Danette Matthews: Ready for what’s next

(gentle music) - The west end of Louisville is near and dear to me. That’s where I’m from. I just see infinite opportunity here. My name is Danette Matthews. I have two children. I also have custody of my sister’s five children. So that’s a total of seven. Having seven kids, it’s a challenge. It’s a lotta different things at a lotta different times. (laughs) - [Group] Oh! - When I was laid off from my job, it was absolutely terrifying. I knew something had to change. So when I heard about the Applied Digital Skills courses at AMPED, that definitely appealed to me.

00:38 - - Today we’re gonna work on creating a professional resume. - AMPED is a non-profit organization. They offer free adult learning classes while your children are learning music. - That was it! (laughs) - Google Applied Digital Skills works great for us at AMPED. This is a free video curriculum that can teach anyone basic digital skills. It’s one thing to ask a person to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, but it’s cruel when that person has no boots. Digital skills gives you boots.

01:06 - - You’re learning how to create spreadsheets, documents, forms, and surveys. I’m thinking, “I can put this on my resume. “I can become more marketable.” I love the budgeting module. Having seven kids, it is imperative to have a budget. (laughs) The Applied Digital Skills Course is accessible absolutely anywhere, so it was really easy to balance mommy duties with my educational priorities. Go up, squat down. Oh Lord, he’s such a show of. (laughs) I think the Applied Digital Skills Course can be a catalyst for anyone in West Louisville. - It’s a blessing.

01:43 - When you lift up one person, you lift up the entire community. - I am looking forward to the future. I feel like I’m now ready to be able to compete. I envision really great things happening for me, for my family. It’s empowering to have that knowledge that nobody can take away from you. (gentle music) .