Adult Success
Goal: Every adult has the education, training, and skills to obtain a career that can sustain a family.
SMART Targets: Increase single-female-headed households with children living above the ALICE threshold from 24% in 2022 (938 households) to 31% by 2030 (1230 households).
The adult success team works collaboratively to create opportunities for adults to get the education and/or training they need to obtain financially stable employment. The group identified the need to have better coordination between organizations that are providing support to adults. The meetings of this group serve as a solution-focused social service team. Agency employees bring anonymous client opportunities and challenges to the meetings. The ability to have community organizations work together in one meeting will allow us to more holistically address needs and identify system issues that need to be addressed.
The team also identifies system barriers for clients. The group identified that transportation to HiSET classes is a barrier for many clients. The group is piloting using community Almoner Funds to pay for bus passes for clients taking HiSET classes. The group will monitor progress to determine if this is an effective practice to support people in completing the HiSET program.