Tag: Women’s Empowerment
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27 Formerly Homeless Women Graduate From Women’s Empowerment
Nearly 100 community members from across Sacramento witnessed Women’s Empowerment graduate 27 formerly homeless women from the comprehensive eight-week job-readiness program at the end of June. The graduates each shared their stories of their…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $26K from U.S. Bank
Women’s Empowerment has received $26,500 from U.S. Bank Foundation’s Community Possible program through a $1,500 sponsorship of its recent gala and a $25,000 grant to help homeless women in Sacramento find homes and jobs…
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Women’s Empowerment Gala Raises Record $200,000
More than 500 local residents joined with 100 formerly homeless women to raise a recordbreaking $200,000 at Women’s Empowerment’s 15th Anniversary Gala in May. Funds raised will benefit the local nonprofit job training and…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $25K from Nationwide and Union Pacific
Women’s Empowerment has received two grants totaling $25,000 from Union Pacific and Nationwide to help homeless women in Sacramento find homes and jobs that support their families through the most comprehensive job-readiness program in…
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Tickets on Sale for Women’s Empowerment Gala
Community members are invited to the 15th Anniversary Celebration of Independence Gala that benefits Women’s Empowerment, a local nonprofit job training and empowerment program for women who are homeless and their children. The event,…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $175K from California Wellness Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation (Cal Wellness) recently granted $175,000 to Women’s Empowerment. Funds will be given over three years to strengthen the Sacramento nonprofit’s workforce development strategies for women who are homeless, including women…
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Women’s Empowerment receives $35K from Walmart Foundation
Walmart Foundation’s California State Giving Program recently granted $35,000 to Women’s Empowerment for its job-readiness programs for women who are homeless. “The Walmart Foundation played an important role in helping 82 percent of our…
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Help Fill Holiday Stockings for Formerly Homeless Women and Children
You can bring smiles to formerly homeless women and children this holiday season by contributing to Women’s Empowerment’s annual Holiday Stocking Drive. The group is seeking 250 stockings and specific fillers for local infants and…
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Women’s Empowerment Featured on The TODAY Show!
Women’s Empowerment was recently featured on The TODAY Show for its incredible work empowering women who are homeless to break the generational cycle for their children. http://www.today.com/video/hope-to-it-helping-homeless-women-start-over-492603459711
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $30K in Grants
Kaiser Permanente, Bank of America and American River Bank each recently donated $10,000 to Sacramento nonprofit Women’s Empowerment to help homeless women find jobs and recover from substance abuse and domestic violence. “Just as…