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LifeSteps Training is a job-readiness and life skills training program that brings hope, dignity, and a brighter future to women who might otherwise remain trapped in poverty and despair. LifeSteps combines job training, mentoring, and networking to help women develop skills and self-confidence in a supportive environment. Our desire is to not only develop economic self-sufficiency, but to introduce each woman to the love and power of Jesus Christ. The program is designed to help women living in poverty overcome barriers to employment.
Our Vision
Empowering entire families by networking with local churches, businesses, and social service providers to promote economic and spiritual development within women.
Our Mission
LifeSteps Training exists to empower women in need though life skills and job skills training in a Christian context.
LifeSteps Training is an entity of McKinney Neighborhood Outreach, which provides food, clothing, and information and referrals to families in need. LifeSteps operates as a Christian faith-based, volunteer staffed, community supported organization.
Our Goals
The key goals of LifeSteps are to assist women in breaking the cycle of poverty by helping them gain skills for life and employment including: Self-sufficiency; self-respect; self-worth; hope; improved life skills; and personal spiritual development.
In order to accomplish these goals LifeSteps offers life and job skills training, computer technology training, mentoring, and alumni follow-up.
LifeSteps, in cooperation with McKinney Neighborhood Outreach, has 4 objectives.
- Neighbors (anyone that we serve) to move towards economic stability.
A. 20 women to successfully complete LifeSteps Training each year.
B. 50% of LifeSteps Graduates maintain employment during 1-month, 6-month,
and 1-year follow-ups.
C. 25% of LifeSteps Graduates are earning a livable wage of at least $10.00/hr.
- Help neighbors in their interpersonal growth.
A. Provide anger management, interpersonal communication, and healthy
relationship training to LifeSteps participants.
- Neighbors will demonstrate greater involvement in community.
A. Implement biyearly service project where LifeSteps participants learn how to give
back and serve their community.
- Help neighbors grow spiritually.
A. 25% of LifeSteps Graduates either accept Christ as personal savior or rededicate
their lives.
Evaluation will be conducted each semester through a participant questionnaire and follow-ups with LifeSteps graduates will be conducted 1-month, 6-month, and 1-year following successful graduation from the program.
LifeSteps Training is an affiliate of  Texas Christian Women's Job Corps, a ministry of WMU | 
