A new program is being launched in Waterloo to give people skills to be successful in life. | Unsplash
A new program is being launched in Waterloo to give people skills to be successful in life. | Unsplash
Waterloo has launched a program to help individuals with barriers blocking self-sufficiency and to help them find full-time employment.
The Momentum program is a small-group program that began in Michigan that teaches people life skills to battle barriers they face, the Courier reported.
Joyce Levingston, a Black doctoral student at the University of Northern Iowa, helped develop this program with Dean Feltes, executive director of One City Cedar Valley. The pilot program is being launched in Waterloo.
“What really set it apart for us, when we met with graduates we saw this absolute hope in their life,” Feltes told the Courier. “The support they provided, I didn’t see that anywhere else.”
Classes for the program will be limited to approximately 12 individuals and will help these individuals have tools and skills needed to secure a full-time job.
“A lot of people have heard about the program and are very excited that this is happening in our community,” Levingston told the Courier.
The program will help graduates in "good-paying jobs," while helping them with personal success.
“The goal is to help people see how valuable they are in the community and help see success for them — what does that look like, and how can I get there?” Feltes told the Courier. “When they have hope and get employed, it changes things.”
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