Mothers Abandoned or Widowed

OVERALL UPDATE ON PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BEGINNING WITH CUSTOMIZED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES: WHEN ABANDONED OR WIDOWED MOTHERS HAVE AN UNEXPECTED CRISIS WHEN LOSING THEIR HUSBANDS THROUGH ABANDONMENT, DEATH, INCARCERATION, OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, MANY TIMES THEY NEED A FAST SOLUTION FOR TRANSPORTATION STABILITY TO KEEP THEMSELVES WORKING, FIND EMPLOYMENT, OR TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, ALL WHILE JUGGLING A NEW JOB OF BEING A BRAND NEW SINGLE MOM. TO ASSIST IN THIS AREA, MOTHERS ABANDONED OR WIDOWED WS ABLE TO SERVE BY HELPING FAMILIES WITH 50 TRANSPORTATION-RELATED ITEMS: THE RESOURCES PROVIDED INCLUDED SUCH SMALL ITEMS LIKE OIL CHANGES TO PREVENT FUTURE MECHANICAL PROVLEMS OR GAS CARDS TO GET FAMILIES TO WORK, SCHOOL, OR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. THE AID WENT ALL FOR LARGER ASSISTANCE BY HELPING WITH CAR PAYMENTS, MAJOR CAR REPAIRS, AND THE AQUISITION OF 6 AUTOMOBILES FOR SIX NEEDY FAMILIES WITHOUT RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. 4b. EMERGENCY & TEMPORARY CHILDCARE: AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TO KEEP ABANDONED OR WIDOWED MOTHERS WORKING WHO HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN A CRISIS UNEXPECTEDLY, IS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CHILDCARE OR AFTERSCHOOL CARE WHILE WAITING FOR A LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS. MOTHERS ABANDONED OR WIDOWED WAS POSITIONED TO REACT QUICKLY TO HELP KEEP THE MOMS EMPLOYED WHILE PUTTING THEIR CHILDREN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR SERVICES TO ASSSIST FAMILIES ON DEMAND BY PROVIDING IMMEDIATE HELP WITH EMERGENCY ANDF SHORT TERM CHILD CARE OR AFTER SHOOL CARE. FOR SOME OF THE OLDER CHILDREN WE INCLUDED JUI JITSU CLASSES TO HELP TO BUILD SELF ESTEEM. 4C.EDUCATION: BEING A NEW SINGLE MOM WITH INCOME AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, WOMEN CAN FIND THE TASK IMPOSSIBLE TO START OR ADVANCED THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. OUR AIM IS TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THEIR JOURNEY AND ENCOURAGE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THIS YEAR WE KEPT CONTINUING EDUCATION AS A PRIORITY. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO AQUIRE OR PURCHASE LAPTOPS OR DESKTOP COMPUTERS FOR HOMEWORK OR VIRTUAL LEARNING. THIS EXPERIENCE ALLOWED THE TEACHER PARENT AND THE STUDENT TO STAY INVOLVED AND ASSISTED STUDENTS TO PULL UP THEIR GRADES IN SUBJECT AND TESTING MATTERS