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Vocational/Educational
Services
Meta House is dedicated to helping women reclaim their lives from substance abuse and recognizes the significance that education and vocational ability have on self-sufficiency, financial freedom and self-esteem. Upon entering Meta House, 54% of clients had not completed high school or received a GED. The majority of clients read at an 8th grade level and 17% are functionally illiterate. Substance abuse and lack of education usually leads to a scattered employment history. Due to social stigmas, it is very difficult for a person with a criminal record or a history of substance abuse to find employment.
The vocational/educational services at Meta House work to ensure that each of our
clients:
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Has an increased sense of self-worth and sense of purpose;
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Is less likely to relapse into active substance abuse, due to financial independence and sense of worth;
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Becomes a productive, contributing member of society.
Service
Components:
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Individual vocational/educational case management and service plan development
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Individual initial vocational and educational assessments provided upon entering treatment
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Individual job readiness assessment
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Weekly vocational/educational group that covers topics such as budgeting, resume writing, application writing, dressing for success, interviewing skills and stress management
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Assistance with W-2 TANF benefits, Social Security and Disability
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Building of relationships with businesses to find job for clients
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Job retention support to ensure women maintain employment
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On-Site Literacy Center provides assistance with reading, writing, spelling and math skills, GED/HSED preparation, driver’s license written test preparation, computer training software, and Testing for Adult Basic Education (TABE)
Stacie studying for her G.E.D.
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to volunteer in our literacy center? Click Here!
Partnership with Step Industries, Inc.
Step Industries, Inc. is a unique non-profit company that only hires and trains people in
recovery. The majority of employees at Step Industries are graduates or current clients of Meta
House.
Diva Closet
Recognizing that women seeking employment need appropriate interviewing and professional attire, the Vocational/Educational team at Meta House developed the D.I.V.A. (Designing Individual Vocational Aspirations) Closet that allows women to access two complete outfits for interviewing and starting a job. Want to donate to the D.I.V.A Closet?
Click here.
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Did
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Meta House Literacy Center was named “Outstanding Satellite” of 2001 by The Literacy Services of Wisconsin.
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Are you in need of treatment for addiction to alcohol or other drugs, or do you know of a woman who is?
Call us today at (414) 962-1200 to discuss available treatment programs and services.
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