They really get joy from it. The Northside Indianapolis IHN offers Survivor Skills for Women , a ten-part workshop to train and support women. Women learn how to help themselves. Network guests who are not employed or in job training are required to participate in two training sessions each week. During class, guests learn through role playing, conducting research, and talking with the trainer and other guests.
Volunteers provide child care.
It teaches women how to do things for themselves. I learned a lot about my legal rights that I didn t know before, when I went through child custody and support issues. Now I feel better prepared to protect myself. You get to see that everyone has their own way of responding, and you learn better ways of handling problems. You can make a decision in one second that can give you problems the rest of your life.