The Center for Women and Families provides crisis and transitional support services, opportunities for growth and power, and community education and awareness on women's issues. Our mission is improving quality of life for men, women and children through programs and services that develop physical fitness, social skills and personal values. Provides safe, alternative activities to area youth, homework assistance, computer literacy training and cultural field trips. Projects to improve school performance of at-risk school children. Out patient service is focused on psychotherapy to children and their families, psychiatric and psychological evaluations, consultation, child abuse treatment and prevention and parent education.
Emphasis is in such areas as housing, family, and public benefits.
Our mission is to help people achieve independence and self-sufficiency through employment and related support services. In 1997 provided services to over 6,000 individuals. Serves as local United Way's liaison to state government and facilitator of collaborative efforts. Resettles refugees and counsels newcomers to the United States. Translation services in 42 languages.