The Ladder Alliance empowers at-risk women who are often victims of domestic violence to become self-sufficient. They are empowered through learning marketable job skills while at the same time rebuilding their self-esteem and self-confidence. The job skills learned are basic computer skills including keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Excel, email functionality and Internet usage. These skills are essential in today’s technological job market! In fact at a seminar hosted by Texas Workforce, the speaker stated that someone that doesn’t know how to use a computer has as significant a barrier to employment as someone who doesn’t know how to read.

In addition to office skills classes, we offer evening GED classes to increase the student's potential for employment. Even after students acquire the marketable computer skills they need, if they don't have a high school education their chances for finding employment are still limited.