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contents Programs for Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, Single Pregnant Women. A Resource Manual. Academic Persistence Alcohol Education Career Counseling College Programs Community Colleges Counseling Services Day Care Displaced Homemakers Drug Education Educational Legislation Federal Legislation Females Housing Job Placement Library Services Linking Agents Mentors One Parent Family Pregnant Students Records (Forms) Referral Scholarships Seminars Services Skill Development Social Support Groups State Agencies Student Evaluation Student Recruitment Transportation Tutoring Two Year Colleges Vocational Rehabilitation Workshops This guide contains information about academic support services available to single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women at community, junior, and technical colleges throughout Texas. Over three-fourths of the guide is devoted to program information in the form of brochures, flyers, and forms supplied by representatives of approximately 69% of 59 programs contacted prior to the manual's development. Some program descriptions feature one or two effective activities, whereas others present generic information on the various programs on a given campus. Included in the program materials is information on the following types of available services: child care, skills training/tutoring, transportation, counseling/advising, support groups/mentoring, textbook loans/libraries, job readiness, placement, housing, seminars/workshops, sample forms/brochures, scholarships, referral/linkages, recruiting, newsletters, assessment/evaluation, recognition/articles, and alcohol/drug awareness. A foreword, index of programs by activity, and history of the Carl D. Perkins Acts of 1984 and 1990 are included along with information on the following: Displaced Homemaker Network, Job Training Partnership Act, Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Employment Commission, Texas Rehabilitation Commission, and Women's Bureau. Appended are sample intake forms for five programs. (MN)
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spellingShingle Programs for Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, Single Pregnant Women. A Resource Manual.
Academic Persistence
Alcohol Education
Career Counseling
College Programs
Community Colleges
Counseling Services
Day Care
Displaced Homemakers
Drug Education
Educational Legislation
Federal Legislation
Females
Housing
Job Placement
Library Services
Linking Agents
Mentors
One Parent Family
Pregnant Students
Records (Forms)
Referral
Scholarships
Seminars
Services
Skill Development
Social Support Groups
State Agencies
Student Evaluation
Student Recruitment
Transportation
Tutoring
Two Year Colleges
Vocational Rehabilitation
Workshops
Programs for Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, Single Pregnant Women. A Resource Manual. Academic Persistence Alcohol Education Career Counseling College Programs Community Colleges Counseling Services Day Care Displaced Homemakers Drug Education Educational Legislation Federal Legislation Females Housing Job Placement Library Services Linking Agents Mentors One Parent Family Pregnant Students Records (Forms) Referral Scholarships Seminars Services Skill Development Social Support Groups State Agencies Student Evaluation Student Recruitment Transportation Tutoring Two Year Colleges Vocational Rehabilitation Workshops This guide contains information about academic support services available to single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women at community, junior, and technical colleges throughout Texas. Over three-fourths of the guide is devoted to program information in the form of brochures, flyers, and forms supplied by representatives of approximately 69% of 59 programs contacted prior to the manual's development. Some program descriptions feature one or two effective activities, whereas others present generic information on the various programs on a given campus. Included in the program materials is information on the following types of available services: child care, skills training/tutoring, transportation, counseling/advising, support groups/mentoring, textbook loans/libraries, job readiness, placement, housing, seminars/workshops, sample forms/brochures, scholarships, referral/linkages, recruiting, newsletters, assessment/evaluation, recognition/articles, and alcohol/drug awareness. A foreword, index of programs by activity, and history of the Carl D. Perkins Acts of 1984 and 1990 are included along with information on the following: Displaced Homemaker Network, Job Training Partnership Act, Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Employment Commission, Texas Rehabilitation Commission, and Women's Bureau. Appended are sample intake forms for five programs. (MN)
title Programs for Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, Single Pregnant Women. A Resource Manual.
topic Academic Persistence
Alcohol Education
Career Counseling
College Programs
Community Colleges
Counseling Services
Day Care
Displaced Homemakers
Drug Education
Educational Legislation
Federal Legislation
Females
Housing
Job Placement
Library Services
Linking Agents
Mentors
One Parent Family
Pregnant Students
Records (Forms)
Referral
Scholarships
Seminars
Services
Skill Development
Social Support Groups
State Agencies
Student Evaluation
Student Recruitment
Transportation
Tutoring
Two Year Colleges
Vocational Rehabilitation
Workshops
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED366763