Mission First and ACHIEVEability Team Up To Supercharge Their Strengths
Abstract
When Harold Barrow discovered ACHIEVEability, a West Philadelphia nonprofit, in the mid-1980s, he was struggling to raise two children while living with addiction and homelessness. He embraced ACHIEVEability’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program, which helped him obtain stable housing for his family, while a team of coaches worked with him to develop parenting, personal and financial skills that he used on his journey from an eighth-grade education to a master’s degree in social services. Today, Harold shares his expertise as a self-sufficiency coach at ACHIEVEability. His story is both a reminder of the value of the organization’s mission and a model for others as he helps shape the lives of countless individuals who embrace the program.
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