Life Learning Center Inc

LIFE LEARNING CENTER EXPANSION - PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING TO COMBAT POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND HOPELESSNESS - LIFE LEARNING CENTER (LLC) WAS FOUNDED WITH A MISSION TO TACKLE THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY, RECOGNIZING THAT BREAKING THE CYCLE REQUIRES MORE THAN TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS. LIFE LEARNING CENTER FOCUSES ON THE DEEPER, UNDERLYING BARRIERS—SUCH AS LIMITED EDUCATION, FINANCIAL INSTABILITY, AND THE LACK OF PRACTICAL SKILLS NEEDED TO SECURE AND SUSTAIN A LIVING-WAGE CAREER. IN 2005, LLC LAUNCHED ITS JOURNEY WITH THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER LIFE PROGRAM. THIS TRANSFORMATIVE PEER-LED PROGRAM EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS FACING POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND HOPELESSNESS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR FUTURES AND CREATE LASTING CHANGE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME THE MOST COMMON OBSTACLES TO A STABLE AND FULFILLING LIFE, AND ITS HOLISTIC APPROACH PROVIDES THE ESSENTIAL TOOLS, SUPPORT, AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND BUILD A PATH TOWARD LONG-TERM SUCCESS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL PIECES. • LIFE SKILLS TRAINING ACROSS 5 DOMAINS OF LIFE (PHYSICAL, FINANCIAL, SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND RELATIONAL) • CAREER READINESS PROGRAMMING AND PLACEMENT • CARE RESOURCES (E.G., FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING STIPENDS, ANYTHING THAT ANYONE MAY NEED TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND INTO THE WORKFORCE) LLC RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS CONSIDERATION FOR A $2,700,000 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF ITS TRANSFORMATIONAL WORKFORCE REENTRY AND RECOVERY PROGRAMMING INTO THREE HIGH-NEED REGIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. LLC ALREADY HAS FACILITIES IN THREE OF THE AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, ENSURING THAT THE ORGANIZATION WOULD BE ABLE TO BEGIN PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 600 ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES ANNUALLY.