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Duff, Grace; And Others – 1986
In Phase I of this project, a model delivery system was developed to provide marketable skills and supportive services for 16-20 single parents and/or homemakers residing in the rural southern five counties of Illinois. During this phase of the project, which lasted from January to June 1986, the assessment procedures and criteria from which the…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Instructional Materials
Beck, Judy A. – 1988
This manual outlines a program model that combines employment training with literacy building for low-income single mothers. Chapter I introduces these programs. Chapter II discusses barriers that a low-income single mother faces. Chapter III offers directions for thinking about the feasibility of moving into literacy services by conducting a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities
Saunders, Laura W.; And Others – 1980
This guide has been prepared to illustrate the development and implementation of a program offering comprehensive employment and training services for young parents. The guide is based on the experiences of the Parent Employment Program of 735, Inc., which was launched as a demonstration project with funds from the Massachusetts Governor's Youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Employment Programs, Family Problems
Pinellas Vocational Technical Inst., Clearwater, FL. – 1987
In April 1986, Pinellas Vocational Technical Institute (Florida) began to develop a Career Planning/Readiness Program for Single Parents and Homemakers. The program is designed to provide these persons with school-based, individualized assistance in developing realistic career and training goals and life and employability skills and with…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Displaced Homemakers
Download full textOrange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL. – 1987
The Single Teen Parent Program conducted by the Orange County, Florida, Public Schools, was designed to help single teen parents acquire marketable skills and jobs in order to head independent family units. The parents served were between the ages of 16 and 20 and either had a high school diploma or had passed the General Educational Development…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Competency Based Education, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making Skills
Gulf Coast Community Coll., Panama City, FL. – 1987
The Single Parent/Displaced Homemaker Program at Gulf Coast Community College (Panama City, Florida) targeted a population of women who generally had a high school diploma and needed moral support, direction, and financial assistance in returning to college to pursue higher-level vocational programs. (Because citizens in the rural panhandle area…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Choice, College Programs, Displaced Homemakers
