LYDIA, Inc.

Launching Your Dreams Into Action Empowering families-in-crisis to become self-sufficient, responsible citizens who value the worth of community. LYDIA has many programs in which it engages. These programs range from a business apparel clothes closet to a tutoring program, free or income-based day care, employee training, case management, scholarships and education, to life skills classes, mentoring and life coaching for small groups and individuals. The two most successful programs to date have been the clothes closet and the mentoring. LYDIA is a response to a glaring need in America and other first world countries, and we hope to address similar needs in second and third world countries. One of the chief complaints heard by potential clients and even by various community organization workers, is that in order to get a job one has to have experience and/or child care. In order to qualify for certain types of assistance, one has to get a job, which requires putting a child into daycare, of which most require registration or other various fees. How is one to pay these fees? By having a job. The job is hard to go to, to get, to work without childcare. But the job is also needed in order to procure experience. How can one gain experience if one does not have the job? Another chief complaint is that not enough assistance programs are known about – or too many programs are known about and it’s overwhelming, it’s confusing who has what information, or who is receiving what . This complaint originates within the organizations and agencies who feel that their agencies could be of better service if only they could better see the needs of their clients. LYDIA seeks to answer these needs and complaints by offering viable solutions through Life Coaching, Job Coaching, Youth Programs, and Child Care.