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Is there help for a displaced homemaker WITH a college degree and computer skills?

I have "only" been out of the paid work force for the last 5 or 6 years if you count "substitute teacher" as a full-time job back in 2003 which it never is. I'm in a situation now where if I don't get a paid job soon I will wind up on the streets or forever dependent on the Battered Womens' Shelters. I have my Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, type 80 wpm, have updated "office" computer skills coming out my ears, but find when every place I send the resume looks at how long ago my year and a half at a call center and a year as a Benefit Authorizer were, I get passed over and told nothing. Even temporary agencies like Manpower and Kelly - which I first signed on with in 1998 and 1994, respectively - can't find me temporary office or light industrial work of more than one day here and there. Jobs requiring a degree these days are also underhandedly off-the-record requiring recent verifiable work experience and saying that you have to have paid work history within the last five years. That is clearly discriminatory against recent-housewives but at this point my only hope of ever supporting myself would be to file a lawsuit against one of those companies and live off the winnings! I tried to re-enroll at the same university where I got my bachelor's, in a Biotechnology program, but have no way whatsoever to pay tuition again. I can't get loans because the original ones have gone into default while I was an unemployable housewife. (He wasn't making enough money to support both of us let alone pay either of our college debt) Also I have had one year of Law school and I do know enough to know that employers discriminating because of a Bankruptcy and other personal credit problems is illegal under California labor law. So what am I supposed to do to deal with all of this while I wind up on the streets or in a shelter trying to study for Biotech without being able to pay the tuition let alone buy books? All I am is a displaced homemaker and I find myself shlepped in with people who either have no education, no skills, drug or alcohol addictions, or criminal records, none of which I deserve to be lumped in with!

Public Comments

1. Sure your situation sounds hard and unfair, but all I can do for you is to give you a bunch of suggestions: + Look for a part time job, start with craigslist.org or + Start freelancing, check elance.com + Have a deep breath, employers feel desperation and they don't hire desperate people. That for a start, I guess.
2. WOW. It sounds like you're in a tough spot. You may want to consider taking some Community College courses or even getting an Occupational Education degree. I teach at a CC. We have a Single Parent/displaced homemaker coordinator that really offers a lot off assistance. You may at least want to go by your local CC and talk to them about services offered. Hang in there and keep trying.
3. You definetely need to become an Affiliate. You could try to find investors for a small business and get paid $200 for your assistance. This job would not be complicated because lot's of people are looking for better interest rates. Go to http://get24percent.blogspot.com for more details.