Our Getting Ahead program is a weekly group workshop to help people stabilize their situations and build resources to improve their lives. The Getting Ahead program guides participants through the process of assessing their own resources and how to build those resources as part of their move to self-sufficiency.

Getting Ahead participants create their own plan and build resources, tools, and skills needed for stability. They also build healthy relationships with others, begin the process of writing their own future stories, and learn how to go from surviving to thriving.

For more information or to register, contact Bonnie at 518-371-1185 or use the form below.

You may also download the brochure below.

Bridges Out of Poverty

Reducing the social costs of poverty, strengthening the workforce, and building a more prosperous and sustainable community are goals on which most communities agree. The philosophy of Bridges Out of Poverty guides our agency to address and reduce poverty in a comprehensive way. Bridges brings people from all sectors and economic classes together to improve job retention rates, build resources, improve outcomes, and support those who are moving out of poverty.

Through Bridges Out of Poverty, our programs aim to:

• Move individuals from poverty to self-sufficiency
• Reduce social costs related to crime, poor health, and welfare
• Strengthen educational attainment and job skills
• Enhance economic development
• Improve on-the-job productivity
• Revitalize neighborhoods
• Build sustainable communities where everyone can live well