Pennsylvania Home Heating Assistance for Low-Income Families Extended to April 13
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvanians struggling to pay home heating bills will have extra time to apply for financial help through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare Gary D.

New Study of Skills-Based Relationship Education Yields Promising Results for Low Income Married Couples
SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Results of a federally funded, yearlong Relationship and Marriage Education program for low-income married couples show many positive impacts on the quality of couples' relationships.  Compared with a control group, couples who participated in one of the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) programs showed higher levels of marital happiness, lower levels of marital distress, greater warmth and support, more positive communication, and fewer negative behaviors and emotions in their interactions with their spouses when compared with couples in the control group. The SHM study focused on evaluating the impact of four different Relationship and Marriage Education programs lasting 6-15 weeks a ...

STEM: A Fast Growing and Vital Field with a Declining Share of Women, New Report Finds
Study provides first-ever focus on community college STEM programs that seek to recruit women. WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jobs in science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM) fields are expected to grow by 17 percent between 2008 and 2018, nearly double the growth of all other fields.

STEM: A Fast Growing and Vital Field with a Declining Share of Women, According to a New Report
Study provides first-ever focus on community college STEM programs that seek to recruit women. WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jobs in science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM) fields are expected to grow by 17 percent between 2008 and 2018, nearly double the growth of all other fields.

AARP Idaho Announces Scholarship Program for Low-income Women 50+
AARP Foundation Scholarships given to Women in financial need for education and re-careering opportunities BOISE, Idaho, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Idaho's own Treasure Valley has just been ranked as the eighth worst-paying area for women in the nation.