The Path
STEP 1: Stabilization and Safety
To achieve the Empowerment Award, create a plan focused on stability and safety, secure basic needs, and begin immediate stabilization.
STEP 2: Mental Health and Support
Connect with a licensed mental health provider to build a plan for emotional wellness that emphasizes empowerment and promotes stability and safety, helping you to achieve the goals of the WE Rise initiative.
STEP 3: Identity and Access
To achieve stability and safety, gather essential documents and set up insurance, banking, and digital access, which can help you qualify for the Empowerment Award through the WE Rise initiative.
STEP 4: Financial Confidence
Learn budgeting, credit basics, and strategies to manage money with confidence, as part of the Empowerment Award initiative, which promotes stability and safety in financial management through our WE Rise program.
STEP 5: Employment and Purpose
Explore job opportunities, job retention, or career advancement with the support of initiatives like the Empowerment Award, ensuring stability and safety as we strive to help individuals rise through the WE Rise program.
STEP 6: Education and Skill Building
Strengthen your earning power and achieve personal growth through GED prep, certifications, or new skills, paving the way for the Empowerment Award and ensuring stability and safety in your future as we rise together with WE Rise.
STEP 7: Health and Wellness
Focus on preventive care, nutrition, exercise, and healthy daily routines to foster a sense of empowerment that contributes to stability and safety, which is essential for all of us as we rise together through initiatives like the WE Rise program.
STEP 8: Relationships and Belonging
Build healthy boundaries, communication skills, and supportive connections to foster empowerment and stability and safety in our communities, as we strive for the WE Rise initiative.
STEP 9: Give Back
Serve your community and rediscover your value through meaningful contribution, as you work towards the stability and safety that the WE Rise initiative promotes, making you a strong candidate for the Empowerment Award.
STEP 10: Reassess and Refocus
Review progress, identify strengths, and finalize your plan for next steps in the pursuit of the Empowerment Award, ensuring that your approach reflects both stability and safety as we rise together with WE Rise.
STEP 11: Independence and Maintenance
For 30 days, practice maintaining routines like budgeting, housing, and wellness to foster stability and safety, which are essential components recognized by the Empowerment Award as part of the WE Rise initiative.
STEP 12: Graduation and Legacy
Celebrate your achievement by receiving the Empowerment Award and join the WE Alumni Network to enhance your stability and safety as part of the WE Rise community.
