved understanding and skills related to financial management.
90% will receive job readiness skills
75% will obtain employment
75% will retain employment for a period of 30 days
65% will attain and retain employment for 60 days ( 2 months)
60% will attain and retain employment for 180 days (6 months)

 

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