Your New Life . . . A program to ease the transition into becoming single. It hurts to be alone .
Extension can help the divorced and widowed rebuild their lives.
Extension family living professionals are in a strong position to educate and support adults undergoing major life transitions and to help these adults help each other. Successful educational interventions targeted to these concerns can alter the kind and amount of help adults seek and can enhance Extension's continuing credibility. For example, a large number of men and women must deal with the stress associated with marital separation, divorce, or widowhood. The economic aftermath of divorce is often devastating, particularly for women. The universal stress for one-parent families is reduced income.