Twenty women from the Jane-Finch neighbourhood were getting a chance to go to college and become community leaders. Their children would be cared for while they studied. They'd get bus tickets and a meal on campus. They'd be plugged into the job market. Best of all, they'd break out of their ethnic enclaves.

Delta teamed up with Seneca College to draft the curriculum. The Ontario Trillium Foundation provided the funding. The United Way offered organizational help.

The program is targeted at South Asian, African and Caribbean women. Participants need a high-school diploma (or the equivalent), the ability to read and write in English and a hunger to learn.

To read the complete article which appeared in today's Toronto star,

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1150840211411&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795

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