It was a big month for clients working to improve their lives with 103 life changes for the month (unduplicated). And 111 additional goals set for change! Wow!

Topping the list of goals achieved is housing at 26. That's an uptick and best of all 15 of those are new housing situations. 11 are continued housing from prior months. Awesome! You have to continue to work the supported housing systems as best you can, but we're also seeing a growing number of clients who are working and moving into affordable housing on their own. Never a bad plan!

Second on the list is improving self-care. Every client is subject to almost unimaginable stress and trauma on a daily basis. So you have to figure out what fills you up your bucket with energy and positive because the world is poking holes in it and it's also leaking out all the time. 13 client have new goals in this area and 4 have maintained goals.

Employment is next up on the accomplishment list for a total of 15 jobs and employment situations this month -- 9 are new. There is talk of the job market softening, but we've not seen entry level jobs be harder to get yet. And we have some clients upskilling with coding, technology, healthcare and other skills.

There are a whole host of other goals our clients have accomplished this month. We don't have a program that says do A, B, and C and it will be all better. Every client sets their own goals. We're constantly asking, "What are you working on next?" And we do our best to encourage, support, and celebrate every accomplishment. They all matter! Some work on faith. Some work on sobriety. Some work on benefits and education. It's really about what is going to work best for you next. We're so proud of each of you!

Here's an interesting fact... people who get stuff and food from us sometimes accomplish goals. About 25% of the time. But people who come to groups and hang out frequently almost all accomplish goals. Obviously, you have to be out there, but there is something helpful about spending time in conversation with the SYMin team that seems to propel clients toward goals! You're invited to give it a try!