Ready for Life Pinellas
Michelle Walag is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in community relations, strategic partnerships, and coaching. Currently serving as SVP of Strategic Partnerships at Ready for Life Pinellas since January 2022 and as Director of Community Relations & Mentoring at Ready for Life, Inc. since January 2017, Michelle focuses on supporting foster youth in Pinellas County through innovative programs. With a background in leadership coaching at Radical Leadership since 2007, Michelle empowers individuals to realize their potential and achieve their goals. Previous roles include General Manager of Country Thunder USA, managing large-scale music festivals, and various positions in project management and production within the entertainment and nonprofit sectors. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Technical Writing from the University of South Florida.
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Ready for Life Pinellas
Ready for Life (RFL) is a solution-based skill center supporting youth aging out of foster care in Pinellas County by providing homelessness prevention, education and employment, and lifeline support networks. RFL is a family environment where young people find basic needs like food and meal kits; personal and hygiene supplies; caring support; and have access to laundry and shower facilities. We understand that until immediate basic needs are met, it is nearly impossible to contemplate the future...and RFL believes that all young people deserve the opportunity for a successful future. RFL offers a unique Educational Learning Lab program; a full-time Mental Health Counselor, through a partnership with the Pinellas County Public Defender's Office; legal services provided through the Community Law Program, supported by the St. Petersburg Bar Association; Mentor Program; Youth Council; Mommy & Me; Keys to Independence; and more.