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Life Skills Graduation for Harmony House ResidentsClose to 70 residents of NCC Harmony House were recognized recently for their participation in a series of Life Skills workshops designed to arm them with practical information that will aid them in their quest to once again become self-sufficient.
“He Saw the Best in Me,” was the theme of The Life Skills graduation ceremony that saw the participants receiving certificates for attending workshops exploring topics such as banking, civics, coping with stress, drug and alcohol abuse, problem-solving and parenting.
“These workshops were designed to empower you to leave here and make a better life for yourself and your family. We’re about giving you information, education and the tools you need to succeed in society,” said Diane Young, director of Harmony House transitional living facility, a 102-apartment facility for homeless families.
Four young men who have taken a pledge of abstinence as part of a program promoting healthy lifestyles among teenagers were also honored during the ceremony.
Keynote speaker, the Rev. Vincent McDonald, an administrator with the Jersey City public school system, said the life skills curriculum was helping the families get their lives back on track “one brick at a time.”
“Sometimes you need somebody outside of yourself to help you get back on track,” said McDonald, the brother of Lisa Chavis, the senior case manager at Harmony House.
In his comments, McDonald stressed the importance of the residents carrying with them three things when they leave the facility----Community, Purpose and Responsibility, which he referred to as CPR.
“This isn’t something you get and keep to yourself,” he said of information the residents have learned during the workshops. “It’s something you transfer to somebody else.”
He also told the residents, “You have to have your own personal reason why you do things,” urging them to continue to be inspired by the election of the country’s first black president, Barack Obama.
“He’s still an awesome role model,” McDonald said.
He urged the graduates to “play to their strengths” and capitalize on opportunities that can help move them forward, realizing that their stop at Harmony House has really made the stronger.
“Your history is your power. It’s not your shame…it’s the gift that God gave you,” he said.
Daphne Taylor, a mother of two sons who has been at Harmony House since April, said the information shared during the workshops was invaluable.
“You need to know these things because they can help you get where you want to be in life,” she said.
Joi Nash, another resident recognized during the ceremony, said she definitely will be able to use the information she picked up in the workshops.
“All of them were very helpful,” said Nash, the mother of a one-year-old daughter, Ja’nyya. Nash said she is now studying to be a licensed practical nurse at Essex County College.
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