Better Opportunities for Single Moms
The CLIMB Wyoming program gives single mothers the opportunity for better paid jobs. It trains single moms for the workforce and helps them find jobs substantial enough in pay to support their children. Their training is for non-traditional jobs with increased pay scales. After a two year pilot program, the average pay for the single mothers in the program has increased $5 an hour. The program also seeks to close the gender wage gap in their state.
A positive program meeting the needs of the state and the people ought to be modeled across the country, allowing its single mothers to hold their heads high and climb above the shackles of the poverty level. Programs like CLIMB Wyoming are a great first step.