A Rural Planning Delivery System Providing Marketable Skills [microform] : Supportive Services for Single Parents/Homemakers. Phase II (Field Test Year) / Grace Duff and Others.
The project described in this report was designed to provide a delivery system serving single parents/homemakers by developing a strong network among the area's social service providers and project collaborators that could be sustained following termination of project funding (June 30, 1987). D...
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| Summary: | The project described in this report was designed to provide a delivery system serving single parents/homemakers by developing a strong network among the area's social service providers and project collaborators that could be sustained following termination of project funding (June 30, 1987). During the first phase of the project, plans were made for a delivery system involving Southern Illinois University School of Technical Careers, Carbondale; Southern Seven Health Department--Parents Too Soon Programs; Illinois Caucus on Teenage Pregnancy; and the Regional Superintendent of Schools to serve the southern five counties of Illinois (Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, and Union). The program was field tested during the second phase, which is described in this document. The 22 participants recruited during the first phase of the project received assistance with training programs, supportive services for tuition, transportation, child care, counseling, and networking as needed. The participants ranged from 18-38 years of age, although only 4 teenage parents were enrolled. The participants often lacked parenting skills and self-confidence and needed a great deal of help in defining career goals, registering for training programs, and attending the programs. They also needed help in budgeting and nutrition. The year's field test, as described in 22 case histories, showed that about half of the participants persisted in their training programs and were on the way to becoming self-supporting. Others had dropped out because of personal problems or lack of motivation. The project staff recommended that such collaborative supportive services be continued to help single parents/displaced homemakers cope with the bureaucracy and receive training and supportive services. (KC) |
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| Item Description: | Sponsoring Agency: Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. ERIC Note: For the Phase I report, see edition 272 707. ERIC Document Number: ED283992. |
| Physical Description: | 59 pages. |
| Audience: | Practitioners. |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |