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Women and Work
Women and Work (W&W) is a free 15-week job- and life-skills training program offered through Queens College, CUNY. Initiated in 1998, the program operates as a “Partnership for Empowerment” accepting applicants with modest educational backgrounds and little or erratic work experience. They are the most underserved population comprised of immigrants, victims of domestic and family violence, displaced homemakers, and women whose lives have been directly or indirectly affected by the post-9/11 economy. Reaching across all races, ethnicities, ages, religions, and sexualities, the program is designed to meet the needs of women who need to work, but lack the requisite social, academic, and technological skills. Women and Work provides the necessary tools to secure sustainable employment and financial independence. The program’s three main focus areas include: computer and technology skills; literacy and humanities skills; and job readiness and retention.
OBJECTIVES
1. Help participants to evaluate their life situations through on site counseling and needs assessment
2. Increase reading competency skills to a college entry level
3. Ensure that each participant masters basic writing and mathematical skills
4. Provide computer literacy and technology skills
5. Empower participants with conflict resolution and time-management skills
6. Address family/personal needs that may interfere with the transition into the workplace
7. Provide personal health and wellness training
8. Facilitate access to legal counsel and other needed referral services
9. Guide participants in proper workplace attire
10. Mentor participants through job search and initial employment phase
11. Focus on job retention and mobility with post-program support
12. Advance Women and Work graduates’ computer skills through post-program seminars
13. Address life-changes for newly employed through post-program humanities workshops
14. Network with organizations that share the Women and Work's goals
15. Track measurable program impact on job performance/retention of Women and Work graduates
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