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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, January 23, 2015 | 16 Homeward Bound Halton offers new lease on life by Herb Garbutt Oakville Beaver Staff Rebecca sat on her kitchen floor crying. She had just returned home to find that her hydro had been cut off. She had recently completed a test for academic upgrading in hopes of returning to school, but was hit with a grim reality -- how could she afford school when she was struggling to provide the necessities for herself and her two sons? Raised herself by a single mother who suffered from mental illness, there were signs that her oldest son was also struggling with mental health issues. Rebecca had to leave her job to care for him. As she sat in her darkened apartment, worrying that her son would soon be home Fight fat over 40 at Metabolic Care Clinic Over 40 and struggling to lose weight (possibly gaining)? If so, you are not alone. Forty seems to be the magic number where females think their metabolism has gone kaput. 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Jeff Zabudsky, president and CEO of Sheridan College at the launch of Homeward Bound Halton, that will provide affordable housing, subsidized child care and a college education and internship to single mothers facing economic hardship or homelessness. | photo by Riziero Vertolli ­ Oakville Beaver Advertorial from school, she heard an email notification from her phone. It was an invitation from Home Suite Hope (HSH) to meet about a new program called Homeward Bound. · · · Homeward Bound Halton was officially launched Wednesday at Sheridan College. A collaborative effort between Home Suite Hope, Halton Region, the Oakville Community Foundation (OCF) and Sheridan College, the program will help 15 single mothers facing economic hardship -- five in each of the next three years -- get a college education. Homeward Bound Halton is modeled after Toronto's Woodgreen Community Services' program that has helped more than 150 women graduate and find jobs since it was established in 2004. The Halton program sees each partner provide something that on its own would help, but wouldn't necessarily address other concerns to allow the participants to return to school. For instance, the OCF will pay for the participants' tuition and books. A significant contribution, but it wouldn't allow a single mother to return to school because she would still have expenses, such as rent and daycare. "I had been looking into going to college and was overwhelmed with the cost of everything from tuition fees and books to travelling costs and daycare bills," said Linda, a 32-year-old single mother of three. (Her name, like Rebecca's changed, and their stories provided through interviews by HSH). "I was feeling like it would never be possible." HSH executive director Michelle Pommells said the goal was to find a long-term fix to break the cycle of poverty. "How can we get a solution that is not a BandAid?" she said. 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