The WOMENS COLLECTIVE
Mission Statement
The Women’s Collective (TWC) is a leading community health and human service agency in Washington, D.C. providing culturally-competent, girl- and woman-focused, and family-centered HIV/STD prevention, education, care, support, and advocacy services
About This Cause
Mission Statement The Women’s Collective (TWC) is a leading community health and human service agency in Washington, D.C. providing culturally-competent, girl- and woman-focused, and family-centered HIV/STD prevention, education, care, support, and advocacy services. Our mission is to empower women, girls, and their families by providing them with the skills and linkages to meet their self-defined needs, increase their access to care and support, and engage them so that they are best equipped to ‘own’ their health outcomes, improve their quality of life, and protect their rights. History and Background As the only women- and girl-serving agency in the area, we are experienced at working with low income, disadvantaged, and marginalized women and girls ages 12+ across all wards of the District. TWC grew out of the life experience of the Founder/Executive Director, Patricia Nalls, a woman living with HIV/AIDS who used her personal story to create this unique organization and model of care. Since 1992, The Women’s Collective has engaged women and girls living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS in a variety of ways that respect their expertise, ideas, voices, needs, and experiences.