HEALTH AND FINANCE WORKSHOPS
Health topics include:
Understanding Health, Exercise, Tai Chi Chuan, Medicare, Medicaid, Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease, Domestic Violence, Disease Prevention, Personal Hygiene, Diet, Healthy Cooking, Helpful Tips to Maintain Health, Mental Health, Oral Health, and Stress Management.
Finance Topics Include:
Budgeting, Credit (Credit cards, loans…), Saving and Investing, Dealing with Debt, Real Estate, Retirement, Social Security, Succession Planning, Elder Financial Abuse, Home Buying, Foreclosure, Financing your Education, Insurance, Etiquette/Protocol, Leadership, and Effective Communication.
PROGRAMS: GENERAL
StraightAge Institute
The purpose of the StraightAge Institute is to provide educational content, training, and learning opportunities on various topics to older adults and their caregivers.
MENTORING PROGRAM
Straight Road partners with The Men of Honor Foundation in Trinidad and Tobago to empower young men. TMOH Foundation focuses on life skills, mentoring, and the development of young men. We aim to inspire and equip young men to reach their full potential amidst the many challenges they face.
LITERACY PROGRAM
Straight Road International focuses on literacy programs for various age groups. Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak, and listen in a way that allows us to communicate effectively and make sense of the world. Rural areas face obstacles regarding literacy related to the social determinants of health, educational attainment, and poverty.
BLOG
Blog addressing health and financial issues affecting our communities.
PROGRAMS: HEALTH
HEALTH FAIRS
Straight Road works with Family Health Centers Inc. and other community organizations to bring its products and services to the community during health fairs. These health fairs are educational and interactive events designed for outreach to provide basic preventive medicine and medical screening to community members.
FITNESS FAIRS
Straight Road hosts regular fitness fairs within the communities that we serve. These fairs introduce participants to different types of fitness activities, fitness organizations, and fitness information, emphasizing health and stress management.
PROGRAMS: FINANCE
BUSINESS BUILDER PROGRAM
The financial literacy and entrepreneurship program targets youth and adults, introducing them to business plan development and critical financial literacy skills.
FINANCIAL LITERACY SPEAKER SERIES
Straight Road collaborates with local high schools and universities in South Carolina to deliver a financial literacy speaker series designed to empower its students effectively.