A new transition program will give local women the opportunity to gain skills necessary for them to succeed in the workplace. Champaign's Center for Women in Transition, a women's homeless center, and CW Community Solutions, a non-profit section of Cognitive Works, are discussing plans for the project, which is expected to begin in September. Three 16-week sessions will be offered each year to women at risk for homelessness.
Women can enter the program at any time during the sessions.
Attendance and homework will be monitored to ensure that the women are serious about getting the help they need. Women who wish to take part in the program can go the the Center for Women in Transition, Cognition Works or any other counseling agency in the area. Women currently living in the center will have the first opportunity to participate. Eventually the program will be offered to men and women in Champaign-Urbana as well as neighboring counties. Cognition Works is a program established to help women develop curricula and explore choices and thought patterns.