Women’s Resource Center | Serving Manatee, Sarasota, Venice

Elevating Women’s Voices

admin — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:32:39 +0000

In our region, 74% of single-female heads of households earn below a livable wage, compared to 31% of married households and 46% of male heads of households. The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is dedicated to improving these statistics for women and their families. Addressing the systems and policies that lead to women being

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A Note from the CEO

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:35:59 +0000

I hope this update finds you healthy and well. I was in the Manatee office last week and noticed a wall calendar that was still on March. It reminded me of how long it has been since we have been working in our “new normal.” In some ways it feels like it has

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We Couldn’t Do It Without YOU!

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:39:20 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that WRC received a grant from the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation to support unemployed women in our community through program enhancements and the addition of a bilingual Case Manager. This partnership will allow us to expand our capability in serving our Latina community more effectively. We are entering the second year of our partnership with the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust. This three-year grant

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Celebrating Freedom | The Meaning of Juneteenth

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:50:45 +0000

The following are excerpts from an article by Eleanor Park in the Wall Street Journal on June 18, 2020. Juneteenth is an annual holiday observing the end of slavery in the U.S. and marks the day (June 19, 1865) when news of emancipation reached people in the deepest parts of the former Confederacy in Galveston, Texas.

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3 Techniques to Reduce Anxiety by Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, M.Ed.

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:13:39 +0000

Article Contributed by Karen R. Koenig, MEd, LCSW During this COVID-10 pandemic, everyone’s stress has increased. Just how much depends not only on circumstance but on coping skills. There are better and worse ways to handle stress, including skills you can learn and practice which will help you reduce psychic and physical tension,

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Three Strategies to Manage Eating During Stay-at-Home

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:15:36 +0000

Article Contributed by Karen R. Koenig, MEd, LCSW Feeling stuck home right now with too much or too little to do and lots of food around can spell trouble. To avoid turning to food when you have the blues or the blahs, practice these three strategies. Decide who’s in charge (hint: it’s not

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A Message From CEO Ashley Brown Regarding COVID-19

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:41:07 +0000

Dear WRC Community, This is truly an unprecedented time and we know that individuals in our community will need our help more than ever. In order to keep our staff, volunteers and clients healthy and safe, we have set up the framework to offer remote programming for our clients. These programs include: Resource Advising Mental Health Counseling

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Is Workplace Equality the Economy’s Hidden Engine?

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 22:50:20 +0000

Article by: Graduate School of Stanford Business In a song from 1989, Laurie Anderson interrupts herself partway through to give a mini-lecture on wage parity between men and women. For every dollar that a man makes, she explains, a woman makes 63 cents. A half-century earlier, that figure was 62 cents. “So, with that

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The Women’s Resource Center Announces 2020 Spring Legacy Wonder Women

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:11:49 +0000

The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is dedicated to our mission, to educate, engage, enrich and empower women of all generations. One way we empower women is through our Wonder Woman recognition, where we honor female leaders within our local community who have made outstanding contributions in volunteer and/or professional activities in the areas of

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I’m calling for a revolution…COME CATCH THE FIFTH WAVE By Laura Mattia, Ph.D., MBA, CFP®

admin — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:21:01 +0000

Growing up, my parents had strong opinions around money and equality. They told me: money was unimportant, boring and evil people who work with money are greedy and not talented For me to become equal, I had to wait for the government or my employer to make me equal – my equality

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