Ready For Life makes an impact

STRATEGIC PROCESSES ARE STANDARDIZING CARE AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES

The pandemic at Cherry Street has pushed and challenged us. But during this complex time, the team was hard at work strategizing and refreshing one of our key efforts in the fight against poverty.

The “Ready For Life” program was relaunched  out of the  desire to standardize and strategize our approach to care and wholeness. The entire Engagement Team was hard at work creating Standard Operating Procedures and developing trainings, manuals, and much more to comply with best practices as prescribed by experts in the Social Work field and person centered care.

Not only will these updates enable staff to dive into a more efficient and effective workflow that will lead to greater impact on the  guests and the community, but reporting and tracking processes will be brought into alignment with our partners and strengthen data shared within the community and government.

The Ready For Life launch was a true team effort. One of the staff leaders who played a heavy role in developing this curriculum was the Ready For Life Manager, Nora Riggs. Nora is a Licensed Social Worker and holds a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Toledo.

“We’ve seen guests start to think beyond the moment-to think about what life can look like when they have sustainable income, healthy relationships, and stable housing,” said Nora. “Guests are attending weekly support groups that follow a monthly theme, with curriculum to guide the advocates in each topic.

“The advocates are doing a wonderful job applying the intensive training they received and have completed 84 goal plans with guests in our first 30 days of the RFL relaunch! We thank God for every member of the team who has helped us get to this point, and are excited for the work that will continue to change lives and bring restoration & hope to our guests.”

“We’ve seen guests start to think beyond the moment-to think about what life can look like when they have sustainable income, healthy relationships, and stable housing.”

We are excited to see the continued impacts of the program as it continues to demonstrate life change. Thank you for championing the strategic work of  Cherry  Street  and making a difference in the lives of those served.