Our Work

THE PROBLEM

Homeless women who want to change their lives face many obstacles—personally and in the workplace. They want to succeed, but they need help—securing a safe place to live, creating a resume, developing basic work and personal skills. Add to this the problems of transportation, childcare and domestic violence, and it’s no wonder that homeless women are trapped in part-time work and low paying jobs—never breaking the cycle of poverty.

THE PROGRAM

Women's Empowerment is a unique program, which provides a holistic approach for homeless women to become truly self-reliant.

Through mentoring, our transformative training curriculum, peer support and individual job development our Women's Empowerment program provides homeless women with the skills and self-confidence necessary not only to get a job, but also to succeed at work.

Our Women's Empowerment program works! 80% of program graduates have secured housing and 80% have obtained employment or are enrolled in school.

THE DIFFERENCE

There are many welfare-to-work programs, but Women’s Empowerment is targeted to specifically address the barriers facing homeless women. We provide childcare, transportation assistance, parenting enrichment, and family violence prevention.

In the words of a recent graduate: "At Women's Empowerment, the staff and other students believed in me until I could believe in myself."