Cosmos offering personal development program for those facing barriers

After a historic 19 months running the gauntlet of challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented, many central Alberta individuals are experiencing stress, poverty, job loss, and other mental health barriers.

In an effort to alleviate this stress, Cosmos Community Support Services is offering a new Personal Development program. This interactive and applied program can be offered in a small group setting or one-on-one, and provides attendees with workshops and knowledge surrounding seven key development areas: Goals, Study Skills, Body, Mind, Connection, Money, and Work.

Funded by the Lifelong Learning Council of Red Deer, the Personal Development program is open to individuals who self-identify as facing barriers. These self-identified barriers can be anything preventing an individual from achieving ones goals and can include factors such as poverty, homelessness, mental health, and others.

Nathan Werner, program facilitator, says of the program: “It is my hope that this program can be a means to help people experiencing barriers to define, for themselves, what success looks like.”