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Geneviève Turcotte1, Claire Chamberland, Louise Lemay
1. genevieve.turcotte@cjm-iu.qc.ca.
Objectives:
MAP (mothers with power) is a program that proposes a comprehensive approach to promote social and professional integration of low income single mothers with children under six years old. Using the results of a qualitative evaluation of the program 's outcomes and the contextual factors that produced them, this article aims to identify the aspects of the program that are the most promising for practise.
Method:
To assess the program's outcomes, the study uses two monitoring tools and an information sheet on each participant. An in-depth analysis of the connections between the program's outcomes and the contextual factors that produced them is conducted using 16 case studies, a case being defined as the integration path of each participant during the participation in the program. For each case, four data sources were used: in addition to the monitoring tools, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants and the case workers at two points in time.
Results:
Data show positive outcomes of this program. After three years, a majority of participants went back to school, finished high school, started collegial studies or found a job. These outcomes resulted from a set of factors: structuring actions on the life environment, support from an intervention team working closely with the participants and personalized references to programs and services in the community.
Conclusion:
The results support the relevance of an integrated and comprehensive approach to the social and professional integration of low-income single mothers.
