Women's Empowerment educates and empowers women who are homeless with the skills and confidence necessary to get a job, create a healthy lifestyle, and regain a home for themselves and their children.
My Story: a journey from homelessness to self-reliance
Last December, Sharniece and her two young children opened
Christmas presents on a park bench at 15th & C Streets under
overcast skies. They were living in a
homeless shelter. The gifts were from a
nonprofit.
It was a bittersweet moment in a catastrophic year for Sharniece. She’d cut ties with the kids’ father when he began making bad choices. Sharniece and the children shared a house with another family, but then that family lost the lease. The stress of juggling work, no place to live, and child care woes took a toll: Sharniece suffered a meltdown and needed respite in a mental health facility. When she emerged, her job as a retail manager was gone.
24 years old. No job. No home. Two kids. Christmas in a rundown park. The worst, she remembers, was having to wrap presents that she had been unable to provide herself – and weren’t what her kids hoped for.
News
Wheels to Work in the Sacramento Bee
Thank you to Cynthia Hubert from the Sacramento Bee for her thoughtful article on the Wheels to Work program. Since the program began in August it has served many homeless men and women take the first step to stability. Click here to read more about the program and the graduates from Women's Empowerment who are helping to make it a success!
Gobble Gobble!
Thanks to the generousity and hard work of volunteers and staff, students and graduates of Women's Empowerment were able to provide warm, nourishing Thanksgiving meals for their loved ones.
Women's Empowerment on Sacramento & Co!
Click here to watch Executive Director Lisa Culp and Women's Empowerment Graduate Sara Barker discuss the Thanksgiving Food Drive on News 10's Sacramento and Company.
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Women's Empowerment Now Has T-Shirts!
Choose your favorite style, color, and design at the Women's Empowerment store at Fibers.com. Help support Women's Empowerment!
Take Action This Holiday Season
Help us make this holiday season joyful for formally homeless women by participating in our Thanksgiving Fixin's Food Drive and Holiday Stocking Toy Drive.
Hot off the Presses!
More great news coverage of Wheels to Work! Check out the latest from the Sacramento Press.
