Services for Triangle Women

Women's Center Services:
"Thank you for your help in getting me out there," said Ann*, a career counseling client at The Women's Center. "You gave me help and that big push I needed." Many women seek the Center's services as they go through a major life transition. Ann's husband had just announced he wanted a divorce, and Ann had been a homemaker for many years. Through our New Choices career program, we showed her the skills she had and guided her towards steady employment.

Founded in 1979, The Women’s Center promotes the individual and collective empowerment of the diverse community of women and girls in the Triangle.

Core offerings include:

• Legal Information
• Financial Counseling
• Homeownership Program
• Career Advising Program
• Adolescent Programs
• Community Education Workshops and Support Groups
• Information and Referral
• Special Events
  

The Center serves over 4,000 individuals from Orange, Durham, Chatham, Wake, and Alamance counties and beyond. Utilizing a small staff and network of dedicated volunteers, we strive to provide an atmosphere of trust and acceptance where women can learn from each other:

Julie* took the "How to Cope when Your Relationship Ends" workshop because her husband had suddenly left her and their ten-year-old child. It helped her to talk with other women experiencing the loss of a partner, and she said the program "gave me the tools to help me through this crisis and empowered me to do so." She also bought a copy of our Family Law in North Carolina book and made an appointment with the Legal Information Service to educate herself about child support issues.

Debbie*, a financial counseling client, was in graduate school with high debt. She was raising her child alone with her only income being student loans and sporadic child support. Sitting down and talking over her finances with a certified volunteer financial counselor helped. "It was practical information that I can use, plus it was provided in a positive, gentle manner."

The Women's Center celebrates the talent, diversity and strength of thewomen in our community and works to overcome the barriers of race, age, class, educational level, and sexual orientation. Our adolescent programs include Teens Climb High, which targets girls from low-income families and matches them with mentors. Along with weekly activities such as horseback riding or attending a circus performance, one 8th grade girl and her mentor have developed a strong bond over the last two years. The Teens Climb High girl described her mentor as "real nice and giving. She's like a part of my family."

We are often the first line of contact for women in crisis. We respond annually to thousands of personal calls for information and referral and to hundreds from other area agencies, and we maintain up-to-date notebooks on job listings, attorneys, therapists, and lesbian/bisexual/transgender resources.

The Women's Center's programs are funded in part by the Triangle United Way, the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Orange County. The Center depends on individual contributions, program fees and fundraising events such as Tea with Lee and our annual art exhibition, Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands to cover operating expenses. Many of The Women's Center programs and services are free and those with fees are available on a sliding scale basis. No one is turned away due to an inability to pay for services.

Located in a house in the historic district of downtown Chapel Hill, The Women's Center is a place open to all women.  Please come by to visit and explore our current programs or contact The Center at 919-968-4610 or everywoman@womenspace.org

For a complete history of The Women's Center, please go to TWC Herstory.

*Names have been changed to protect the identity of our clients.

  About The Women's Center

Services:

Adolescent Programs

Community Financial Counseling

Homeownership Program

Information & Referral

Legal Information Services

New Choices... Strategies for Success (Career Programs)

Workshops & Support Groups

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