Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women

Displaced Homemakers

Dated August 9,1983 "The Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women at the University of Toledo has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the State of Ohio to fund a two-year program for displaced homemakers. "Peggy Piper, administrator of the Center, was recently notified by State Sen. Marigene Valiquette that the grant, to be administered by the Ohio Board of Regents, will provide $35,000 during the 1983-84 fiscal year and $90,000 in fiscal 1984-85.

Peggy Piper, Administrator

"Ms. Piper said that the Center will add services to aid displaced homemakers -- those who have lost their principle means of support through divorce, widowhood, or abandonment. By the end of the next month, the Center will add a half-time staff counselor to provide personal and career counseling, offer skill and aptitude testing, and hold monthly lifework planning seminars to help participants utilize their education, interests, and experiences. The Center also will continue its career orientation outreach program in area high schools."

State Rep. David Karmol of the 44th District

Proclamation From the Office of the Mayor, The City of Toledo, Ohio

A Displaced Homemaker is someone who:

• Is 27 years of age or older
• Has worked without pay as a homemaker for his or her family
• Is not gainfully employed and has or would have difficulty in obtaining employment
• Has been deprived of support by a person who he or she was dependent on or has become ineligible for public assistance as the parent of a needy child.

Winter/1992 Newsletter

Success Stories, from the Displaced Homemakers Program

Internships have been made available for displaced homemakers through the Project Succeed program. Project Succeed focuses on three areas: work experience, academic experience, and personal and professional development. Interns have received financial support from the Center in the form of scholarships for as long as they participated in the program.

The funding for the program has been in a constant state of question, while the attendance has been steadily rising through its years of operation. However, thanks to the support of Linda Furney, the program has remained in operation and obtained state support. The Displaced Homemaker program has been responsible for bringing in a number of new students to the University.

1986 Third Annual State Displaced Homemakers Conference