We love Haley Corina Handbags! This is the story of Haley, a young entrepreneur who is turning old neck ties into purses to help homeless women find their own career paths. Good Day Sacramento interviewed her this morning. Watch the news segment here. Donate your old ties to WE between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Sacramento Bee's Cynthia Hubert recently announced our tie drive!

This morning, homeless women from our program received makeovers as part of their job-readiness class. View news clips here.

Yoga supports the healing process for homeless women by helping bring calm and healthy physical fitness to their lives. Watch this video to see how our volunteers are helping by bringing yoga to Women's Empowerment.

Read the recent article about Women's Empowerment on United Way's home page: http://www.yourlocalunitedway.org/node/1658.

The homeless population experiences an alarming rate of unmet health needs. At Women’s Empowerment, 85 percent of women in the program have experienced family violence, 69 percent struggle with drug and alcohol recovery, 59 percent have a mental health diagnosis, and 45 percent have no health insurance. Read the latest news stories about our efforts to provide access to healthcare.

Watch our newest video, created by Jesus Lopez, a student intern. He created this video on homelessness as part of a school project, using his work with Women's Empowerment as the backdrop.

What does it take to win the Youth in Philanthropy Award? Be inspired! Check out the local story in The Land Park News, page 22.