Project Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado

Mission

The mission of Project Self-Sufficiency is to assist low-income single parents in their efforts to achieve economic independence and become free from community and government assistance while building and maintaining strong, healthy families.

Our Values: 

selfpower | Opportunity | Respect | Connectedness | Excellence | Accountability

What is selfpower?

Bringing the promise of education to single parents for over 30 years.

Selfpower is the power and confidence that comes from deep within the human spirit – once it’s realized, no one can ever take it away. Our role at Project Self-Sufficiency is to simply help single parents see it, believe it, and achieve it.

Our goal as an organization is to cultivate the grit and determination necessary for a lifetime of achievements for single parents and their children. By providing access to education and career development, we strengthen the selfpower necessary for single parents to push through barriers in order for them to live a completely different kind of life.

Barriers such as affordable housing, mental health services, access to quality childcare, reliable transportation, and other challenging circumstances require creative intervention and intensive, personalized advising. When families can support themselves and activate their selfpower, our community is stronger. 

Testimonials

The Self-Image to Succeed
According to Dr. Joyce Brothers, "A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life." In addition to our mission, to help low-income, single parents achieve economic independence and become free from government assistance, Project Self-Sufficiency works to empower program Participants like Tiffany to believe in themselves and their ability to succeed.

Prior to Project Self-Sufficiency, Tiffany was in a constant struggle to make it paycheck to paycheck. Anytime there was a "bump" in the road, it put her behind and pushed her further into debt.

Tiffany shares "With Project Self-Sufficiency, I was able to identify my dream career path, and ultimately graduate from a very difficult nursing program. Immediately after graduation, I obtained a job making three times more than my previous job. I have also made major improvements to my credit, and have a one-year plan in place for buying a house. It took a lot of determination to push through the long nights of studying and to stay on track when problems arose. Ultimately, my strongest tool was critical thinking that allowed me to solve the complex issues that come from being a single parent, like who will watch my kids while I'm in clinical."

Tiffany graduated from Project Self-Sufficiency in 2019 and is grateful to have found a career she loves and to not be living paycheck to paycheck.

Better Lives for Families
Project Self-Sufficiency works to ensure that single-parent families in Larimer and Weld Counties can achieve economic independence free from community and government assistance and improve the quality of life for parents and their children.

Heidi is a first-generation college student and before she started Project Self-Sufficiency, she felt lost. She was a single mom of three kids, trying to make ends meet and provide for her family. When a friend told her about Project Self-Sufficiency, she reached out.

Heidi shares, "The program has helped me get back on my feet and has given me a push to become successful for myself and my children. They helped me get my car fixed, and I have worked with my Advisor, Chrissa, to discover my career goals. I was super nervous to go back to school knowing it had been 13 years since I graduated High School, but Chrissa has continuously encouraged me that I will do great."

Project Self-Sufficiency helped Heidi enroll at Front Range Community College and has supported her as she goes back to school through scholarships, back-to-school clothing for her kids, holiday gifts, and even a donated car through our Cars for Families Program.

Heidi has many goals and is looking forward to achieving her goals with her family by her side, "My kids are proud of me for going back to school and love that we all go to school together! I'm making a promise to my oldest daughter that I will graduate the same time she graduates High School since I had her when I graduated and we will finish this together just as I did starting my journey when I had her!"