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Mothers for education assistance

Mothers for education assistance. Audra Brooks, Melissa Bisel, Shannon Grabe, Tessa Grewe. Mission.

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Mothers for education assistance

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  1. Mothers for education assistance Audra Brooks, Melissa Bisel, Shannon Grabe, Tessa Grewe

  2. Mission • This organization’s purpose is to improve lives of young mothers and their children, by providing early education, daycare, and preventative care to ensure their wellbeing. We strive to achieve a higher graduation rate among college mothers by making child care more attainable.

  3. National Statistics

  4. Ferris State Statistics • Female students enrolled in 2013 - 6,962 • Applied for financial aid - 6,140 • Reported dependents – 1,065

  5. Vision • To increase the rate of mothers who graduate from college by 5 % at Ferris State University by 2020. Philosophy • Mothers of Education Assistance values a positive learning environment as a means to promote success, advancement, leadership, and knowledge.

  6. First Goal & Objective • Goal: Incorporate a multi-disciplinary approach to educate mothers and children through the use of child care referrals and educational assistance • Objectives • To refer mothers with children to a place for childcare • To choose workers and specific educational backgrounds • To develop a budget

  7. Second Goal & Objective • Goal: Provide comprehensive health care through immunization and health education • Objectives • To provide education material for immunization through state and federally funds • To educate mothers and children by providing classes of how to achieve healthier lifestyles • To incorporate nurses to provide health care for mothers and children

  8. Organizational Chart Director Administrator Educator Social Worker Nurse

  9. Job Descriptions • Administrator • Director • Educator • Immunizations Nurse • Social worker

  10. Volunteer Nurse Needed • Volunteer description: Looking for a licensed RN to volunteer at Mothers for Education Assistance, a non profit organization, to help benefit mothers who want to continue their education. • Person should be passionate about health promotion and working with young children. • Volunteer will be working with children and parents on immunizations, nutrition and health promotion. • Please Contact: • Mothers for EducationAssistance • (231) 591-9876 • mothersforeducation@ferris.edu

  11. Marketing •  Ferris State University Website •  Social media (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and so on) •  Paid advertising (Google AdWords, print or online banner ads) •  Communications (newsletter, e-newsletter, direct mail) •  Special events •  Brochures

  12. Budget

  13. Strategies • Providing Wrap-Around Supports • Making Financial Aid a Graduation Strategy • Reforming Temporary Income Supports • Improving Access To Childcare • Meeting Housing Needs • Enriching Data Collection For Better Decision Making • Providing Immunization and Health Education

  14. References • Financial Aid Office (personal communication, March 25, 2014) • Retrieved from: http://nces.edu.gov/fastfacts/display • Wise, P. S. (2014). Leading and managing in nursing (5th ed.). St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier Mosby. • Women Employed. (n.d.). Single Mothers and College Success. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://www.womenemployed.org

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