Wingspan provides support services to students who are displaced homemakers and students enrolled in nontraditional occupation programs.
What is a displaced homemaker?
A displaced homemaker is an individual who has worked in the home for a substantial number of years providing unpaid household services for family members; and who meets the following additional criteria:
- Is not gainfully employed, including unemployed or underemployed, and
- Has been dependent on income of another household member but is no longer supported by such income; or
- Has been on public assistance but is no longer eligible for such assistance or who may be terminated from such assistance; or
- Is the parent of one or more minor children supported by public assistance or spousal support but whose children are within two years of reaching adulthood
What services can a displaced homemaker receive?
Career Exploration
- Career exploration of traditional and nontraditional career paths
- Career Assessments
- Develop an Educational Action Plan
- Explore Job Training Options
Case Management Services
- Advising Services
- Referrals to College and Community Resources
- Self-Management Skills
- Limited Financial Assistance for College Expenses
College Preparation
- Enrollment Assistance
- Goal Setting
- Awareness of Financial Resources
- Balancing work, family, and school roles
Job Readiness
- Labor Market Information
- Informational Interviewing
- Job Shadowing Opportunities
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Nontraditional Occupations - Explore a Career...Outside the Box
- Discover nontraditional career opportunities
- Nontraditional occupations are jobs in which 75% or more of the workforce is of the opposite gender.
- Men find careers such as nursing or childcare offer a great opportunity and job satisfaction
- Technical and industrial careers for women pay 20% to 30% more than jobs traditionally held by women.
- Nontraditional occupations are rewarding with an opportunity for career advancement.
What are the Advantages of Nontraditional Occupations?
- Great Earning Potential
- Advancement Opportunities
- Benefits
- Occupational "Fit"
- Satisfying and Challenging Work
What Services are Provided to Students in Nontraditional Occupation Programs?
- Individual Career Assessment
- Job Shadowing Opportunities
- Mentoring Relationships
- Labor Market Information
- Limited Financial Assistance for Transportation
- College and Community Resources