The project will convene local assemblies in 12 communities across Michigan and a state level delegate assembly in Lansing. It will develop community-based public policy recommendations that promote family stability and protect children s safety, and present them to state policy makers. This project will provide leadership training workshops for 345 girls, including a leadership conference weekend at Olivet College with girls from all other Michigan Girl Scout Councils, as well as link adolescent leaders with adult mentors. To provide education, advocacy, assistance and follow up to 50 parenting adolescent females ages 16-21. Because maintaining employment beyond three to six months is often difficult for this group, this three-phase project will help young women search for, find and keep a job.
Many women are forced into traditionally low paying, dead end direct service jobs.
This project will provide educational options and a corresponding career ladder to women who are direct service providers in nursing homes, childcare centers and other social service agencies. The program will increase their employment and economic opportunities while improving the quality of the direct care they currently provide. The program will introduce participants to the concepts of entrepreneuring and economic responsibility through interaction with women business owners. To provide therapeutic and supportive services to addicted women in a single sex environment. Traditionally addiction recovery programs are offered to men and women together.