People Helping People Inc.

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“People helping people (php) is dedicated to reducing the number of children living in poverty by teaching low-income women, primarily single moms, how to earn a living wage. Each year, 1,000 prospective clients enroll in our employment program and begin receiving our monthly employment tips calendar and outreach phone support. Our goal is to have 500 clients participate in our employment workshops and 350 engage in one or more phases of our 4- phase one-on-one mentoring and coaching program.”

“Program outline: our employment program offers education, mentoring and coaching. The education component offers a series of employment workshops held bi-monthly. Workshops are repeated regularly and taught from the perspective of the employer. Mentoring and coaching components consist of 4 phases. Phase 1 coaching focuses on employment preparation. Clients meet one-on-one with volunteer business professionals to complete employment tools necessary for a successful job search. Phase 2 mentoring focuses on resume building and job search. Business professionals volunteer as mentors to help clients explore what they learn in workshops and employer meet and greets, identify appropriate jobs, create employment tools and prepare for resume and interview coaching sessions. They help clients develop a job search plan, apply for jobs online and practice for interviews. Phase 3 employment strategies supports clients during the first 12 months of a new job. This phase helps them navigate through the learning curve of a new job, manage their personal lives, and maintain steady employment for one year. Phase 4 womens professional network (wpn) focuses on getting ahead and provides ongoing education, skills and employment tools development, and opportunities for members to gain networking and leadership skills. Evidence of need: the kids count & voices for utah children 2019 study reported that 168,000 of utah children live in single parent families, 91,000 of utah children live in poverty, 18,000 of utah single parents w/kids live below poverty, and 173,000 of utah children have parents who lack secure employment. Utah currently has 75,000 low-income working families with children. Utah has the largest gender wage gap in the nation in which women earn 69.7 cents per dollar that a man earns, according to the most recent data from talk poverty. The gap is more significant for working mothers. Utah women hold 65% of low-wage jobs (defined as those paying 10.10 per hour or less). In utah, 62% of mothers with children under the age of six and 74% of mothers with children between six and 17 are in the work force.3 utah is also ranked first in the nation for the number of employed women who work part-time, where they are less likely to receive employer provided benefits. 24.2% percent of mothers in utah are the sole or primary breadwinners for their families. 88,000 families in utah have a female head of household with 26% living below the poverty line. However, this number jumps to 38% for female-headed households with children under 18 and climbs higher to 47% in families with children under the age of 5. In utah, over 82,000 children do not have health insurance, a rate that is the sixth highest in the nation. An estimated 75,000 households qualify for food stamps and more than 183,000 children are eligible for school free/reduced lunch programs. Children living in poverty are at high risk for malnutrition, homelessness, school dropout, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, gang involvement and criminal activity. Furthermore, children whose families receive welfare are more likely to be on welfare themselves. While the economy has done well over the past several years, for low-income women and single moms, things have not improved much. With the current covid 19 crisis, our clients and their families are more at risk than ever before. The average male income in salt lake county is 71,335 which is 1.56 times higher than the average female. Employment solution: while there is no one-size fits all solution to this complex problem, we believe that a good job, with a good company and long- term employment support can go a long way in helping single moms become financially self-sufficient. When low-income women learn how to find a good job, keep a good job, seek raises and promotions and eventually earn enough to pay their bills, they can stabilize their housing situations, afford better childcare and gain access to healthcare for themselves and their familie”