What does the WRC do to help women find jobs?
Providing opportunities to meet the employment goals of women is part of our mission. You may be interested to know that women of all ages, circumstances and education levels come to the Center. Our programs accommodate their diverse needs. Perhaps a story would best illustrate what we do. Betsy, in her mid-fifties, is new to the community, and she has left a corporate job in the north. She needs to work to support herself but wants to make a career change. She pays a visit to the Women’s Resource Center and discovers Employment Strategies where she can have a one-hour consultation with an employment specialist to fine tune her resume and explore employment options. Employment Strategies also reveals to Betsy that she needs to learn some computer skills so she signs up for the Introduction to Word class. Meanwhile, all this job hunting and dealing with the move has left Betsy overwhelmed and discouraged. She makes an appointment for Mental Health Counseling and is encouraged to join th
