- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

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)