Jeremiah Program aims to help single mothers in Austin overcome poverty, other obstacles

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SINGLE
MOTHERS RAISING THEIR CHILDREN
HERE IN THE AUSTIN AREA.MANY
OF THOSE ARE LIVING IN POVERTY.
AN ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE
"JEREMIAH PROGRAM" IS STEPPING
UP, OFFERING AN AFFORDABLE
PLACE TO LIVE, LIFE SKILLS AND
TRAINING.2-GIGI: JOINING US
TODAY IS THE JEREMIAH PROGRAM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SHANNON
MOODY.SHANNON HOW DOES THE
PROGRAM WORK?JEREMIAH'S PROVEN
APPROACH BEGINS WITH
ESTABLISHING A SUPPORTIVE
COMMUNITY FOR DETERMINED
SINGLE MOTHERS TO PURSUE A
CAREER-TRACK, COLLEGE
EDUCATION. WITH THIS
SUPPORTAND A COMBINATION OF
QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION, A SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE, AND
EMPOWERMENT AND LIFE SKILLS
TRAININGFAMILIES FIND
STABILITY AND A PATH OUT OF
POVERTY.MORE THAN 44,000
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS ARE
LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE
AUSTIN AREA. THESE FAMILIES
OFTEN FACE ALMOST
INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIERS
WITHOUT THE HOLISTIC SUPPORT
JEREMIAH PROGRAM CAN PROVIDE.
JEREMIAH PREPARES DETERMINED
SINGLE MOTHERS TO EXCEL IN THE
WORKFORCE, READIES THEIR
CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL,
AND REDUCES GENERATIONAL
DEPENDENCE ON PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE.
THE NEW CAMPUS, LOCATED IN THE
GUADALUPE-SALDANA NET-ZERO
SUBDIVISION, OFFERS 35 TWO-
BEDROOM APARTMENTS; AN ON-
SITE, FIVE-CLASSROOM CHILD
DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR UP TO
60 CHILDREN; TWO COVERED
PLAYGROUND AREAS; CLASSROOMS
FOR JEREMIAH'S REQUIRED
EMPOWERMENT AND LIFE SKILLS
TRAINING; COMMUNAL GATHERING
SPACES; AND STAFF OFFICES. THE
CAMPUS BUILDING IS ADJACENT TO
FOUR DUPLEXES, BUILT IN 2013
BY GNDC, WHERE FOUR ADDITIONAL
JEREMIAH PROGRAM FAMILIES
RESIDE. SO, IN TOTAL, 39
FAMILIES WILL SOON BE IN
RESIDENCE.IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN WORKING TOWARD A
BETTER LIFE FOR YOURSELF AND
YOUR CHILDREN, WE INVITE YOU
TO EXPLORE HOW JEREMIAH
PROGRAM CAN HELP YOU REALIZE
YOUR POTENTIAL.

Jeremiah Program aims to help single mothers in Austin overcome poverty, other obstacles

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