****Participation in Bridges Out of Poverty workshop is a prerequisite for the Getting Ahead facilitator training. If you have not had the Bridges Out of Poverty workshop, register for one on Monday, January 8, 2018 in Moss Point.****

Become a certified Getting Ahead facilitator and help under-resourced individuals to:

• Take charge of their lives
• Complete a self-assessment of their own resources and make plans to build them
• Develop a series of mental models to examine their own lives and create new future stories
• Help stabilize their lives
• Investigate the impact that poverty has had on themselves and their community
• Use this information to build resources for a better life and community

Facilitator training includes the following topics: philosophy, theory, motivation and incentives, long-term support, mental models, content and process, and practice sessions. Additionally, you will receive:

• Overview of Getting Ahead PowerPoint slides
• Preparation to facilitate Getting Ahead groups
• Personalized follow-up coaching
• Getting Ahead workbook and Facilitator Notes for Getting Ahead (the set)