Programs

Thursday Night Community Dinner
Residents share a communal dinner and house activity or meeting each week. This is a time to gather, give thanks and be a community.

Weekly Case Management
Using her individual goal plan each resident meets weekly for about one hour, with her Case Manager, to check in and see how she's doing, work through obstacles and tackle new goals.

Mother Joseph Life Skills Classes
Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart was a Sister of Providence and early pioneer in health care who founded hospitals, schools and many works for the poor during the 19th century.

In partnership with Washington Mutual a series of financial literacy classes has been named in her honor and is presented on Tuesday evenings. The classes address important financial topics such as budgeting, saving, repairing credit histories, etc. Other classes, presented by community volunteers, are Dress for Success, Health and Nutrition, Saving for Retirement and others, depending on the demand. These classes are open to alumni but please call ahead for schedule and availability.

2009 Life Skills Program Topics
Social Skills	Health
Non-Verbal Communication Personality Testing Career Choices Self-Esteem	Physical Fitness Nutrition Stress Management Avoid Destructive Behaviors Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Money Management	Conflict Management
Checking & Savings Credit Report Credit Card Basics Budgeting	At Work At Sojourner Place In The Community Significant Other Co-Dependency
Employment	Enrichment
Choosing A Career Resume & Cover Letter First Day On The Job How To Keep The Job	Art Therapy Writing/Journaling Cooking On A Budget CPR Classes