Transitions Center

Women’s Resource Center Special Programs & Services

From Chocolate Chips to Micro Chips to Blue Chips (CHIPS): A Program for Those in Transition

This one-stop program provides assertiveness training, guided career exploration, job-related skills identification, interviewing techniques, job-hunting strategies, educational counseling, assistance in applying for school-related financial aid, a support group with others and job placement guidance Career Decision Making (HDS 110). It offers participants keyboarding and computer orientation classes, as well as a business clothing boutique. A second semester CHIPS Too program includes Microsoft Word for Windows (OIS 165) and Personal Finance (BUS 204) for a total of 12 credit hours.

In Their Own Words… Voices from the Chips Program

Divorce Support Group

A divorce support group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings included guided group discussions and presentations by lawyers, therapists, mediators and financial planners. There is no fee to attend and participants need not pre-register. A schedule of speakers is available quarterly.

The first Monday of each month from October through May, a Certified Divorce Planner provides consultations. On the second and third Monday of each month, a lawyer is available for consultations. These consultations are scheduled from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on a first-come, first-served basis and are provided free of charge. See the consultation schedule.

Special Populations Program

This program provides tuition, books, and child care assistance for single parents, displaced homemakers, those with limited English proficiency, academically disadvantaged, economically disadvantaged, individuals with a disability and nontraditional job seekers who are enrolled in a State approved occupational program.

Luncheon Series

The WRC sponsors six luncheons each year, featuring speakers on a variety of topics. 2009 Winter Luncheon Series flyer