Wings

The WINGS program was created in 1994 as a means to reach people and families in the Baltimore area who had lost their hope for personal and economic independence. In 1997, WINGS Life Skills Training was discussed before the House Budget Committee and commissioned to be taken to a national level. Since then, it has expanded and changed the lives of many people all over the United States. WINGS took root in Houston in 2000 through Urban Outreach and has had tremendous success. The WINGS program is based in the Heights and Near North Side area, but training sessions are conducted across greater Houston. In December of 2003, Urban Outreach purchased the rights to the WINGS program and became the sole owner and continues to work to expand the program in new and exciting ways.

WINGS Life Skills Training is a specialized and intensive program designed to help chronically unemployed and underemployed people make real lifestyle changes. This is not a typical "assembly line" type of program which focuses on quantity, but instead emphasizes lasting change.  Urban Outreach, Inc. works with people who are willing to set goals and become long-term, productive employees. This is accomplished through a 35-hour interactive life skills course and a supportive follow-up component.

The WINGS Life Skills Facilitator Certification provides candidates with a 360 degree view of the WINGS program from both a student's and an instructor's perspective.

The course is intended for those individuals who have been identified (selected/chosen) by their sponsoring organization to deliver the course to their audience.

The Facilitator Certification is a comprehensive 3 day workshop where candidates first observe each of the modules being presented by WINGS authorized and certified trainers and then deliver the assigned modules to their peer group where they are then evaluated.