DOROTHY MAE HALL WOMEN CENTER
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Mission Statement
DMHWC mission is to provide transitional housing to homeless single women and women with children. We seek to promote self-esteem, self-confidence and advance training empowering each participant.
About This Cause
Dorothy Mae Hall Women's Center (DMHWC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that aims to empower the invisible populations of Wake, Johnston, Wilson, Nash and Edgecombe Co in North Carolina. We provide basic needs and enrichment services to women, children, and families living in extreme poverty and facing seemingly insurmountable barriers. DMHWC provides transitional housing and support services to homeless women and families. DMHWC offers homeless individuals more than a place to live; DMHWC provides a foundation to help them rebuild their lives by implementing the holistic approach. DMHWC provides a safe, supportive and constructive environment. The supplemental supports these participants receive from professional staff and volunteer efforts are the cornerstone for their success. DMHWC is designed to work with each family, individually, to help the family develop a measurable and achievable service plan, which addresses the root causes of homelessness. The Dorothy Mae Hall Women's Center program is designed to: -Empower homeless single women and families with children to attain self-sufficiency -Systematically address the multiple barriers in the paths of single women and homeless families -End the cycle of homelessness Adult Services -Employment counseling -Supplemental Counseling -Psychotherapy referral -Legal services referral -GED training and assistance -Credit Counseling -Computer literacy training -Weekly Life Skills Program - Referrals to job training programs -Fitness and Nutrition Children Services -After-school Teen Program -After-school tutoring -Career Counseling -Weekly Teen Life Skills program DMHWC’s DIAPER PROJECT Provides families in financial distress with an adequate supply of diapers for their infants and toddlers. Volunteers work with churches, businesses, schools, civic groups, and organizations to collect diapers for distribution at Dorothy Mae Hall Women’s Center. Diapers are a basic need for children, as essential to their health and well-being as food, shelter, and a parent’s love.