Women's & Children's Health Program Blossoms

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% have no health insurance. Read the latest news stories about our efforts to provide access to healthcare.

Lesha Ruffin at News10, February 16, 2010: http://www.news10.net/life/community/herocentral/story.aspx?storyid=75475&catid=33

Cynthia Hubert at The Sacramento Bee, January 15, 2010: http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=152895&type=newswires

Steve Milne at Capital Public Radio, December 30, 2009: http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=7582