Womens Center of Wake County

The Womens Center is addressing the critical lifesaving needs of atrisk and homeless women in the triangle 365 days a year. The Womens centers (wc) unwavering goal is to provide the necessary support services, tools, and enrichment that empowers each individual life to break cycles of poverty, homelessness, and unmanaged mental health.these services and programming include showers, laundry services, clinical/case management services, physical, behavioral and Womens healthcare, meals, hygiene, clothing, enrichment classes, and access into our housing programs, emergency transitional units and our integrative permanent community supportive housing, garden view. Providing housing units in safe neighborhoods is essential for a population of atrisk women with disabilities that can easily be preyed upon. All of our clients have diagnoses of ptsd as a result of sexual assault, rape or trafficking, domestic violence, interpersonal violence, and homelessness. Our clients suffer from severe and persistent mental health (spmi), mobility issues, intellectual issues, being medically fragile, ocular issues, etc. Through Womens Center urban farm and social enterprise collaborations, women engage in therapeutic enrichment, obtain job skills and employment, and build relationships within the community, adding to their sense of belonging and overall wellbeing which results in housing longevity.