owpi: Resources For Women

Ayuda Inc.: Assists battered immigrants with accessing shelters, daycare, housing, employment, food, clothing, public benefits. Offers English classes and healthcare.

Break the Cycle: Offers domestic violence prevention and early intervention services to youths ages 12 to 24.

Deaf Abused Women's Network / DAWN: Provides 24-hour TTY crisis hotline for deaf women who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.

Asian Pacific Islander Domestic Resource Project / DVRP: Provides free confidential peer support, financial empowerment, life skills development, referrals to shelters, legal and/or social services.

House of Ruth: Provides women and their children with a 24-hour shelter/safe house and also offers counseling for women, case management, support groups, children's programs and transitional housing to victims of domestic violence.

Ramona's Way: Offers counseling for women, case management, information and referral services to chemically dependent women survivors of emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse. Women also receive assistance and admission to treatment facilities.

My Sister's Place: Offers emergency shelter for battered women and their children. Women also receive assistance with jobs, housing and other referrals.

Women Empowered Against Violence / WEAVE: Through case management, victims can access and obtain financial stability, child care, health insurance, traditional housing, job training and other support services. They also provide emergency civil, legal protection assistance to domestic abuse survivors.

Women of Freedom Foundation / WOFF: Provides services to clients transitioning from abortion, depression, divorce, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, loneliness, low self-esteem, rape or rejection.

Workforce Development and Preparedness

US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration/ETA: Administers federal government job trainings and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs and unemployment insurance benefits.

DC Department of Employment Services: The District’s one-stop website to empower and sustain a diverse workforce.

Career Voyages: Fastest growing occupations (made available online) by state.

Employment Opportunities: DC Government job listing provides a vast list of job vacancies.

Metropolitan Washington High Demand Occupations: Provides a listing of in-demand occupations in DC.

Job Seekers Services

Labor Market Services

Worker Protection: Find details about occupational safety and health, wage and hour information and worker's compensation.

Financial Literacy and Education

US Financial Literacy and Education Commission/My Money: US government's official website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial institutions.

Wi$eUp: A financial literacy program for women sponsored by the Department of Labor. The goal is to promote financial security through online education and to encourage responsible saving habits for future retirement.

Practical Money Skills: A free website designed to help educators, parents and students practice better money management for life.

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy: Women today control individual and family spending, run the majority of small businesses in the country and an increasing number of corporations, select their own investments and need solid information about personal and business finance.

Women's Institute for Financial Education/WIFE: The oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial education to women in their quest for financial independence.

Wellness and Health

Department of Health: Maternal and Family Health Administration: The mission of the Maternal and Family Health Administration is to improve health outcomes for targeted populations by promoting coordination within the health care system and enhancing access to prevention, medical care and support services.

Department of Health: Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration: APRA is committed to providing programs for women and families to reduce chemical dependency, decrease the number of children in foster care, increase family unification and lower unemployment. APRA's Office of Women's Services (OWS) designs, implements and manages comprehensive substance abuse treatment and prevention programs while working with the courts and the child welfare system.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is to improve the lifelong health and nutrition of pregnant women, new mothers (breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding), infants and children by providing nutrition education, nutrient-rich supplemental food, health and social service referrals and immunization screening for children under age two.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP): CSFP works to improve the nutrition and health of low-income pregnant, postpartum and lactating women, infants, preschool-age children, and residents 60-years-old or older. CSFP provides them with nutritious food to supplement their diets, along with nutrition education to enable them to use the foods wisely.

Project WISH: Project WISH is enrolling eligible women ages 50 and over into the program for breast and cervical cancer screening. Services covered by Project WISH include an annual mammogram, a Pap test, a clinical breast exam and related diagnostic services at one of our area providers.

DC Diabetes Prevention and Control Program: The Department of Health, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) works with community organizations to provide wellness classes, support groups and educational forums. These programs create a structure for people with diabetes to manage their condition outside of traditional health care settings

Health Care Services for the Uninsured: The DC Department of Health (DOH) works to ensure that all DC residents have access to health care.

HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral Services: Know your HIV status. Confidential and/or anonymous testing for exposure to HIV—the virus that causes AIDS—is available at several locations across the city. To learn more about HIV testing and counseling, or for information on how to reduce your risk of contracting HIV, please call the HIV/AIDS Administration at (202) 332-EXAM.