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The New Choices Program at the Women's Center of Fayetteville is a Displaced Homemaker Program. It is designed to help displaced homemakers make the difficult transition from the home to the work force.

A displaced homemaker could be your friend, your neighbor, your mother or your sister. She has set aside a career in the workforce to spend some years at home, dependent on the financial support of another, usually a spouse or significant other. She may have worked part-time, maybe even full-time on occasion, but her focus has been on the home and the children.

Now, she needs help. The financial support that she was depending on has been cut. Maybe she has divorced, separated, been widowed, or her husband has lost his job, but she needs to focus now on entering or re-entering the workforce.

Are you a displaced homemaker?

• Have you been financial dependent on a significant other while working in the home?
• Are you no longer adequately supported by that income?
• Are you unemployed or underemployed?

Through individual career/educational counseling and job preparation assistance, the New Choices Program helps displaced homemakers enter the workforce so that they can support themselves and their families.

Our program offers:

• Individual career and educational counseling to help you find and reach your goals.

• Free job-preparation classes, such as Resume Building, Interviewing Skills, and JobSearch! Click here for an current class schedule.

• Individual and professional assistance with resume preparation, cover letter writing, interviewing skills, online job searching, and more!

• Information and Referral services to other resources in the community.

• Educational Assistance - We support displaced homemakers who decide to improve their education by going back to school. We can offer some financial assistance with educational costs such as books, fees, tuition, required immunizations and uniforms, and other necessary costs for those who qualify.

• A FREE computer lab with internet access for job searching, resume and cover letter creation, and company research. We maintain a small Resource Library to assist clients in resume and job search techniques.

Our Resource Partners are also available to assist clients:

• Family Law Clinic

  On the 4th Tuesday of the month from 6-8 pm, a lawyer is available to answer your questions about divorce, separation, child custody, or other matters surrounding family law.

• Financial Aid Counseling

  On the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Fridays of the month from 8 am - 12 pm, an academic advisor from Fayetteville State University is available to provide women and men with information about financial aid options, program availability, and the college admission process.

• CareerStart Class

  CareerStart is a week-long job-readiness class provided by Fayetteville Technical Community College. Students will learn about what careers match their personality, learn and practice interviewing skills, and build a resume while in class. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a voucher for a FREE continuing education course at Fayetteville Technical Community College as well as a FREE interviewing outfit from Uptown Girlz, the resale shop that supports the Women's Center. Space is limited and you must register in advance.

• Health Screening

  A health screening is offered the last Wednesday of the month from 12 to 2 pm by Tri County Community Health. It includes HIV testing and pre- and post-counseling, Syphilis testing, glucose screening, blood pressure screening, weight screening, and prevention education.

Other workshops and seminars are held at various times throughout the year. Call (910) 323-3377 for more information.

The New Choices Program provides individual services to empower displaced homemaker clients with the skills and confidence necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency through education and employment.