Displaced Homemakers

CONTACT
Student Development Center
University Transfer Center - Room 211
Phone: 715-365-4477
Email: jfredri1@nicoletcollege.edu

What is a displaced homemaker?

A displaced homemaker is an individual who has worked in the home for a substantial number of years providing unpaid household services for family members; and who meets the following additional criteria:

Is not gainfully employed, including unemployed or underemployed, and

Has been dependent on the income of another household member but is no longer supported by such income

Has been on public assistance but is no longer eligible for such assistance or who may be terminated from such assistance, or

Is the parent of one or more minor children supported by public assistance or spousal support but whose children are within two years of reaching the age of majority.

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Six Steps to Success for Displaced Homemakers

Career Decisions

Career Orientation & Assessment

- Skill/Interest Identification
- Career Interest Assessment

Career Planning

Career Development

- Occupational & Educational Information
- Labor Market Information
- Develop an Educational Action Plan
- Nontraditional Occupations (NTO)

Case Management Services

- Individual Counseling
- Stress Management Skills
- Time Management Skills
- Assistance with Resources for Education and Training

College Placement

- Enrollment Assistance
- College Success Course
- Awareness of Financial Resources
- Basic Computer Courses

Job Readiness

- Cover Letters
- Resume Writing
- Interviewing Skills

Placement Assistance

- Employment Resources
- Labor Market Information
- Equal Employment Opportunity Laws

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