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Programs, Counseling and Support Groups for Women Comfort Zone for Women
Specialized programs and services are available to women and families, such as Welfare-to-Work Center, Displaced Homemakers, Family Education, Teen
and Youth programs, and programs designed to meet specific needs of participants. Services include child care and transportation assistance/referrals,
education and career planning, advising and case-management, support groups, and employment assistance.
You may be eligible for free tuition towards college credit and certificate classes, books, job training, job placement, mentoring, counseling
(career, academic, personal) and assistance preparing a resume. Available free to all Welfare to Work and Women’s Center participants: the “Dress for
Success” and Professional Women’s Group program, which offer new and slightly-used professional clothing, accessories and cosmetics. Also available
are various personal and professional support groups, exciting workshops and retreats, discussion groups on women issues (health, emotional, personal
growth), access to child care resources, financial management/investment seminars, positive parenting workshops, self-esteem, motivation and “success
attitude” workshops, access to the “Journey to Success” and other programs. To inquire what programs and services you qualify for, call (815)
280-1317.
Women and Family Programs
Welfare to Work Center; Learning for Earning (provides monetary stipends), Dress for Success, Professional Women’s Group, Displaced Homemaker
Program. Family, Child, Youth and Teen Programs and Services: Family literacy and family success programming to empower families with parent/child
programs such as Youth and Teen Reach, After School Academic Enrichment and homework center.
Family Education
Parents with at least one child under the age of 16 are encouraged to
participate in parenting education and parent/child activities while working
on their GED, basic skills, or ESL classes.
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