People Empowering People (PEP)
WHO WE ARE
The UConn People Empowering People Program is an innovative personal, family, and civic leadership development program with a strong community focus.
The UConn PEP Communities Program is for adults and older teens. The program is designed to build on the unique strengths and life experiences of the participants and emphasizes the connection between individual and community action.
Because the UConn PEP Communities Program is adaptable to a variety of settings, the program is offered throughout the state in schools, at family resource centers, community agencies, and faith-based communities.
Program Description
The PEP program is a personal, family and leadership development program with a strong community focus. PEP is designed to build on the unique strengths and life experiences of participants and emphasizes the connection between individual and community action. The program is conducted by a UConn Extension trained facilitator. The facilitator provides 10 two-hour sessions on the following topics:
• Values clarification
• Communication skills
• Problem solving
• Understanding the helping role
• Parenting
• Leadership skills
• Action planning
• Community opportunity
Following the formal training sessions, participants will complete an individual and/or group project (s) that benefit the community.
Program Goals
Goal: Greater understanding of personal strengths.
Objective: By the end of their participation in UConn PEP, participants will be able to:
• State their personal values or what is important to them.
• State personal changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills and aspirations.
Goal: Significant increase communication skills.
Objective: By the end of their participation in UConn PEP, participants will be able to:
• Use “I” statements to express thoughts, feelings and ideas.
• Able to express opinions when others disagree.
• Use one or more strategies to prevent children’s misbehavior.
Goal: Significantly increase their understanding of and involvement in the community.
Objective: By the end of their participation in UConn PEP, participants will be able to:
• Know what to do to make the community a better place.
• Work as a group to complete one or more projects.
• Volunteer to assume a new leadership position.plete an individual and/or group project (s) that benefit the community.