Support & Empowerment Program for Single Parents and Homemakers Re-entering the Workforce

Are you ready for a new beginning? We are here to support you!

If you are a single parent or a homemaker reentering the workforce, McLennan Community College offers special services to help you succeed in college and in life. This program began in 1979 as a community service of the Junior League of Waco, Inc. Since that time this program has helped more than 7,000 students discover within themselves the strength to begin a new life.

What We Do:

Support students emotionally, academically, and financially through relationships, support meetings, and childcare & transportation funding through the Carl Perkins Grant.


Program Staff: Jessica Shelton, Meredith Yeagens, Cristen McClure, Laci Gerik

Services include:

  • Academic Counseling
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Referrals to Local Agencies
  • Funds for Child Care or Transportation
  • Stress Management
  • Support Meetings

Eligible Students:

  • Single parents & single pregnant women enrolled in workforce program
  • Homemakers enrolled in workforce programs who have been widowed, left, divorced, or have a disabled spouse
See Program Guildines below for more information

Contact Us:

Jessica Shelton, Counseling Specialist
299-8401
jshelton@mclennan.edu

Laci Gerik, Administrative Assistant
299-8614
lgerik@mclennan.edu

Cristen McClure, Program Coordinator,
Counseling Specialist
299-8681
cmcclure@mclennan.edu

Meredith Yeagens, Counseling Specialist
299-8600
myeagens@mclennan.edu

Guidelines, Application, and Checklist:

Instructions for Summer 2010 Applications:

Note: Current SEP students receive priority placement, all others will be on waitlist for availability of funds.

  1. Read the program guidelines
  2. Print out the Summer Application and Application Checklist. Complete the application (s), print out the required paperwork from the Application Checklist. (You may use our computer in OSB 101.)
  3. Turn in your application to our office in OSB 101 by 5:00 p.m. on May 3rd. You MUST have everything complete before we will accept your application.

Instructions for Fall 2010 Applications:

  1. Read the program guidelines
  2. Print out the Fall Application and Application Checklist. Complete the application (s), print out the required paperwork from the Application Checklist. (You may use our computer in OSB 101.)
  3. Turn in your application to our office in OSB 101 by 5:00 p.m. on August 2nd. You MUST have everything complete before we will accept your application.

Contact us at 254-299-8614 with any questions!

LIMITED NUMBER OF FUNDING AVAILABLE!
Meeting Eligibility Requirements Does Not Guarantee Funding.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Important Resources:

HOT Workforce Center Child Care Service Program
(254) 754-5421
http://www.hotworkforce.com/ChildCare/

211 Texas
Dial 211 or 1-866-772-9600
www.hotras.com - A free help line answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week connecting callers to helpful resources in their local community.

Family Health Centers
(254) 750-8200
12 clinics in the Waco area, Spanish Speaking, Medicaid and Medicare welcomed, most Insurance plans accepted. Call for New Patient Appointment.

Waco-McLennan County Public Health District
254-750-5450 (WIC Nutrition Program & other services)
http://www.mclennanpublichealth.org/

Caritas of Waco Helpings
254-753-3545 (Food Stamp application program)

Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children
(254) 752-9330 (1-888-867-7233 Crisis Hotline)
www.advocacycntr.org

Family Abuse Center
(254) 772-8999
(800) 283-8401 Hotline
Provides housing and counseling services for victims of domestic violence http://www.familyabusecenter.org/

Ulifeline
http://ulifeline.org/schools/mclennan