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<blockquote data-quote="ksm" data-source="post: 702007" data-attributes="member: 12511"><p>The program we are looking at is church sponsored. Usually 5 or 6 young adults (17 to 20) live in a home with an adult mentor. They are matched to local agencies as volunteer workers. The agencies pay a stipend, and also the persons church covers a small amount. All food and household expenses are covered. We know several people who have done this program and the young adult and their parents have spoken positively about it. </p><p></p><p>She has always gravitated to kids who are a couple years older than she is. If she does the GED Plus, she will find a second job if the one she has now can't give her more hours. She works about 10 hours a week now at a higher end restaurant. She has been on that job for 6 months and has done well. She is a hostess on Friday and Saturday night, and a cashier on Sunday lunch.</p><p></p><p>I know that no matter what we do, there will be pros and cons. One of our concerns is her having a car, if it is in our name, we are responsible for anything that happens. She can't buy a car or get insurance in her name until she is 18. </p><p></p><p>If we start the the GED Plus, we will have 8 months to see how she is doing before she turns 17. She has been good with saving her small paychecks. She saves most of it, and mainly just uses her share of the "tip" money she gets as a hostess. Usually about $20 a week. </p><p></p><p>Before we go forward in the future, we will seek legal advice...</p><p></p><p>I was just curious if anyone had done emancipation...</p><p></p><p>KSM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksm, post: 702007, member: 12511"] The program we are looking at is church sponsored. Usually 5 or 6 young adults (17 to 20) live in a home with an adult mentor. They are matched to local agencies as volunteer workers. The agencies pay a stipend, and also the persons church covers a small amount. All food and household expenses are covered. We know several people who have done this program and the young adult and their parents have spoken positively about it. She has always gravitated to kids who are a couple years older than she is. If she does the GED Plus, she will find a second job if the one she has now can't give her more hours. She works about 10 hours a week now at a higher end restaurant. She has been on that job for 6 months and has done well. She is a hostess on Friday and Saturday night, and a cashier on Sunday lunch. I know that no matter what we do, there will be pros and cons. One of our concerns is her having a car, if it is in our name, we are responsible for anything that happens. She can't buy a car or get insurance in her name until she is 18. If we start the the GED Plus, we will have 8 months to see how she is doing before she turns 17. She has been good with saving her small paychecks. She saves most of it, and mainly just uses her share of the "tip" money she gets as a hostess. Usually about $20 a week. Before we go forward in the future, we will seek legal advice... I was just curious if anyone had done emancipation... KSM [/QUOTE]
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