Joe Locke from Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management teaches Money Matters, a financial
literacy class that is included in the Moving UP program.
Center. Although Sam was pessimistic about the
impact of his efforts, he slowly began regaining
confidence and fell naturally into a leadership role
among his peers.
The change in Sam was evident to the people around
him, including the Our House staff. One day, during
a mock job interview, Sam found himself being
challenged to think about new career avenues. He
mentioned that he loved to write but didn’t have
much of an opportunity or an audience. Someone
casually suggested he look into blogging. Sam wasted
no time in pursuing the new writing opportunity
and sought help from his computer skills teacher,
volunteer Denise Palmer. He was soon set up with
his own blog titled “Sam at 60.” The title seemed
appropriate as he finally had a way to make his 60
years of life experiences work for him instead of
against him.