Six months have passed since my last entry regarding the "Getting Ahead" workshops that began in the fall of 2013, and in these past months, many changes have occurred.  The Cluster Outreach Center began a new project in January to become a Housing Resource Center though a partnership with Montgomery County (much to come about that later), and we've doubled our staff.  The building is bursting at the seams with a lot of energy and additional resources within our walls!  It's been a wonderful transformation; however, it has taken me away from the blog and hoping to post regularly now as the third series of workshops began earlier this month.

The workshops have also gotten a new name as part of the Cluster's UP3 (Understanding Poverty to Plan and Persevere) Initiative.  UP3 includes the "Getting Ahead" 16-workshop curriculum and follow-up to the graduating investigators to help reach their future plans in becoming more stable. 

 Please come along on the journey to better understand poverty and those who live in the shadows struggling to survive.