The first participants in the "Getting Ahead in a just Getting By World" program from the Mexico Sustainability Project recently graduated. They were joined by community leaders and …
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The Mexico Sustainability Project recently celebrated its first graduates from the “Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World” program.
The 11 graduates — Steven Darden, Linda Edwards, Linda Eldridge, Amanda Fierge, Alison Flanigan, Sarah Graves, Emily Miller, Rachel Myers, Monica Robinson, Keiunna Thompson and Rhonda Wieberg — took part in a 16-week class to identify better ways to communicate, manage money, set goals, improve relationships and share ideas.
The Getting Ahead classes and the Mexico Sustainability Project use the “Framework for Understanding Poverty” from Dr. Ruby Payne of aha! Process.
The classes provided participants an opportunity to network with community and business leaders, attend city council meetings and fine arts productions, and take part in mock job interviews.
The second round of Getting Ahead started Feb. 11 and will continue into May. A third session is planned in the fall. Applications are available at the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Getting Ahead classes stemmed from aha! Process workshops and seminars intended to identify ways to bring residents out of poverty, according to a news release.
The first seminar was Bridges out of Poverty, which was followed by the Bridges to Sustainable Communities workshop. The two seminars were held soon after the founding of Mexico’s Bright Futures chapter. It focuses on the physical, emotional and intellectual needs of Mexico’s student populations to help improve graduation rates.
As Bright Futures grew, so did related programs, such as Lunch Buddies, in which adults from the community visit Mexico schools to have lunch with a student a couple of times per month.
The Getting Ahead classes were added in 2019 to encourage family stability and support for students.
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