Adulting 101

The goal of our project is to host a course of classes entitled 'Adulting 101'. These classes will be once a month over a period of nine months. Our objective is to give 87 and young 88 successful skills to enter adulthood and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The topics that will be covered over the period of the course are emotional wellness, personal hygiene, healthy lifestyles i.e.- drugs, alcohol. sex. fitness, nutritious meals on a budget, well-rounded relationships, how to find an apartment and maintain a hygienic and sanitary living environment, time organization skills, financial literacy, tips on surviving the first year of college, how to build a resume and effectively interview for jobs. The outcomes we hope to achieve are that the youth that participate will feel more confident as they approach and navigate these new phases in their lives. We hope that by imparting this information to them that they will become productive and successful. They will find a positive mindset toward growth and achievement. We ultimately hope that there will be a trickledown effect to future generations and a raising standard of living, pride and prosperity in the community. Tooele City Library agrees to: 1. Facilitate monthly life skills courses for 100 87 and young 88 September-April 2018. 2. Provide instruction for participants on appropriate health information resources supporting the life skills. 3. Evaluate all activities as to their effectiveness in achieving goals of the project. a. Goals: i. Participants report increased confidence and skills to navigate the next phase of their lives. ii. Participants report resources training improved their ability to find useful online health information.

Project Details

Organization Name

Tooele City Public Library

Organization Type
All of Us
Public library
Project Lead

0

Location
Utah
Start Date
June 1, 2017
End Date
April 30, 2018
Funding Amount
$1500
Demographics
Student, K-12
General Public
Student, College & Post-grad
Teens (13-18 yrs.)