Women Helping Women Proposal
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Howard County Commission for Women Proposal: Women Helping Women Overview The Howard County Commission for Women (“CFW” ), par tne ring wit h the Nor th Laurel ulti ser!i "e Cente r, proposes holding a si# month long empowerme nt, netwo r$ing, and "areer s$ills %uilding program "entered around monthly dinner meetings en"ouraging learning and networ$ing with allies and ea"h other & The goal of the program is to en"ourage and empower women %y helping them %uild networ$s, %uild s$ills, and learn a%out resour"es in the "ommunity to help mo!e their li!es forward& The program is %ui lt on an empowerment, rather than ser!i"e, model ' the program will help women help themsel!es mo!e forward %ased on their "hoi"es, rathe r than pro!id e spe"ifi" ser!i"es to women in need& lti matel y , the goal of the program is to help the parti"i pants in the progr am unlo"$ their own power to su""eed& Pilot Pr ogram n ay *+-, CFW ran two pilot sessions of “Women Helping Women” at the North Laurel ulti ser!i "e Center & The sessions wer e well attended, and the ma.orit y of parti "ipant s from the firs t ses sio n "ame to the se"ond, and some %rought addit ional par ti" ipa nts & The o!era ll res ponse was in"redi%ly positi!e, and e!ery parti"ipant who too$ the sur!ey stated that they wished to attend more meetings& The pilot progr am also illustr ated how the parti"ipan ts "ould support ea"h other & /uring the program, one parti"ipant offered a %usiness networ$ing "onne"tion to another & Women who were no longer in "risis ser!ed as support and role models for women in a"ti!e "risis & 0 num%er of par ti"ipants rea"hed out to "ommunity resour"es as a result of the program, in"luding one woman who was a%le to o%tain legal ser!i"es to e#punge a matter on her "riminal re"ord that pre!ented employment, resulting in her a%ility to find employment& /uri ng the pilot progra m, CFW pro!i ded dinner to parti "ipants , and also pro!id ed %a%ysi tting ser!i"es for "hildren& n a de%rief session, /ire"tor 0s$ew suggested pla"ing additional e#pe"tations on parti"ipants, and "reati ng a progr am that ended in a “gradu ation” and "ele%r ation of a""omplishments& /ire" tor 0s$ew noted that the feed%a"$ he re"ei!ed from the parti"ipants and so"ial wor$ers was e#tremely positi!e& He further stated that so"ial wor$ers had %een see$ing empowerment and networ$ing programs for their "lients, and that this need in the "ommunity was not met& /ire"tor 0s$ew noted that simpl e so"ial inter a"tion %etween parti"ipa nts and allies was in"re di%ly %enefi"i al for parti"i pants, as role models and also to illustrate that there was a more di!erse group of women in the County, and that those women were part of their "ommunity as well& /ire"tor 0s$ew stated that he thought it would %e in"redi%ly %enefi"ial to the parti"ipants ' and potentially to the CFW as well ' if, after finishing the program, parti"ipants %e"ame part of the CFW1s o !erall "o nta"t list& For e#ample, he stated that the y might %e in!ited to the Women1s Hall of Fame, to %e inspired %y the honorees %ut also to open the e!ent and ad!ertise the e!ent to a new "ommunity of women in Howard County&
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Howard County Commission for Women
Proposal: Women Helping Women
Overview
The Howard County Commission for Women (“CFW”), partnering with the North Laurelultiser!i"e Center, proposes holding a si# month long empowerment, networ$ing, and "areer s$ills %uilding program "entered around monthly dinner meetings en"ouraging learning and networ$ing withallies and ea"h other& The goal of the program is to en"ourage and empower women %y helping them %uild networ$s, %uild s$ills, and learn a%out resour"es in the "ommunity to help mo!e their li!esforward& The program is %uilt on an empowerment, rather than ser!i"e, model ' the program will helpwomen help themsel!es mo!e forward %ased on their "hoi"es, rather than pro!ide spe"ifi" ser!i"es towomen in need& ltimately, the goal of the program is to help the parti"ipants in the program unlo"$their own power to su""eed&
Pilot Program
n ay *+-, CFW ran two pilot sessions of “Women Helping Women” at the North Laurelultiser!i"e Center& The sessions were well attended, and the ma.ority of parti"ipants from the firstsession "ame to the se"ond, and some %rought additional parti"ipants& The o!erall response wasin"redi%ly positi!e, and e!ery parti"ipant who too$ the sur!ey stated that they wished to attend moremeetings&
The pilot program also illustrated how the parti"ipants "ould support ea"h other& /uring the program, one parti"ipant offered a %usiness networ$ing "onne"tion to another& Women who were nolonger in "risis ser!ed as support and role models for women in a"ti!e "risis& 0 num%er of parti"ipantsrea"hed out to "ommunity resour"es as a result of the program, in"luding one woman who was a%le to
o%tain legal ser!i"es to e#punge a matter on her "riminal re"ord that pre!ented employment, resultingin her a%ility to find employment&
/uring the pilot program, CFW pro!ided dinner to parti"ipants, and also pro!ided %a%ysittingser!i"es for "hildren&
n a de%rief session, /ire"tor 0s$ew suggested pla"ing additional e#pe"tations on parti"ipants,and "reating a program that ended in a “graduation” and "ele%ration of a""omplishments& /ire"tor0s$ew noted that the feed%a"$ he re"ei!ed from the parti"ipants and so"ial wor$ers was e#tremely positi!e& He further stated that so"ial wor$ers had %een see$ing empowerment and networ$ing programs for their "lients, and that this need in the "ommunity was not met& /ire"tor 0s$ew noted that
simple so"ial intera"tion %etween parti"ipants and allies was in"redi%ly %enefi"ial for parti"ipants, asrole models and also to illustrate that there was a more di!erse group of women in the County, and thatthose women were part of their "ommunity as well& /ire"tor 0s$ew stated that he thought it would %ein"redi%ly %enefi"ial to the parti"ipants ' and potentially to the CFW as well ' if, after finishing the program, parti"ipants %e"ame part of the CFW1s o!erall "onta"t list& For e#ample, he stated that theymight %e in!ited to the Women1s Hall of Fame, to %e inspired %y the honorees %ut also to open the e!entand ad!ertise the e!ent to a new "ommunity of women in Howard County&
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Program Agenda
eetings will ta$e pla"e monthly for si# months, on the -rd onday of ea"h month, from 23-+to 43-+, at the North Laurel ultiser!i"e Center& CFW will pro!ide dinner and will assist with!olunteer %a%ysitting in the "hildren1s room at the Center&
Topi"s may in"lude the following3
• 5du"ational opportunities ' potential partner Howard Community College6
• 5ntrepreneurship opportunities and support ' potential partner Howard County
5"onomi" /e!elopment 0uthority6• Finan"ial litera"y ' potential partner a$ing Change6
• 7esume writing 8 inter!iewing ' potential partner Colum%ia Wor$for"e Center,
5"$er 9usiness Training Center, or former CFW Commissioner itra 9asu6• :rofessional :resentation ' potential partner /ress for ;u""ess6
• How to %uild your professional %rand ' potential partner <ennifer 7ansaw ;mith,
9rand /6
•Healthy relationships ' potential partner /omesti" =iolen"e Center of HowardCounty6
• 0nger management 8 stress management ' potential partner 7e%e""a 9owman>
7i!as, LC;W, :rofessor, ni!ersity of aryland ;"hool of Law6 and• Time management 8 organi?ational s$ills&
;essions will start with introdu"tions, introdu"tion of the spea$er %y the fa"ilitator& The spea$erwill then %riefly introdu"e the topi", and the fa"ilitator and spea$er will pro!ide guidan"e for adis"ussion& The sessions will %e highly parti"ipatory& 0t the end of ea"h session, the parti"ipants willre"ord ta$e aways and o%tain information sheets for program %inders&
0fter the 2th session, a "ele%ration will %e held& /ire"tor 0s$ew will pro!ide spa"e, and willen"ourage partners at the North Laurel ultiser!i"e Center, "ommunity partners, parti"ipants, families,and allies to attend&
Participants
The parti"ipants in this program will in"lude 4>* women "hosen %y the North Laurelultiser!i"e Center who ha!e re"ently wor$ed with so"ial wor$ers at the Center& The parti"ipants will %e identified %y so"ial wor$ers using "riteria de!eloped %y @uinton 0s$ew, /ire"tor of the NorthLaurel ultiser!i"e Center& n addition, up to two Commissioners and8or CFW "ommittee mem%erswill attend ea"h meeting as allies parti"ipating in the dis"ussion, as well as to pro!ide administrati!e
assistan"e at the meeting& 0nother mem%er of the Commission, CFW "ommittee, and8or anotherindi!idual "hosen %y the Committee Chair will ser!e as a fa"ilitator for ea"h session& Finally, a presenter may attend ea"h session& Funding
The total estimate for ea"h 2 month program, e#"luding graduation, is A4++& Funding sour"esmay in"lude reBuesting funds from the County, grants from organi?ations su"h as Community
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Foundation of Howard County, Women1s i!ing Networ$, and donations from lo"al %usinesses,mem%ers of the Women1s Hall of Fame, Commissioners, and other allies&
Alumnae Network
/ire"tor 0s$ew has suggested "reating an alumnae networ$ ' an opt>in dire"tory of womenwho ha!e "ompleted the program& The CFW "an assist in organi?ing the networ$ and may "all onalumnae to assist in future programs& 0lumnae should also %e in!ited to CFW e!ents su"h as theWomen1s Hall of Fame&
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