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April 29, 2025

Networking Tips: How to Build a Professional Network that Can Help in Job Searches

Learn how to build a strong professional network to access hidden job opportunities, gain referrals, and find support as you grow your career and stability.

March 31, 2025

How to Improve Your Time Management: Tips for Success

You work full-time. You parent full-time. You side-hussle for extra income. Someday, you’d like to go back to school or start your own business. But is it possible? Why do...

February 28, 2025

Financial Goal Setting: How to Set and Achieve Short-Term and Long-Term Financial Goals

Getting on top of your finances can feel daunting, as random expenses pop up out of nowhere every time you start to save. Even thinking about your debt is so...

January 30, 2025

Accessing Community Resources: Where to Find Help in Houston, TX

Do you need help? Don’t worry – you aren’t alone. In fact, everyone – even the richest, strongest, most successful person needs help in some form. Whether you’re struggling to...

December 30, 2024

Understanding Credit: How to Build and Maintain Good Credit

Do you have good credit? That question might make you want to climb into bed and pull the covers over your head. You’ve probably heard people say that you need...

November 30, 2024

From Struggle to Success: Real Stories of Women Who Have Flourished Through RaiseUp

If you’re living paycheck to paycheck, caring for loved ones, and trying to keep everything together, you’re painfully aware that you’re one injury or missed paycheck away from not being...

October 28, 2024

Resume Building: Tips for Creating a Standout Resume

In today’s job market, having a good resume is crucial for landing a well-paying job that aligns with your skills and interests. Maybe you already have a resume but it...

September 30, 2024

Your Guide to Affordable Education: How to Find Scholarships, Grants, and Low-Cost Programs

Education is a great equalizer, giving people who grew up in poverty a chance to get a well-paying job and create opportunities for their children. However, there are many barriers...

August 30, 2024

How Poverty Affects the Brain

Why is breaking the cycle of poverty so incredibly difficult? If you or your loved ones have ever lived in poverty, you know that getting to a stable financial place...

July 31, 2024

Understanding ALICE: The Struggles of the Working Poor

Most humans have felt the squeeze of tight finances – a medical bill coupled with pricey vehicle repairs that follows on the heels of a vacation and time off of...