AKZ GAIN Initiative - Henderson

05/13/2026

Congratulations to GAIN Class #9! The graduation ceremony was held Monday, May 11 at our Awesome Henderson Library in the Pittsburg Tank & Tower Event Center! The incredible food was catered by Tom & Debby Floyd! The cake was perfect🎂!

Thanks AKZ Staff & Executive Board for believing in this program! Thanks GAIN Advisory Committee for all their guidance and hard work! Thanks to our Private Donors and Those folks with grant opportunities who provide funding! Thanks to our guest speakers Andrea Bell & Toni Hudspeth! Thank you for sharing your “PAST, PRESENT and INSPIRING FUTURES”
in Henderson!

Eleven Henderson City & County Residents found their voices to Get Ahead and Stay Ahead!

All My Love- Mary Dunham, Henderson GAIN Coordinator❤️

05/05/2026

The Henderson AKZ GAIN Initiative class #9 finished their 12 week commitment last night! Graduation~ Monday, May 11, 5:30, Pittsburg Tank and Tower Event Suite at our fantastic Henderson Library. All GAIN past graduates, donors, sponsors, friends and family are welcome❤️Please reply or contact Mary Dunham to RSVP-

Special thanks to United Way for providing meeting space❤️

04/26/2026

Incredible Saturday morning❤️
Thank you Volunteer and Information Center for your dedication to Build A Bed! So many partnerships! GAIN Initiative class members and facilitators loved every minute! Also want to say thanks to ALL who gave their time and shared their love❤️The three “young men” our group worked with were thrilled to have painted their own beds❤️Sweet Dreams❤️

03/30/2026

To all our GAIN GRADUATES- This day counts for your “Staying Ahead” workshops and Christmas Stipend!
Please come join us! GAIN/Habitat- you can count your hours! Join us!
“The Value of your life is what you give to others!”

03/27/2026

Come see me! 11:00-3:00 at AKZ!
“The Open Door” ~Talk with the Extension Office and the Health Department! Great Organizations w/ incredible resource and “pick 10 for coming in”!!!
Clothes, candy, notebooks, movies etc!

03/27/2026

This is a fantastic opportunity!

Action Projects provide direct funding to neighbors who want to make a positive difference in the neighborhood. These projects are designed to create visible, meaningful improvements in quality of life within a short period of time. Funding is open to East End residents of all backgrounds who are re...

03/05/2026

“The Good Life” is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. Some of us have to work harder for “The Good Life!”

GAIN is an adult 12 week program of Audubon Kids Zone!

We have facilitated eight classes and have graduated 54 individuals.

So thankful for grants, private donors, and facilitators who make this happen🙏🏻

“Lettie” was a graduate of class #3 and still very involved in our “Staying Ahead” programs!

Lettie has the “Live Life to the Fullest” attitude! She shares these words…
“Through GAIN I learned life is a struggle, but it is how you grab life by the horns and balance things. You always have new people in your life. No greater knowledge than opening up about your past, accept change as it comes and be more outspoken”.

GAIN Class #9 will graduate on May 11!
Are you ready for GAIN?

02/04/2026

Henderson AKZ GAIN Graduates!
This is a “Staying Ahead” evening also!
Join us tomorrow at AKZ 6-7!

This weather has had us stuck in the house for far too long! Kids are back in school, businesses are open regular hours again, and we're trying to get back in routine! So, we're doing a Cabin Fever Reset!
🚪❄️🧠

This is an interactive session to help you release stress, move your body, and reset your mind.

Let's be clear, this is not a lecture!

This is not awkward group therapy.

We're talking about real adults, real tools, real conversations, real connection.

Here's what happens in this session:
• Interactive stress-release activity
• Practical coping skill building
• Light movement to shake off tension
• Create your personal Mental Health Survival Kit

So, this is for you if:
• if you want to learn how to better manage your stress
• You need some space to decompress
• You want to feel a sense of community without pressure

Come see us Thursday February 5th 6pm-7pm
at AKZ!

01/28/2026

“Sometimes change is what you NEED”

GAIN Class #9 begins with Open House on Monday, February 2nd. Is it time to CHANGE? Please text or call with questions or to reserve your seat for Open House!

11/25/2025

In January of 2023, The Henderson AKZ GAIN INITIATIVE hosted class #1!

James Pryor was a graduate of class #6!

In his words~”I learned that social capital is completely and utterly imperative as a support system and encouragement. I learned not to live in the tyranny of the moment!
Be an encouragement to everyone!”

James, you are loved by many❤️