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Step 1
Go to college. Minimum wage jobs perpetuate poverty. Getting either a bachelor's degree or a tradesman certificate raises your chances to get off welfare. Take a moment to discover what truly makes you happy. If you want to spend time healing the sick, consider a nursing program sponsored by local hospitals. If you want to rid the world of crime, consider the police academy. Choose a dream to pursue and get the education.
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Step 2
Find low cost child care. This sounds easy, but is the very reason most single moms are on welfare. Consider a co-op. Enlist people in similar situations. Offer to watch a nurse's kids during her night shift. Arrange your schedule around a relative's availability. Look into church-based child care facilities that offer sliding scales for child care.
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Step 3
Save money while living in low rent housing. Talk with your social worker about ways to save money. Ask about low rent subsidies that free up added funds to put aside each month. Place the funds in an interest bearing account.
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Step 4
Consider moving to a less expensive area to save money. Food, fuel, housing and many other necessities are cheaper in other areas. Move to a new area and start over.
Comments
ChuckMarean said
on 1/4/2009 What’s a job? If you’re an electrician, what if nobody needs your help and what if they can’t afford to pay you? As for going to college, I got a BS in Biology. College didn’t teach me how to do anything. Concerning saving money while on welfare, if you own more than something like $2,000 in assets they think you’re too rich for welfare. There are bums out there. They’re doing the best they can. There needs to be welfare that doesn’t treat people bad.
CrazyAce said
on 3/21/2008 GET A JOB.