Learn more about our unique employment program, and how we are impacting the community!

1. Want to help kids?
Help their moms!
Building better futures for
single moms and their kids…

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The most permanent route out of poverty
is an adequate income.
What PHP Does
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE
teaches low-income single mothers to build a better future
for themselves and their children through successful employment.
A UNIQUE APPROACH
The only employment training program in Utah offering long-term,
one-on-one training & coaching to low-income single moms.

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 Community Outreach
 Education Program
 Mentoring & Coaching
How PHP Works

4. RESULTS
1,200 low-income parents reached this year
Partnerships with 20 employers & several dozen non-profit &
government agencies
See appendix for more detail
on PHP programs
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
• Outreach to agencies serving single parents
• Corporate partnerships for jobs & volunteers
• Educational materials about employment for single moms
• Referrals to various job skills training resources

5. RESULTS
More than 200 women attended one or more workshops this year
100 workshops taught per year
EDUCATION PROGRAM
Educational workshops include:
• Developing job skills
• Personal responsibility
• Successful employment
• Resumes & interviewing
• Job search & career planning
See appendix for more detail
on PHP programs

6. RESULTS
80 low-income clients served this year
More than 70% improved their employment situation or
advanced their education while enrolled in mentoring.
More than 80% earned one or more certificates
MENTORING & COACHING
Volunteer mentors work with low-income single moms. Long-term,
1-on-1 coaching & training, Goals & progress closely tracked
Certificates of Achievement awarded 3 times a year
• Job skills assessment & connection to resources
• Barrier coaching & action plan
• Financial literacy & planning
• Education plan & mentoring for GED
• Career planning & job search assistance
See appendix for more detail
on PHP programs

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OUR
COMMUNITY WINS
A single mom who goes from being
tax consumer to taxpayer citizen
ends the cycle of poverty for future
generations.
Everyone wins
KIDS WIN
Kids get the resources &
care they need -- including a parent
who models and can teach them the
skills needed for success in life.
FAMILIES WIN
With knowledge & self-confidence
built from self-sufficiency, single
moms make better decisions
for their families.
EMPLOYERS
WIN
Single moms are better prepared to
be valuable employees.
Volunteers gain leadership &
communication skills.
INVEST IN
SINGLE
MOMS

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PHP programs
Clients are partnered with volunteer mentors for 4– 8 months.
Mentors & clients meet weekly for 90 minutes to attend
workshops, set goals, review action plan and evaluate progress in
each client’s employment plan.
Clients receive intensive, one-on-one training for over 4–8
months. Each client works with 10–15 coaches, who are volunteer
businesswomen & men in the community.
Level One: Personal History
• In-depth skills assessment • Professional resume
• Financial self-sufficiency analysis •Master job applications
Level Two: Employment Preparation
• Interview coaching • Mock interviews
• Financial planning & goal setting • Barrier inventory
• Computer learning plan • Job references
Level Three: Job Search
• Communication plan • Job search log
• Interview follow-up • Cover letters
• Job applications (min. 6) • Interviews (min. 6)
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
MENTORINGMENTORING
100+ workshops per year open to the public
educate low-income single mothers about self-sufficiency
through employment. Topics include:
Educational materials, job search tools & guides
Job references Cover letters
30-second commercial Personality profiling
Networking Job search
Resolving barriers
Flexible thinking
Personal responsibility
Workplace expectations
Resume writing
Interview skills
Career planning
Effective job search
OUTREACHOUTREACH
COACHINGCOACHING
Monthly mailers: Monthly invitations to workshops, with job
search and employment tips to 1,200 low-income single moms.
Public outreach: Radio segment about employment options for
women; radio, TV & newspaper coverage of PHP services.
Outreach to agencies: PHP flyers, self-sufficiency overviews on site
at various non-profit and government agencies.

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PHP Coaching Program
C = Certificates of Achievement are given at Awards Night for completion of each level.
Coaching Steps
1. Personal History paperwork (pre-requisite)
2. Personal History (2 coaching sessions)
3. Professional resume (1 coaching session)
4. Financial self-sufficiency assessment
(“break even” analysis – 1 session)
5. Complete with mentor & pass off:
• Personality profile
• Master job application
6. “What I learned” paragraph
Supplemental workshops
• Commitment & Attitude
• If You’re Going to Play Make it Pay
• Barrier Breakthrough
• Critical Connection
Estimated timeframe: 6 – 8 weeks
Time invested: Independent work: 6 – 8 hrs
With mentor: 3 – 5 hrs
Coaching sessions: 6 – 8 hrs
Workshops: 12 hrs
Total: 27 – 33 hrs
Coaching Steps
1. Interview responses (2 sessions)
2. Mock interviews (2 sessions)
3. Job references (1 session)
4. Computer learning plan (1 session)
5. Financial goal setting (1 session)
6. Barrier inventory (1 session)
7. “What I learned” paragraph
Supplemental workshops
• Resumes that Sell
• Interview Skills
• Difference Between Job & Career
• Getting a Job is a Full-time Job
Estimated timeframe: 8 – 10 weeks
Time invested: Independent work: 8 – 10 hrs
With mentor: 8 – 10 hrs
Coaching sessions: 8 – 10 hrs
Workshops: 12 hrs
Total: 36 – 42 hrs
Coaching Steps
1. Complete with mentor & pass off:
• Set up email address
• Industries of interest
• 30-Second commercial
2. Communication plan & job search log
3. Internet basics & on-line job search
4. Minimum six applications
5. Minimum six job interviews
6. “What I learned” paragraph
Optional
8. Government application process
9. Register at temp-to-hire agencies
Supplemental mini-workshops
• Cover letters
• Persistence in Applying
• Interview Follow up
Estimated timeframe: 8 – 12 weeks
Time invested: Independent work: 20 – 40 hrs
With mentor: 5 – 7 hrs
Coaching sessions: 8 – 10 hrs
Workshops: 12 hrs
Total: 45 – 68 hrs
Level 1
Personal History
Level 1
Personal History
Level 2
Employment Preparation
Level 2
Employment Preparation
Level 3
Job Search (under construction)
Level 3
Job Search (under construction)
C
C
C

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Economics of self sufficiency
0 – 6 months
$7 – 9 per hour
3 – 5 years
$13 – 15 per hour
5 + years
$17 – 18 per hour
• Income after taxes much less
than basic household
expenses
• Public assistance is still
needed to meet even the most
basic obligations
• Standard of living may
decrease from welfare state.
Single mom has less time and
more financial obligations
• Income after taxes barely pays
basic household expenses with
no public assistance
• Does not provide for long-
term savings (college,
retirement, etc.) or most
“extras”
• Standard of living does not
improve from welfare state
A single mom can now provide:
• A home in a safe
neighborhood
• Clean & safe childcare
• Health & dental insurance
• New school clothes &
supplies
• Reliable transportation
• Short-term emergency savings
• Retirement savings
• College savings
PATH TO ADEQUATE INCOME
ENTRY LEVEL BREAK EVEN ADEQUATE INCOME