Project RESOURCES (Retired Employees Skills Outreach Using Retirees in Continuing Employment Situations) was developed at Middlesex County College (MCC) to meet the employment needs of the over 55 age population. Designed to assist others in implementing similar programs, this manual provides an overview of the project, including information on…

This workshop guide is designed for facilitators of programs that assist women in coping with their newly independent status as a result of divorce, widowhood, or other life transitions. The guide reviews the leadership skills needed for organizing a workshop, planning tips, recruitment, resources and other preparations. A format for the workshop…

The Women's Management Development Project (WMDP)--initiated at Goucher College in 1977 to provide job reentry opportunities at the professional or management level to college-educated women in the Baltimore, Maryland, area--is described. The program involves a 6-month course of cognitive and experiential training, combined with individual and…

The Redirected Homemakers Project began in August, 1979, as a program to aid displaced homemakers in the assessment and development of skills which could be translated into meaningful, salaried work. The project operated within the office of Community Education of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. Within the structure of the school…