Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World is an 18-session course that educates participants about poverty and assists them in improving their economic stability as they seek to transition out of poverty. This course includes a review of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and how ACES impact individuals into their adult lives.
Next Course: Fall 2025
Staying Ahead - Getting Ahead graduates have opportunities to participate in monthly Staying Ahead enrichment activities. Staying Ahead allows graduates to talk about their struggles and successes; work on augmenting their resources (as identified in Getting Ahead); build relationships with each other as well as people from the community; receive training to improve employment skills; participate in fun mixer activities quarterly; and explore further strategies that can assist in transitioning out of poverty. Prerequisite: Getting Ahead

This is an 8-10 week course that provides financial literacy education to Getting Ahead graduates. Pre-requisite: Getting Ahead.
Next Course: TBA

The R Rules is an enrichment course to help high school students identify and develop resources and build resiliency. The course will focus on 10 different types of resources: financial, physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, support systems, relationships, role models, and knowledge of hidden rules and language that productive citizens need.
Currently Skylike Academy incorporates R Rules material in its curriculum.