EDUCATING, EMPLOYING AND EMPOWERING THE WOMEN OF ALLIANCE APRIL 6, 2016 UNIVERISTY OF MOUNT UNION 1 Abstract: The grant proposal for the Educating, Employing and Empowering the Women of Alliance project was designed to help decrease the unemployment rate, specifically among women. The approximate target reach for the project is to aid forty (40) women in the Alliance, Ohio community. To gain knowledge of the problem the first step was investigating the unemployment rates in the United States and focusing on women of Alliance. The investigators then researched and contacted similar companies who have implemented programs to help women with employment. Based off of the information acquired, the investigators created a plan that implements 3 specific aims. Each aim has a detailed task and goal that enhances opportunities for unemployed women. Professional guidance such as résumé and interviewing skills will help prepare the women for their actual job interviews. Transportation bus passes provided through SARTA or gas cards will allow women the access to get to their job interview. Hair cut cards along with a community clothing drive will fix the issue of looking and feeling professional for the interviews. The investigators further researched and predicted the anticipated results for each aim, as well as ways to modify the grant if the program has a low success rate. Partnering with the YWCA for the grant proposal, the investigators overall goal is to enhance the lives of women in the community and lower the unemployment rate for the city of Alliance. Background: As of January 2016, the unemployment rate was estimated at 4.9% in the United States by ages 16 and above (1). This number is slightly decreased when looking at the unemployment rate of women above the age of 20 in the United States at 4.5% (1). Usually, unemployment is coupled with poverty. When people are not working at a job they are not making money. Within the United States there are over 46 million people living below the poverty line, which is 14.8% of the population (2). Looking at the unemployment rate and poverty level at a macro scale will better help understand and compare the rates at the micro scale of a specific area. When moving to the specific area of Alliance, Ohio the unemployment rate is estimated to be 5.3% (3). This is a drastic increase from the overall unemployment rate of the United States. Unemployment in the city of Alliance is a large problem, but not the only problem either, as the population living in Alliance, Ohio is also higher than the national average. To be considered below the poverty line, an average four person household must bring in less than $24,250 per year, according to the 2015 poverty guidelines (4). Knowing this information and comparing it to Alliance, Ohio in 2013, there were 18% of the residents living below the poverty line (5). To combat these ...

1. EDUCATING, EMPLOYING AND
EMPOWERING THE WOMEN OF
ALLIANCE
APRIL 6, 2016
UNIVERISTY OF MOUNT UNION
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Abstract:
The grant proposal for the Educating, Employing and
Empowering the Women of Alliance project was
designed to help decrease the unemployment rate, specifically
among women. The approximate target
reach for the project is to aid forty (40) women in the Alliance,
Ohio community. To gain knowledge of
the problem the first step was investigating the unemployment
rates in the United States and focusing

2. on women of Alliance. The investigators then researched and
contacted similar companies who have
implemented programs to help women with employment. Based
off of the information acquired, the
investigators created a plan that implements 3 specific aims.
Each aim has a detailed task and goal that
enhances opportunities for unemployed women. Professional
guidance such as résumé and interviewing
skills will help prepare the women for their actual job
interviews. Transportation bus passes provided
through SARTA or gas cards will allow women the access to get
to their job interview. Hair cut cards
along with a community clothing drive will fix the issue of
looking and feeling professional for the
interviews. The investigators further researched and predicted
the anticipated results for each aim, as
well as ways to modify the grant if the program has a low
success rate. Partnering with the YWCA for the
grant proposal, the investigators overall goal is to enhance the
lives of women in the community and
lower the unemployment rate for the city of Alliance.
Background:
As of January 2016, the unemployment rate was estimated at
4.9% in the United States by ages

3. 16 and above (1). This number is slightly decreased when
looking at the unemployment rate of women
above the age of 20 in the United States at 4.5% (1). Usually,
unemployment is coupled with poverty.
When people are not working at a job they are not making
money. Within the United States there are
over 46 million people living below the poverty line, which is
14.8% of the population (2). Looking at the
unemployment rate and poverty level at a macro scale will
better help understand and compare the
rates at the micro scale of a specific area. When moving to the
specific area of Alliance, Ohio the
unemployment rate is estimated to be 5.3% (3). This is a
drastic increase from the overall
unemployment rate of the United States. Unemployment in the
city of Alliance is a large problem, but
not the only problem either, as the population living in
Alliance, Ohio is also higher than the national
average. To be considered below the poverty line, an average
four person household must bring in less
than $24,250 per year, according to the 2015 poverty guidelines
(4). Knowing this information and
comparing it to Alliance, Ohio in 2013, there were 18% of the
residents living below the poverty line (5).

4. To combat these issues there have been multiple programs
whose goal is to improve unemployment.
There are many organizations that are attempting to improve the
lives of individuals and solve
unemployment through economic stability and job readiness,
such as the program in this grant
proposal. One of these programs is the Ohio Means Jobs
Organization located in Canton, Ohio. This
program provides job readiness seminars to unemployed and
underemployed individuals in Stark and
Tuscarawas counties whose income falls at 200% or below the
poverty level. Information from these
seminars provides individuals with skills on how to obtain and
maintain a job. Between 2011 and 2013,
157 individuals attended these seminars with an 84%
completion rate (6). Even though no statistical
data was provided regarding the success rate of this program,
these programs have been in business for
over ten years. A second organization that is very similar to the
program proposed is the Life
Enrichment Center. The Life Enrichment Center in Dayton,
Ohio has a similar program, however they
offer free showers and haircuts. The Life Enrichment Program is
similar to the one proposed in this

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public service grant because of the haircuts. It is believed that
a haircut would aid in the professional
look that is needed for interviews. This organization provides
educational programs based on the needs
of the individual. These programs include: General Education
Development classes, computer and job
skills classes, job seminars educating the individuals on how to
dress for an interview, résumé building,
and how to fill out job applications. In 2013, 7,077 clients
attended classes and 1,121 class sessions were
offered. In 2015, 409 showers and 527 haircuts were provided
for the 553 new clients (7). Another
organization that practices similar goals to this grant proposal is
the Dress for Success Program. Dress
for Success in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is focused on
empowering women to achieve economic
independence. They provide women with clothing needed to
perform their job and career development.
Workshops to help build résumés, cover letters and how to
handle interviews are also offered. After the

6. job is obtained, women are invited to join the Professional
Women’s Group to receive support and
guidance maintaining the job and advancing their careers (8).
The Educating, Employing, and
Empowering women of Alliance will work with the YWCA and
the alter the ideas from these other
programs to ensure a successful and life changing program.
The plan of action proposed differs from companies like Dress
for Success because of the type of
clothing that the Young Women’s Christian Association,
YWCA, offers. The YWCA clothing closet
provides women with professional attire for all job fields. The
YWCA’s distinguishing factor is that they
provide women with the professional aid to help obtain
employment. The plan of action for the YWCA
is to increase the overall employment rate. To accomplish this
task, the proposed grant will provide bus
passes through Stark Area RTA (SARTA). This will allow
women in the community transportation to their
information sessions. If women are in need of a professional
outfit they can take the SARTA bus service
to the YWCA and shop at the clothing closet. The bus passes
are unique as well as a sustainable plan for
the YWCA to help empower women. SARTA not only offers
day passes, but 10 ride passes as well as 31-
day passes. The benefit of a 31-day pass would provide women
with transportation even after the
interview. The month long pass would give women time to get
their first pay check and eventually be
able to afford their own passes. There are several affordable
options of transportation available for
people in the Alliance community. The bus passes distinguish

7. the YWCA from any other companies with
similar intentions. If the proposed grant succeeds, the funding
will go towards the bus passes and
haircut cards as an incentive for the women to participate in the
already existing information sessions.
By offering bus passes and haircuts this grant is offering
incentives so that Alliance women will take
advantage of the opportunity presented to them. This grant
hopes to help lower the unemployment
problem within Alliance, Ohio, specifically women, by
implementing programs to help them succeed.
With this grant, the investigators also hope to promote
sustainability so that the problem of women’s
unemployment does not increase or continue.
Specific Aims:
The Overall Goal of this project is to ultimately lower the
unemployment rate of women in Alliance,
Ohio by teaching them the skills and providing necessary
transportation to earn a job or career. The
societal significance of this goal would be to generate economic
circulation as well as create long term
sustainability among the Alliance Community.
In working toward this goal, there are (3) Specific Aims of the
Project that are as follows:
Specific Aims 1: Increase the number of women who receive
occupational interviews. To achieve this
aim the investigators will (1.1) identify and use the resources
and programs of the non-profit, Ohio

8. Means Jobs, in Canton, Ohio. The investigators will (1.2)
provide one-day bus passes, through the
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SARTA busing company, as a way of transportation for the
women attending résumé building, filling out
applications, and interviewing skills informational sessions.
This program will (1.3) work in collaboration
with Super Snips of Alliance, Ohio, to provide discounted
haircuts and styling to the women who attend
the information sessions. This will be accomplished by (1.4)
providing the women who attend the
information sessions one free outfit from the clothing closet at
the YWCA. The incentives of a haircut,
transportation, and a free outfit will increase the enrollment for
this program. Advertising for this
program will be done through newspaper ads, fliers within
churches, and by word of mouth.
Specific Aims 2: Provide women with proper clothing for the
interview process as well as the workplace
in order to make a positive first impression. This will be
accomplished by (2.1) holding a clothing drive

9. on the University of Mount Union campus and throughout the
Alliance community to acquire more
youthful clothing, especially of larger sizes, jewelry, handbags,
and personal care items. This will be
organized through Abby Honaker, the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity,
and the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. There
will be multiple drop sights including: The Regula Center, the
McPherson Academic and Athletic
Complex, the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house, and the Alpha Xi
Delta sorority house. Advertising for the
clothing drive will be through fliers on campus and within
churches, and through an ad in the Alliance
newspaper. The investigators will (2.2) also look to the local
churches for donations. Another task is
(2.3) to inquire about donations from area department stores.
Specific Aims 3: Increase the number of women who are
prepared and able to attend occupational
interviews. This will be done by (3.1) providing transportation,
via bus passes, in order to increase the
attendance of interviews. The investigators will (3.2) provide
gas cards to the women who have vehicles
to transport themselves to and from the interview. There will
only be enough money on the card to
allow the person being interviewed to arrive and return from the

10. interview. The investigators will also
provide (3.3) a checklist to ensure the women entering the
interviews are fully prepared. The interview
readiness checklist will be provided by the Center for Student
Success at the University of Mount Union.
A survey will also be attached to the checklist in order to
receive feedback as to how the experience was
and if it was beneficial to them. The investigators will provide
(3.4) mock interview questions to the
YWCA so that they may host mock interview sessions to better
prepare the women. The mock
interviews will be hosted by the YWCA of Alliance staff
directors, Gloria Whiteley-Magrath and Jan
Ossler. The mock interview questions will be provided by the
Center for Student Success at the
University of Mount Union.
Preliminary Data
In order to improve the lives of women in the Alliance area, the
Educating, Employing and
Empowering Women program is initiated at the Alliance
YWCA. The YWCA’s overall goal is to provide
women with professional aid to help end unemployment. The
ideas include providing women with

11. educational seminars on how to obtain and maintain a job, bus
passes to get women to and from these
seminars, a clothing drive to obtain more youthful clothing for
the YWCA clothing closet, bus passes or
gas cards to provide transportation for these women and hair cut
vouchers as incentives to attend these
sessions and obtain a job interview. The grant proposes several
programs that are modified and
improved from ones in the surrounding communities.
One of the programs being proposed with this grant is career
development education courses.
The non-profit organization, Ohio Means Jobs, in Canton, Ohio
provides a career advancement program
that provides individuals with job readiness. This program
provides seminars on how to obtain and
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maintain a job, as well as one on one career coaching and job
clubs after the workshop is completed to
assist individuals who are job searching and beginning
employment. Between 2011 and 2013, this
program served 157 individuals with and 84% completion rate
(6). This program relates to what the

12. proposed public service grants aims to achieve within Specific
Aim 1. These are the seminars that the
women of Alliance will attend to acquire the information on
interview skills, résumé building and how to
fill out applications. With all of this data presented there was
no statement of the success rate from this
program. Instead of building a new program, this grant
proposes that the expertise of Ohio Means Jobs
will be utilized.
There are a few programs that are similar and provide services
relative to the ones being
proposed that have seen success. One of these is the Life
Enrichment Center in Dayton, Ohio. This
organization provides educational programs based on each
individuals point of need. These programs
include General Education Development classes as well as
computer and job skills classes. They also
provide job seminars that educate individuals on how to dress
for an interview, guidance filling out
applications and resumé building. They also offer free haircuts
and showers to individuals who need
them. In 2013, 7,077 clients attended classes, and 1,121 class
sessions were offered and in 2015, 553

13. new clients registered for the program and 409 showers and 527
haircuts were provided to individuals
who needed them (7). This program is stated to show how
Specific Aim 2 of the proposed public service
grant will be successful. Again there were no success rates
stated from the specific program. Below in
figure 1 depicting the data from the program.
Figure 1 shows the number of individuals who attended class
sessions and the number of class sessions offered in the years of
2012 and 2013 at the Life Enrichment Center in Dayton, Ohio.
A third program similar to the one being proposed is Dress for
Success in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their
main focus is to empower women to achieve economic
independence. This program provides women
with the clothing they need for their job field as well as career
development workshops to help create
résumés, write cover letters, and hone their interview skills.
After the job is obtained, women are invited
to join their Professional Women’s Group to get support
maintaining their job and advancing their
careers (8). This data supports the success of Specific Aim 3 of
the proposed public service grant. The
YWCA already uses the idea of a clothing closet, but this

14. program will increase the usage causing an
increased need for more youthful clothing. Below in figure 2
the data from the Dress for Success
program displayed in a pie chart.
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Figure 2 shows the amount of haircuts provided annually by the
Life Enrichment Center in Dayton, Ohio.
In 2015, the YWCA distributed 3,700 pieces of clothing to 168
women within the city of Alliance. These
statistics show that the program proposed will not only work,
but will work within this community.
Methods and Approach
Introduction
To improve the unemployment rate among women in the
Alliance community the investigators
are implementing three (3) specific aims to guide the YWCA.
This program will provide interview training

16. to the women of Alliance in order to prepare them for their
actual interviews. Résumés will also be
critiqued to make sure they have a presentable and well -
structured document. Once the women have
completed their training and passed the check list (provided by
the YWCA employees) the women will
receive a bus pass or gas card for transportation, as well as a
haircut voucher for Super Snips. These
incentives will guide women after their résumé and interview
training to help them feel more confident
as well as have reliable transportation ensure they can attend
their job interview. To help the YWCA
acquire female clothing donations, the investigators will hold a
Donation Day on the University of Mount
Union’s campus. The goal of the event is to have students as
well as community members donate
clothing to help women who utilize the clothing closet at the
YWCA
Specific Aims and Task Descriptions
Specific Aims 1: Increase the number of women who receive
occupational interviews. Rationale: By
increasing the number of women that receive occupational
interviews, this program will influence the

17. number of women in Alliance who receive jobs through the
proposed program. This program is striving
to give women the chance at a job or career by educating them
in all aspect of the interview process.
Task 1.1 Identify and use the resources and programs of the
non-profit, Ohio Means Jobs, in
Canton, Ohio. This program is designed to teach individuals
how to make a résumé and learn interview
skills. This program is separate from the YWCA and already
has a schedule of when their information
sessions are held. These sessions last only a few hours and they
are focused primarily on how to
properly interview. This program plans to utilize the expertise
of Ohio Means Jobs for the women of
Alliance. Task 1.2 is to provide one-day bus passes through the
SARTA busing company, as a way of
transportation for the women attending the sessions on résumé
building, filling out applications, and
interviewing skills. It is understood that most of the women
looking for employment through this
program may or may not have a reliable source of
transportation. SARTA is the bussing company that
works within the Alliance and greater Canton area. By
supplying one day bus passes the women will be

18. able to attend the information sessions as well as return home.
Task 1.3 will work in collaboration with
Super Snips of Alliance, Ohio, to provide discounted haircuts
and styling to the women who attend the
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informational sessions. These sessions are only one day so that
they are able to use the bus pass to
return home. It is understood that even with the great
opportunity that the program offers there is a
chance that women still will not attend. The haircut and styling
vouchers will be offered as an incentive
for these women to attend the informational sessions as stated
in Task 1.1. An example of the haircut
voucher is provided in the Appendix as Supplemental Figure 1.
Task 1.4 is to provide the women who
attend the informational sessions one free outfit from the
clothing closet at the YWCA. This task offers
as a second incentive to attend the programs at Ohio Means
Jobs. Not only does this program want the
women of Alliance to learn how to interview, but it also wants
the women to dress professionally. The
women who attend these sessions will receive a free outfit of

19. their choosing from the YWCA clothing
closet upon return. This program aims to reach forty women
within the Alliance Community while
accomplishing the specific aims.
Specific Aims 2: Provide women with proper clothing for the
interview process as well as the
workplace, in order to make a positive first impression.
Rationale: In order to give the women
interviewing for a job a better of being hired, they must look
professional. The YWCA and this program
will provide professional clothing, accessories, and personal
care items for the women attending.
Task 2.1 holding a clothing drive on the University of Mount
Union campus and throughout the
Alliance community to acquire more youthful clothing
especially of larger sizes, jewelry, handbags, and
personal care items. This task is aimed to receive more
youthful and larger clothing. As of now, the
YWCA only receives clothing donations from the older
generation. This clothing drive will be advertising
using a flier posted in campus buildings such as Bracy Hall,
Chapman Hall, the Engineering and Business
Building, Hoover-Price Campus Center, etc. Fliers will also be

20. taken to different businesses within the
community such as, Buffalo Wild Wings, Giant Eagle, Panera,
hair and nail salons, the Alliance Women’s
Club, etc. There will be an ad in the Alliance Review to further
inform the Alliance community about the
clothing donations. An example of the flier is provided in the
Appendix as Supplemental Figure 2. There
will be drop sights monitored by volunteers at the Van den
Eyden building, the McPhearson Academic
and Athletic Complex, the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house, and
the Alpha Xi Delta house. Task 2.2 also
asks the local churches for donations. Different churches in the
Alliance will be asked to give any and all
donations of professional clothing and accessories to the YWCA
of Alliance. Task 2.3 to inquire about
donations from area department stores. Clothing stores such as
Kohl’s will be asked to donate any old
clothing from their stores. The goal of this task is to receive
youthful clothing to prepare the women of
Alliance for job interviews.
Specific Aims 3: Increase the number of women who are
prepared and able to attend occupational
interviews. Rationale: Some women who receive occupational

21. interviews do not have the means to
transport themselves to the interview, and this public service
grant aims to ensure that they do. This
will increase the number of women who successfully interview
and receive the job. This aim will also
provide these women with a checklist and mock interview
opportunities in order to best prepare them
for their interview. The more prepared the women are the better
the chances that they receive the job
they are interviewing for.
Task 3.1 providing transportation, via bus passes, in order to
increase the attendance of
interviews. A bus pass will be given to the women who need
transportation to their interview in order
to give them the best chance to receive the job. Task 3.2
provide gas cards to the women who have
vehicles to transport themselves to and from the interview. Not
all women need bus passes to transport
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themselves to the interview, some already have a vehicle but no
money for gas. By using a local gas

22. station, GetGo, these cards can be utilized. This grant hopes to
assist forty women to reach their
interview Task 3.3 a checklist to ensure the women entering the
interviews are fully prepared. This
checklist was provided by the Center for Student Success at the
University of Mount Union. The idea of
this checklist is to give the women interviewing a last minute
readiness test. They are able to look at
this list and determine whether or not they are fully prepared.
This checklist is provided within the
Appendix Supplemental Figure 3. Task 3.4 mock interview
questions to the YWCA so that they may host
mock interview sessions to better prepare the women. A list of
frequently asked interview questions
was provided by the Center for Student Success at the
University of Mount Union. This list is located in
the Appendix as Supplemental Figure 4. These questions will
be used by the staff of the YWCA in order
to hold mock interviews for women who have acquired an
interview. The goal of this mock interview is
to prepare these women so they are able to perform to the best
of their abilities during the actual
interview. The Specific Aims listed above have predicted
outcomes as well as alternatives solutions in

23. case of failure when applied.
Anticipated Results, Pitfalls, and Alternative
Solution
s
Specific Aim 1:
One threat that this program has is women not attending the
course for interview skills and
résumé building. If a woman is not dedicated or opts not to go
through the course to help acquire a job,
then the program will not be successful. In order to avoid this
pitfall, the incentives of the bus pass and
hair cut will hopefully encourage women to attend and finish
the course training. If these incentives are
not enough the YWCA will give out a pamphlet brochure to
women who come to the YWCA building that

24. provides them with information that states all of the reasons this
program will work for them. In order
to provide a more professional atmosphere to this program, a
contract could be utilized in order to hold
these women accountable. This would not be a legal binding
contact, rather it is a document to show
how crucial the program is and how it could benefit their
quality of life in the long term.
Specific Aim 2:
The investigators are anticipating a positive turn out for the
donation drive held on April 18th.
There are however, several possibilities of pitfalls for the event.
If members on campus or in the
community do not donate clothing it is a potential threat to the
event. If the advertising was not
effective for getting the word out then people might not have

25. known to donate. Not having volunteers
help work the drop boxes located around the Mount Union
campus could cause the event to not run
smoothly. To avoid the pitfalls of the aim, the investigators
have designed fliers that will be posted
around the campus as well as in restaurants and local businesses
in Alliance. Another alternative is to
begin the advertising for the event earlier. If the drive does not
have a large impact, the event could be
re-evaluated and held again in the future to try and have a larger
turn out.
Specific Aim 3:
The vouchers for haircuts and bus passes are designed to help
get the women started in a
positive direction. It is expected that all of the vouchers and bus
passes will be used within a week of

26. receiving them. A pitfall of this specific aim could be the
women not using these vouchers. Not using
the vouchers to help with transportation or haircuts would
hinder the women’s careers. To avoid this
pitfall, the vouchers have expiration dates as well as no
monetary value attached to it. The companies
will not lose money and the pass will not be wasted if women
do not use the passes. Busses not running
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one day due to weather could impact the vouchers. While this is
a possibility, the hope is that women
will not need to attend the interview or job if there is poor
weather.
Evaluation

27. A summative evaluation will be completed in order to determine
the success of The Educating,
Employing, and Educating Women of Alliance program. To
evaluate the program, the number of
respondents will be measured. The number of bus passes and
haircut vouchers given out will be
counted. A client survey will be attached to the bottom of the
interview checklist in order for the
program to receive feedback from the clients. This program
will also evaluate the percentage of women
who are able to attend the interview because of the programs
assistance. Follow ups will be asked to
better evaluate the program. Lastly, the number of respondents
who indicated a successful interview by
either receiving the job or a second interview will determine
whether the program was successful. The

28. YWCA can maintain contact with the women to determine if
they were successful in obtaining a job.
This would be done in order to see how their careers have
developed and if these women potentially
come back to the YWCA to give a seminar on how their
experience with the program was.
Sustainability
The Educating, Employing, and Empowering Women of
Alliance program is working with the
YWCA. The YWCA of Alliance has been involved with the
community since 1926. They have been
empowering women in the Alliance area for 90 years, and will
continue to do so for years to come. The
YWCA has had much success with grants in the past.
Previously the YWCA has worked with United Way,
Title 3 grants, Community Development Block grants, and the

29. Greater Alliance Foundation. The staff
turnover rate among the YWCA is extremely small. The last
time they have had to hire a new staff
member was 4 years ago, and no employee has left otherwise.
The Educating, Employing, and
Empowering Women of Alliance program would be a strong
partner with the YWCA because both the
program and organization’s mission is to empower women
within the community. If funded by the
Regula Center at the University of Mount Union, the YWCA has
the resources to maintain the grant and
find future funding to continue to be successful with the
proposal. Future funding for this program will
come from the different grants that the YWCA has previously
worked with.

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Educating, Employing, and Empowering the Women of Alliance
Budget
Final Summary
This grant will succeed by working with the YWCA in Alliance
to educate, employ, and empower
the women of Alliance. This grant aims to give women the
information needed in order to put

31. themselves in the best position to gain employment. The
proposed grant will allow women to learn how
to properly interview, dress for interviews, and make their own
résumé. This grant will also give women
the needed transportation in order to attend these informational
sessions. Upon evaluation and success
rate, the YWCA will be able to apply for other grant
opportunities to continue the Educating, Employing,
and Empowering the Women of Alliance program and changing
lives in the community.
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Appendix Materials:
Supplemental Figure 1: This is an example of what the haircut
voucher will be. This is what will be
given to the women when they attend the information sessions
at Ohio Means Jobs. Super Snips will
collect these vouchers in order to keep track of the haircuts
involved in the program.

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Supplemental Figure 2: This is an example of what the
Donation Day flyer will look like. This flyer will
be placed in buildings on campus, and throughout the
community. The goal of this flyer is to raise
awareness of the Donation Day.
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Supplemental Figure 3: This figure represents the interview
checklist. This checklist will be provided to
women who have an interview to ensure that they are fully
prepared for the interview.

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Supplemental Figure 4: This figure represents commonly asked
questions during an interview. These
are the questions that will be asked during the mock interviews
hosted by the YWCA staff members.