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The Single Parent Student

The Single Parent Student

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If you are a single parent and you are interested in becoming a Licensed Vocational Nurse, the following article may be helpful to you.

The Single Parent Student

Single parenting while attending a LVN program can be tough. But it can be done. I know a lot of people are saying to themselves, “no way, not with my kids. I’m too tired now without going to the program”. Well, if you want it bad enough you’ll go after it. Your children will live through it and may come out better for it. There are ways to go about getting the help you need.

First, check with family and friends. They want you to succeed and are usually willing to help where and when they can. You can also ask friends; start babysitting for each other,payable in time you can use later the same week. Ask the church you attend for a good sitter who needs to make some money. You supply the food and pay a couple of bucks an hour. Be sure to interview the people first. You should know them fairly well before just dropping off you kids. Set this all up before the program starts. This way no last minute things fall though the cracks. Like when the children are sick and no day care will take them.

Single Parent Students Find a Home

Single Parent Students Find a Home

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When some UK students finish with classes for the day, their jobs as parents are just beginning. The One Parent Scholar House, until recently called the Virginia Place, provides housing to single parents who are also full-time students attending either UK or another area secondary school.

One Parent Scholar House director, Beverly Henderson, describes the House as offering, “support for single parents that are pursuing their degrees.”

The House offers on-site childcare and support services, and most residents do not pay rent. Henderson said the House, which used to be located on Virginia Avenue before moving to its current location near the Red Mile, has “a historic connection with UK of helping single parents get their education and become self-sufficient.”

The One Parent Scholar House is a complex with 80 apartments and a highly rated childcare facility. In order to become a resident, applicants must be at least 18, have their G.E.D., be full time students, have at least one child and be eligible for a Section 8 housing Certificate.

Residents must also have full custody of their children. Nearly all student residents are female. “We stay full,” Henderson said. “The need is there.”

The One Parent Scholar House changed everything for Meagan Bellamy. She said she struggled with feeling isolated while trying to attend school before moving into the House.

“Being a single mom you feel alone,” Bellamy said. “All the people around me were 18 or 19 and free as a bird. I didn’t even know single moms went to school very often. People told me to just quit school and get a job.”