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Old 05-16-2004, 01:17 PM
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Maybe in your state Lilith, but definitely not here. When I first seperated from my ex, I was hoping to get some help going back to school, so I could support my son and my then unborn baby independantly. The resources stank to say the least. Due to child support that I receive which is just a measly $160.00 per week btw...I am ineligable for any state funded programs. I was eligable for financial aid and loans, but by my calculations, I would have been completely in the hole and unable to sustain child care expenses etc... while I was in school. The loans wouldn't have needed to be repaid until I graduated but then more than half of my expected salary would have gone to loan payments, not leaving nearly enough for a car payment and general living expenses. I know that sacrifices have to be made to reach certain goals, but as a single income family it would have been nearly impossible for me. There are job help/ training programs in my state to help people get off welfare, but my income also made me ineligable for those! I wasn't looking for a handout mind you, but I wanted to explore my options. After working pretty much non stop from the age of 15, I figured that I wasn't a slacker and deserved some help. But that isn't the way things work here.
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