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Self-Reliance Courses
Life-changing courses to help you build financial stability, find better work, grow a business, and strengthen your inner resilience.
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What is Self-Reliance?
Self-reliance is the ability, commitment, and effort to provide for the spiritual and temporal needs of yourself and your family. These free, community-based courses are open to everyone — regardless of faith, background, or membership.
Small groups meet weekly for 10–12 weeks using proven, gospel-centered principles. All it takes is a commitment to attend and a desire to improve.
Where Every Group Begins
My Path for Self-Reliance
Every Self-Reliance group starts with My Path, a short devotional guide that helps you identify your needs, set goals, and choose the course that's right for you.
Together with a small group and a facilitator, you'll build a personal plan and take meaningful steps toward lasting self-reliance.
Choose Your Path
Available Courses
Starting and Growing My Business
Learn how to start, manage, and grow a business. Covers developing a business idea, writing a business plan, finances, marketing, and building a sustainable enterprise guided by gospel principles.
- •Developing a business idea and concept
- •Writing a business plan
- •Basic accounting and financial management
- •Marketing and growing your customer base
- •Legal and operational fundamentals
Personal Finances
Take control of your financial future. Teaches budgeting, saving, debt management, and long-term financial planning grounded in the principle of living within your means.
- •Creating and sticking to a budget
- •Managing and eliminating debt
- •Building an emergency fund
- •Saving and investing for the future
- •Tithing and financial stewardship
Find a Better Job
Whether seeking your first job or looking to advance your career, this course provides practical tools including résumé writing, interview skills, and networking.
- •Writing a compelling résumé and cover letter
- •Interview preparation and confidence building
- •Networking and using professional contacts
- •Online job search strategies
- •Negotiating salary and benefits
Education for Better Work
Identify educational opportunities that can improve your career. Helps participants plan a path to higher education, vocational training, or skill development.
- •Setting educational and career goals
- •Researching training and degree programs
- •Applying for scholarships and financial aid
- •Balancing education with work and family
- •Connecting education to long-term self-reliance
Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience
Helps individuals overcome emotional and mental health challenges by turning to the Savior for strength. Covers gospel-centered principles for building emotional resilience.
- •Understanding emotional health through a gospel lens
- •Identifying personal strengths and resources
- •Developing healthy thought patterns
- •Building support systems and relationships
- •Drawing on faith and prayer for strength
Life Skills
Build everyday skills that lead to a more productive, organized, and fulfilling life. Topics range from time management and decision-making to communication and healthy relationships.
- •Effective communication and listening
- •Time management and prioritization
- •Problem-solving and decision-making
- •Building healthy relationships
- •Goal setting and follow-through
Explore the Full Library
All Self-Reliance Resources
The Self-Reliance initiative includes manuals, leader guides, and the Perpetual Education Fund. Browse the complete library of free resources from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Find a Group Near You
Where We Meet
Belle Glade
601 East Avenue A, Belle Glade, FL 33430
Wednesdays at 7 PM · Sundays at 6 PM
Get Directions →Riviera Beach
4111 North Terrace Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Wednesdays at 7 PM · Sundays at 6 PM
Get Directions →West Palm Beach
1710 Carandis Rd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Wednesdays at 7 PM · Sundays at 6 PM
Get Directions →Boynton Beach (Stake Center)
1480 Knuth Rd., Boynton Beach, FL 33436
Wednesdays at 7 PM · Sundays at 6 PM
Get Directions →Boca Raton
1530 West Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL 33486
Wednesdays at 7 PM · Sundays at 6 PM
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How Classes Work
Small Groups, Close to Home
Self-Reliance courses aren't lectures — they're small groups of 8–12 people who meet weekly to learn, share, and support one another.
Groups gather wherever works best: in a church building, a member's home, or a community space. This makes it easy to find a group near you and build real friendships as you grow together.
Each group is led by a facilitator and follows the same proven curriculum, so you'll get the same life-changing experience no matter where you meet.
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