The Voices Projecttag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-6339562008-11-19T13:14:00-05:00Empowering Women to Live, Work, and Thrive.TypePad816701http://www.feedburner.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesAccess to higher education for married womantag:typepad.com,2003:post-588388022008-11-19T13:14:00-05:002008-12-01T13:15:20-05:00Education is the cornerstone of society. Yet, in our society, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to obtain higher education. A college education, both private and public, is so expensive that it becomes an elusive dream for many in our society. Many bright students, specifically married women, have opted out of pursuing a higher education because it is not affordable and accessible to them. They might have too high of an income in their family and can’t afford to go back to school. Now what are we to do? As a married woman, I feel worried about my situation for...Guest Authorhttp://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/11/access-to-highe.htmlGive Us Some Helptag:typepad.com,2003:post-588386842008-11-19T13:02:00-05:002008-11-25T14:45:38-05:00I feel that if there were places like the Crittenton’s Woman to Woman program that was here to help people get better skills and education there wouldn’t be people with out jobs or training they need to be productive citizens. We need other programs to be free for families that are low income that have a desire to make a better life for themselves. Programs that would help no matter what gender and if you are a single parent. We need to know that there are people out here that are willing to help if we make the first step...Guest Authorhttp://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/11/give-us-some-he.htmlChildren Need Helptag:typepad.com,2003:post-588390242008-11-19T12:04:00-05:002008-12-04T12:04:59-05:00Children born into homes with confused troubled parents need our help. How can they think when they are preoccupied with what happened to daddy or what happened to mommy. What happens when a child comes to school that just got hurt at home? (They think it is normal for them). What happens when a child comes to school and he or she never had educational toys that the other children have had, does this leave them behind before they even start???? When they never had stories read to them? Is poverty, alcoholism, a battered mother their fault? Should they have...Guest Authorhttp://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/11/children-need-h.htmlMore Privileges in Shelterstag:typepad.com,2003:post-588385362008-11-19T11:19:00-05:002008-12-01T11:50:53-05:00I’m twenty–eight years old and a mother living in a Women’s Shelter in Waltham. I’ve been in the shelter for five months now and honestly. I’m on the verge of just leaving there and pick up residency on the street. My reasons for this is because of the long wait to get an apartment. Every time that I pass in the neighborhood that I would like to move into, there is always new apartments being built or just sitting there empty. My other reason is like I’ve mentioned in the beginning is that I’m a twenty-eight old mother but we...Guest Authorhttp://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/11/more-privileges.htmlDepartment of Mental Health - Funding is important for Employment Connections.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-550840382008-08-21T10:23:00-04:002008-10-12T18:06:15-04:00The Department of Mental Health, earlier this year, provided funding for Employment Connections of Massachusetts to reach out its' arms to provide employment counseling to people who have disabilities related to mental health, and are trying to work. I feel Employment Connections is valuable program because it gave much needed help without compromising the individuality of each person. Many Careers Centers focus on resume writing, computer training, and preparing for the interviewing process. This is very valuable. However, this is not sufficient enough for most people dealing with mental illness. Many people dealing with mental illnesses are motivated to work...Crittenton Women's Unionhttp://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/08/department-of-m.htmlThe Health Care Systemtag:typepad.com,2003:post-550839282008-08-04T13:49:00-04:002008-10-12T18:15:45-04:00My experience with the health care system has been poor. One and a half years ago I had a right total knee replacement. I had difficulty with the anesthesia; I then had a new social worker who did not know the various rehabilitation facilities. She asked me where I wanted to go and gave me a few names of facilities, one of which I had worked at prior to my surgery and I wasn’t impressed. I declined; however, I was not totally alert due to the anesthesia. So my husband located a rehabilitation facility. I was at the rehab center...Crittenton Women's Unionhttp://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/08/the-health-care.htmlGovernor for a Day tag:typepad.com,2003:post-505249622008-05-29T16:27:34-04:002008-08-05T04:27:17-04:00CWU recently convened a group of program participants and alumnae for an advocacy workshop. We asked each woman to finish the sentence “If I were Governor I would….” These were their responses: • “Reverse the decision to put prayer in school. In middle school incorporate finance and life skills courses to foster conscious thinking in young people so they can help themselves and be a positive voice to others.” • “Provide free education; fund & assist with housing; and provide free health care. Fund programs like the Woman to Woman program to help women in society to achieve their goals...Kelsey http://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/05/if-i-were-gover.htmlFlexible and Quality Childcare - a Tool to Succeedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-493348562008-05-07T13:12:22-04:002008-05-07T13:12:33-04:00Over the past few decades, women have achieved a rising equality and presence within the workforce. This phenomenon has prompted policymakers to drastically change their approach to creating and implementing the nation’s welfare programs. For instance, social welfare programs like the 1996 Temporary Assistance for Families with Children (TANF) have imposed work requirements for single mothers who apply for welfare and other forms of public aid. These prerequisites include an 8 week job search, followed by an assessment, and participation in an authorized activity or community service for a limited timeframe. (www.spdp.org) Logically, this amendment is proactive and fair because...Jinyoung Changhttp://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/05/flexible-and-qu.htmlOn My Way To Making My Dreams Come Truetag:typepad.com,2003:post-490181402008-04-30T23:32:09-04:002008-07-01T20:19:35-04:00Last week, I graduated from Crittenton Women's Union Woman To Woman Program, a 12 week training program that teaches you computer skills and professional development to low income women in order to help them become economically self sufficient. It was overwhelming because of all the support I have gotten here. One of the components of the program is advocating for something you feel strongly about. My passion is helping victims of domestic violence and through the Woman to Woman program I learned how to do that and was able to start by writing blogs, and speaking out, telling my story...Marsha http://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/04/on-my-way-to-ma.htmlEducational Access in Massachusettstag:typepad.com,2003:post-488970562008-04-23T12:46:52-04:002008-04-23T12:46:59-04:00Across the country and right here in Massachusetts, there are many barriers to low-income people accessing education. Education level affects the kind of job a person can get, and in Massachusetts to get a job that pays a wage that can sustain a whole family most people have to have education or training beyond a high school diploma. It is especially difficult for low-income women to access this necessary education and training due to unique challenges women face. For instance, women are usually the primary care provider for their children. Also, with our country’s history of discrimination, there is still...Nola Kosowskyhttp://www.liveworkthriveblog.org/live_work_thrive/2008/04/educational-acc.html