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Agency Name: The Women's Center <br /> ( <br /> Mission Statement: This mission of the Women's Center is to promote the individual and collective <br /> empowerment of the diverse community of women and girls in the Triangle. The Women's Center provides <br /> financial, |ego|, uanaer, odo|uocent, eduooUon, support and referral services. Over 4.700 clients are served <br /> annually. <br /> Orange County Outside Agency Funding: 28O7-08: $16.400 2008-09: $16.400 <br /> Executive/Program Director: Ann J. Berhordt, MPH VVebsite: www.womenspace.org <br /> MAJOR SERVICES <br /> • <br /> • Legal Programs — include free 15-noinute phone appointments with an attorney; free 30-minute in-person <br /> appointments plus follow-up with a UNC law student; and a family law booh, available in English and <br /> Sponish, that provides legal information in an easy-to-read question-and-answer format. <br /> • Community Financial Counseling — Individual financial counseling helps individuals and families budget <br /> their money and meet their financial goals. <br /> • New Choioao...Stnahegieo for Success: Career Services — Individual career counseling helps with resume <br /> and interviewing skiUe,job oearches, and career exploration. <br /> • IDA Homeownership Program — The Individual Development Account (IDA) homeownership program <br /> provides education and financial support to low- and moderate-wealth residents of Orange County who are <br /> seeking to buy their first homes. <br /> w Community Education —Workshops and support groups are offered in core programmatic areas. Signature <br /> events including Through Women's Eyas, By Women's Hands and Tea with Lee celebrate the work of NC <br /> / } <br /> women artists and authors. Our electronic e-newsletter is distributed to approximately 1,400 individuals and <br /> agencies throughout our community. <br /> • Support Services--Information & Referral Services and Resource Room —We provide information to clients <br /> about community services including listings of attorneys and therapists; lesbian, bisexual & transgender <br /> resources; up-to-date job openings from Triangle employers; housing opportunities; and a free resource <br /> poster that lists local services and agencies women and families might need. One-on-one support services <br /> are also available, which include connecting clients to community resources. <br /> * Teens Climb High (TCH) — An empowerment and pregnancy prevention program for middle school girls <br /> • from low-income families in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. <br /> • M.A.G.I.0 (Media Analysis of Gender and Image Construction) — A media literacy program that gives <br /> participants the knowledge and skills they need to analyze and evaluate media messages related to gender, <br /> vio|ence, and sexuality. <br /> OUTCOME MEASURES <br /> FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 <br /> Actual Actual Actual Projected <br /> # Contacts for Information and Referral <br /> 1670 1296 1462 1150 <br /> services <br /> ' <br /> # Clients for Community Financial Counseling <br /> and IDA Homeownership 363 538 460 350 <br /> #Clients for Legal Programs 521 623 657 680 <br /> #Clients for Career Services 174 92 143 125 <br /> #Workshop and support group participants 125 56 39 0 <br /> Teens Climb High 39 53 43 40 <br /> MAGIC 659 243 501 300 <br /> 91 <br />