Project Description
Becoming Your Best Self…
The Life Skills Empowerment Programs (LSEP) provide life-skills training, mentoring, trauma-informed group support, and supportive services to homeless individuals, homeless veterans, and returning citizens.
The LSEP Model helps people who have experienced the trauma associated with these life circumstances address past struggles, gain essential life-skills, create a support system, and set and achieve goals for themselves. Participants are motivated to make positive changes, develop resiliency, and successfully handle barriers and setbacks.
Xavier Mission’s Life-Skills Training & Empowerment Program (L-STEP), based on the LSEP model, has been in operation since 1995. Our history of running a successful program positioned us as a mentor to other organizations to replicate the LSEP model. We currently partner with Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries (RMM) to operate a program for homeless veterans, Homecoming. We continue to partner to expand this model, and are available for consultations with other organizations looking to replicate our L-STEP program.
Guests | Volunteers | Donors
Each year…
Guests
Days of Operation:
Fall Semester (September – December)
Spring Semester (March – May)
L-STEP: Monday and Wednesday
Homecoming: Monday and Thursday
Hours of Operation:
L-STEP: 5:00pm—8:00pm
Homecoming: 5:30pm—8:00pm
Location:
L-STEP: Xavier Mission, 55 West 15th St., between 5th & 6th Aves.
Homecoming: RMM, 406 West 40th St., between 9th & 10th Aves.
Notes:
All applicants are interviewed by the Director of LSEP prior to beginning a semester. See FAQs for more information.
Volunteers
Volunteer Opportunities:
Mentors: 7 nights during the semester, in addition to Graduation
Workshop Presenters: 1-2 nights during a semester
Location:
L-STEP: Xavier Mission, 55 West 15th St., between 5th & 6th Aves.
Homecoming: RMM, 406 West 40th St., between 9th & 10th Aves.
Mentors are interviewed and attend a training prior to the semester beginning.
Workshop Presenters submit materials for their workshop prior to the semester beginning.
See FAQs for more information.
Donors
Participants receive a stipend and MetroCard for every session they attend, and our Chef prepares a home-cooked meal for the group each evening. Providing a full or partial sponsorship ensures that each participant has the opportunity for a life-changing experience!
The cost for one participant is $700. This covers stipends, MetroCards, food, supplies, and administrative expenses. Please visit our Donation page for information about making a gift.
Absolutely! Any amount helps to offset the expenses of the program. Please visit our Donation page for information about making a gift.
Please contact the Director of LSEP to discuss meal donations.