"No matter where she goes in this world, she is capable of building a firm foundation she can always call home."
Housing
Program
"No matter where she goes in this world, she is capable of building a firm foundation she can always call home."
At Women of Strength, we provide stability and safety for women in need through our housing services.
Our programs are designed to instill a sense of comfort and belonging in those we take under our wing.
Our focus is to provide a safe space for women in need of shelter. We facilitate the transition to a renewed, healthy lifestyle.
Housing Program Features
PROGRAM STRUCTURE:
Core Components:
1. Housing Only (Core Services):
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Provide a safe, clean place to stay
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Shared or private rooms
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Furnished or unfurnished options
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Utilities included
2. Basic Supportive Services:
(*Please Note: We offer general support ONLY, not hands-on care.)
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Check-ins (wellness conversations)
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Goal-setting support
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Accountability meetings
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House meetings
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Peer-support environment
3. Life-Skill Support Workshops
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Budgeting basics
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job-readiness (resume assistance, interview prep)
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Time management skill building
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Conflict resolution
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4. On-site laundry available:
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Washer and dryer
(*Please Note: You are responsible for your own laundry care. Services are not provided.)
Housing facility equipped with the following:
-24-hour surveillance
What Will I Learn?
Life Skill Workshops
Adaptive Skill Workshops
Skills necessary to fully participate
in everyday life:
Skills necessary to effectively and independently take care of oneself:
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Decision-making
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Problem-solving
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Coping with stress, trauma, and loss
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Resilience
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Creative thinking
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Critical thinking
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Interpersonal relationships
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Budgeting and paying bills
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Money, home, and food management
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Healthcare and wellness
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Housing and entitlements
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Advocacy, empathy understanding / sympathy
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Assertiveness, equanimity (calmness)
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Using communication resources
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Daily living activities
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Self-Care
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Bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding one-self
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Communication skills
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Understanding and using verbal and non-verbal language
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Self-Direction
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Problem Solving, exercising choice, initiating and planning activities
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Social Skill
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Maintaining interpersonal relationships, understanding emotions and social cues, understanding fairness, honesty obeying rules and laws
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Leisure Skills
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Taking responsibility for one's own activities, having the ability to participate in the community
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Home or School Living
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Housekeeping, cooking doing laundry, maintaining a living space
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Functional Academic Skills
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Using reading, writing and math skills in everyday life
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Community Use Skills
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Shopping, using public transportation, using
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