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Ericia Wood
I have discovered that you can't really find a good job these days without a degree in something. I've tried going to a four year college but its hard to do when you have a child and you're a single mother. My little girl just turned 6 yrs old on February 24th 2009. I'm only working a few days a week at a retail store in our local mall. Its really hard to provide for her. I've asked for assistance from the state and that's helping with the groceries, but we still have bills and other expenses. Going back to school will help me find a better job and provide a better life for my little girl. As I child we always struggled. I lived with my mother who was a single mother without even a high school diploma. She jumped from part time job to part time job and we moved from house to house. I just want to provide something better for my little girl. So that when she grows to be my age she will look back and see that it doesn't have to be hard, as long as you finish school.
About ProjectWorkingMom
The objective of Project Working Mom: Putting Education to Work is to heighten the awareness and elicit support for single moms to advance their education and, in turn, the quality of life for themselves and their families.
We at eLearners.com have uncovered three major barriers associated with single moms returning to school align with three primary issues—time, money and confidence. We are committed to addressing these issues by raising awareness of the crisis, aggregating support for a solution and serving as a resource for single moms to pursue their educational dreams.
eLearners.com is uniquely positioned to facilitate a solution for this underserved population. Online education, for which eLearners.com has become a reliable and trusted resource, is inherently a solution to help resolve the issue of time. Studying online allows single moms to study at any time and at their own pace. eLearners.com also plays a supportive role by providing guidance, a community and comprehensive tools to help single moms overcome their fears and gain the confidence they need.
Regarding the economic barrier, most single moms need financial aid to go to school part-time; however, the federal government offers limited financial assistance to students enrolled less than full-time. To help fill this void, eLearners.com has compiled a
database of over 2.4 million scholarships, valued at $15 billion, in addition to the site’s financial aid resources.
With this in mind, we have launched Project Working Mom: Putting Education to Work and through this project, we hope to become a catalyst for communities to come together to help establish much-needed resources for the single mom population.