NEWS
September 15, 1991
Adult single parents, displaced homemakers and single pregnant womenresiding in Anne Arundel County may be entitled to a tuition assistance grant from the Maryland Department of Education, Division of Careers and Technology Education.The Annapolis YWCA recently was awarded this grant and will use it to help pay for up to 18 credit or non-credit hours with a limit of three courses per semester. Assistance can include tuition, books and associated fees. To qualify, courses must be career-related and directed toward a specific career goal.
NEWS
By Mary Gail Hare and Mary Gail Hare,Staff Writer | October 27, 1992
Theodora A. "Teddy" Stephen offers directions to those who find themselves at career crossroads.With 26 years' experience as a state employee, Ms. Stephen, the manager of the county office of the state Department of Economic and Employment Development (DEED), has helped many unemployed people redirect their skills and find jobs.For her efforts with displaced homemakers, she received the "Partners in Change Award" yesterday at Carroll Community College.Sherry Glass, director of the college's Displaced Homemaker Program, recommended Ms. Stephen for the award, one of 50 given nationwide.
NEWS
By Elise Armacost and Elise Armacost,Staff writer | December 13, 1990
A scholarship fund in the name of former County Councilwoman Carole B.Baker is being created at Anne Arundel Community College to help displaced homemakers.Letters soliciting contributions to the "Carole Baker Endowed Displaced Homemakers Scholarship" were sent out this week and signed by County Executive Robert R. Neall and his predecessor, O. James Lighthizer, honorary co-chairmen of the scholarship fund.Neall and Lighthizer were asked to serve as co-chairmen by a group of Baker's friends and supporters who decided to found the endowment as a way to honor the former councilwoman, said Baker, who learned of the scholarship fund at a luncheon last week.
NEWS
By Jay Apperson and Jay Apperson,Staff writer | March 14, 1991
In his years as the Baltimore area's most vocal crusader for "men's rights," Kauko H. Kokkonen has challenged the very notion of women's colleges, the Maryland Commission for Women and the YWCA.Now he'sturning his attention to a recently established endowment to provideAnne Arundel Community College scholarships to "displaced homemakers."But former county councilwoman Carole B. Baker says Kokkonen may be revealing his own sexist attitudes when he complains that the Carole Baker Endowed Displaced Homemakers Scholarship is for ladies only.
NEWS
By Jackie Powder and Jackie Powder,Staff Writer | November 30, 1993
The Thanksgiving leftovers are barely gone and the Christmas season is in full swing.It's a hectic time of year, marked by gift-buying, holiday parties and family celebrations.And for many people who are dealing with the death of a loved one or another significant loss or life change, the holidays also can be a particularly difficult time of year.But those who are experiencing feelings of depression and loneliness don't have to suffer through the season. Several Carroll organizations are offering workshops to help people cope with holiday-related stress.
FEATURES
By Elise T. Chisolm | November 6, 1990
IT HAPPENED about a year ago. He left her for a younger woman. Judy is 62. They'd been married 44 years."It's been a terrible time," she tells me on the phone. "Because now I am having some guilt about how much of it was my fault. I wasn't pretty enough, sexy enough, I needed a face lift, I wasn't interesting enough. I did volunteer work, but I had never had a real career, there was never time, I was too busy raising our five children."Then she added the kicker, "You see, when you are a widow you get sympathy, at least for a while.