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The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $123,177 to the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program. This program is directed by Kathy Gilbert Mohney, The Children's Place Learning Center, and Dr. Regena Fails Nelson, professor.
This project will specifically address the needs most often identified by student-parents: affordable child care and social and academic support structures. The academic success, experienced by parents participating in a previously funded grant, led to the development of a model that continues to provide the reduced child care tuition and provides increased access to academic and social support services in the university. This comprehensive parent support program, CAPE 2.0, will include opportunities for student-parents to network online as well as face-to-face. It will also increase student-parents access to representatives from various departments within the University such as financial aid, academic skills center, psychological and career counseling, housing, as well as cultural activities through Family Fun Nights that are held once a semester at the Center. Research shows the level of a student’s engagement is directly related with academic success.
- The Education Career Fair will take place Monday, April 20 in the WMU Bernhard Center from 9 am to 4 pm.