GETTING AHEAD & STAYING AHEAD
Build your future. Strengthen your stability. Keep moving forward.
Getting Ahead and Staying Ahead is a two-phase journey that helps individuals move from surviving to thriving. Built on the evidence-based Getting Ahead curriculum developed by AHA! Process, participants learn to build resources, plan for their future, and strengthen the skills needed to maintain long-term stability and progress.
Getting Ahead in the Workplace builds on the Getting Ahead framework, by helping participants apply what they have learned about resources, decision-making, and future planning to employment.
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Rather than focusing only on job skills, this phase supports individuals in understanding how to navigate workplace systems while continuing to strengthen their personal resources.
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Participants explore how to:
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Navigate workplace expectations and culture
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Build and maintain professional relationships
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Apply problem-solving and decision-making skills on the job
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Manage time, responsibilities, and competing demands
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Identify opportunities for growth and advancement
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This phase connects each individual’s future story and resource development to real-world employment. The goal is not just getting a job, but maintaining stability, increasing income, and creating a path forward.
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Staying Ahead classes are open to the public.
STAYING AHEAD
After completing Getting Ahead, participants continue building momentum through Staying Ahead, a series of ongoing life skills and personal development topics designed to support long-term success.
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These sessions reinforce and expand on key areas such as:
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Budgeting and personal finances
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Setting healthy boundaries in work and relationships
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Communication and conflict resolution
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Recovery-focused support and relapse prevention
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Goal setting and long-term planning
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Stress management and emotional resilience
Staying Ahead recognizes that success is not a one-time achievement, it’s something that must be maintained and strengthened over time. This phase provides the tools, support, and community needed to sustain progress, overcome setbacks, and continue moving forward.
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Staying Ahead is open to the public. No registration or prerequisites required.