Three resources for homemakers relaunching a career:
WHAT: WorkSource Vancouver’s Displaced Homemaker Program.
WHEN: First-come, first-served, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
WHERE: 5411 E. Mill Plain Blvd. Suite 15.
DETAILS: 735-5000, https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/.
COST: None.
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WHAT: Southwest Washington Displaced Homemaker Center.
WHEN: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays.
WHERE: Room 127, Gaiser Hall, Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way.
DETAILS: 360-992-2321.
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WHAT: Career Re-Launch Series for Stay-At-Home Moms.
WHEN: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 15-Nov. 17.
WHERE: Firstenburg Community Center, 700 N.E. 136th Ave.
DETAILS: 510-936-0808, http://lhcareers.com/.
COST: $150.
Vancouver mother Kim Puyleart and two other women push their babies’ strollers around a track at Hockinson Meadows Park as they lunge forward and sing, “If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet.”
Seven-month-old Conan Franz, who is watching his mother participate in the procession, erupts into laughter. The giggles are notes of reassurance to Puyleart that her latest business venture to simultaneously provide mother fitness and baby entertainment has pleased her customers.