| Show Single Parent Network hosts fair for students alt take City s A I II Id I d i I Globe Photo b by Adriana Herrera student at the Single Parent Network Fair held at Redwood talks to a Margarita l t Allen left Adriana Herrera Community Reporter The Single Parent Network hosted its annual resource fair last Wednesday and Thursday afternoon at South City and Redwood campuses There were over 30 different informative booths at the fair single parent students could get the information they needed Many organizations were there to help with information on health and nutrition childcare domestic violence and much more Pam Denicke chair for the Single Parent Network stated that she wanted the college to link our single parents to any resources on campus as well as inthe in inthe inthe the community Denicke wants to make students aware of what the campus can provide and what agencies work with single parents Margarita Allen from the YWCA was at the fair sharing information on a domestic violence support group that is held every week in both English and Spanish Groups join together with other domestic violence survivors to share their experiences learn about community resources and Single Parents Continued on AS Single Parents Continued from A I 1 find positive ways to move forward Heart Change Ministries is designed specifically for women women in need They offer classes such as divorce recovery adult child abuse recovery scrap booking and money managing Health and nutritional information were available I from WIC VIC Women infants and children a nutrition n program helping women new mothers and young children eat well learn leam about nutrition and stay healthy Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program similar to fo WIC which was also there It is free for parents teenagers and children and is designed to expand their knowledge of nutrition and develop skills to help improve their diet offers a variety of classes v I that can be done in a group or to one We provide quality of life for women and girls said Kay Ruiz from People Helping People This organization helps women in finding direction and self Workshops arc are to be held throughout the month of October for job search support The Grocery Guru was there to help provide information on how to save money when buying groceries They say that I by following their program you will save 70 50 percent each week on your grocery bill You can follow the Grocery Guru program by going to The Salt Lake Tribune or the Desert Morning News' News Web sites Many resources resources' n were also available Health and Wellness Services TRIO Student Support Services and the Thayne Center for Service and Learning were all offering their support to students I |
