Women's Employment Network - Program Services
Summary
The Women’s Employment Network (WEN) was founded 23 years ago to assist women in raising their self-esteem and achieving economic independence through sustained employment.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Failure of women to find work reduces the community’s ability to maintain economic balance. The jobless rate for women is the worst it has been in 33 years. Single mothers and women with families are most affected. WEN’s service area is the bi-state 15-county Kansas City metro area. We provide services to women, age 18 - 65 with a high school diploma or equivalent, who need help overcoming barriers to finding sustainable employment to support themselves and their families economically.
Activities
WEN’s staff works individually with women to identify barriers to employment and to provide the services needed to eliminate or overcome those barriers, thus empowering women to achieve economic self-sufficiency in today’s workplace environment.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $20,320
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $15,680
Total Funding Goal: $36,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
WEN’s program serves over 200 women per year empowering them to find sustainable employment with wages and benefits enough to provide for themselves and their families, stopping the cycle of poverty and giving hope for the future.
Project Message
I firmly believe WEN saved me and showed me how to build a better future for me and my family.
That’s what WEN is all about…helping women to make a better world for themselves and their families.”
- Wanda Coleman, WEN graduate
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Teresa Ferris
Grant Writer
920 Main, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64105
United States
(816) 8228083 x 1298
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Women's Employment Network
920 Main, Suite 100
Kansas City,
MO
64105
United States
816-822-8083
www.kcwen.org
Where this Project is Located
Country
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United States
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 22, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Upcoming WEN graduation ceremony
By Teresa Ferris - Grant Writer, September 25, 2009 04:31 PM
Our donors are welcome to attend and hear firsthand stories from the women that they have helped. Please contact Teresa Ferris at 816-595-1298 if you plan to attend.
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