WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC
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Women of the Dream Life Skills Program
LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM LIFE SKILLS IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A SET OF BASIC SKILLS ACQUIRED THROUGH LEARNING AND/OR DIRECT LIFE EXPERIENCE THAT ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO EFFECTIVELY HANDLE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN EVERYDAY LIFE. AND IN A CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT, HAVING LIFE SKILLS IS ESSENTIAL TO MEETING EVERYDAY LIFE'S CHALLENGES. WOMEN OF THE DREAM PROVIDES LIFE SKILLS AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS IN CAMDEN, NJ: TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS (7TH AND 8TH-GRADE GIRLS AT VETERANS MEMORIAL FAMILY SCHOOL AND MORGAN VILLAGE) AND TWO HIGH SCHOOLS (9TH AND 10TH-GRADE GIRLS AT CREATIVE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL AND CHARLES BRIMM MEDICAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL). GIRLS AT THE SCHOOLS ENROLL IN LIFE SKILLS DURING WODS ORIENTATION SESSIONS IN SEPTEMBER OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, WITH SESSIONS COMMENCING IN EARLY OCTOBER AND ENDING IN JUNE. EACH SCHOOL ENROLLS 10-15 GIRLS FOR LIFE SKILLS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. A GROUP LEADER AND FACILITATOR ARE ASSIGNED TO EACH SCHOOL, WHERE THEY MEET WITH THE GIRLS WEEKLY FOR 1.5 HOURS IN A GROUP FORMAT ONSITE DURING SCHOOL HOURS. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, GIRLS FROM ACROSS THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER FOR WEEKLY SESSIONS IN THE WOD- DESIGNATED SPACE WITHIN THE HIGH SCHOOL. A GROUP LEADER AND FACILITATOR CONDUCT THESE SESSIONS AS WELL. LIFE SKILLS GROUP DISCUSSIONS ARE COMPLEMENTED BY OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TRIPS TO WORKSITES, BANKS, CORPORATE SITES, TEEN WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES, AND NETWORKING WITH SUCCESSFUL WOMEN.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$906College Prep, Career, And Workforce Readiness Program
COLLEGE PREP, CAREER, AND WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAM THE COLLEGE PREP, CAREER, AND WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAM (EMPOWER) TARGETS GIRLS IN GRADES 11 AND 12 AND PREPARES THEM FOR COLLEGE, TRADE SCHOOL, AND THE WORKFORCE. CLOSE TO 100% OF OUR GIRLS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATISTICAL PROFILE OF CAMDEN. CAMDEN HAS THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATE IN THE STATE AND CAMDEN COUNTY FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER EIGHTEEN. AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF OUR PROGRAM IS THE HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE THAT ALL DEADLINES ARE MET AND ALL PAPERWORK IS COMPLETED AS OUR PARTICIPANTS PREPARE TO ENTER COLLEGE, TRADE SCHOOL, OR THE WORKFORCE. EMPOWER BEGINS WITH GIRLS IN 11TH GRADE TO PREPARE FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE DURING THEIR SENIOR YEAR. WE ASSIST THE GIRLS WITH PREPARING FOR THE SATS, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR WRITING THEIR COLLEGE ESSAYS, PREPARING RESUMES FOR THE WORKFORCE, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THE GIRLS MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION INTO THE 12TH GRADE EMPOWER PROGRAM WHERE THEY MEET WEEKLY FOR 1.5 HOURS BEGINNING IN OCTOBER AND ENDING IN MAY. THE ROBUST CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, FROM COMPLETING FINANCIAL AID AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS, ATTENDING WORKSHOPS ON LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESS, AND TOURING COLLEGES. AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF THE PROGRAM IS THE WOD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. ALL 12TH-GRADE GIRLS ENROLLED IN EMPOWER RECEIVE A WOD SCHOLARSHIP. THE GIRLS ARE ASSISTED WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THE ESSAYS, AND OTHER ASPECTS. THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE BECAUSE IT GUARANTEES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO GIRLS FROM FAMILIES LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL AND NEEDING HELP PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. EACH YEAR IN JUNE, WOD SPONSORS A SCHOLARSHIP EVENT IN HONOR OF OUR EMPOWER GRADUATES AND SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. SINCE 2017, WOD HAS PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO EIGHTY-ONE GIRLS TOTALING NEARLY 200,000 (HTTPS://WOMENOFTHEDREAM.ORG/SCHOLARSHIP-RECIPIENTS/GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$76.2KGirls Talk: A Trauma-Informed Program
TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAM GIRLS TALK: A TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAM PROVIDES GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING TO HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WITH A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, SUCH AS CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE, DEATH OF SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, AND OTHER FORMS OF TRAUMA. THE GIRLS IN THIS PROGRAM MEET WEEKLY TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND TO BE A SOURCE OF SUPPORT UNDER THE DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE OF A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST. GIRLS WHO NEED COUNSELING BEYOND THE GROUP RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING FROM A LICENSED THERAPIST. PARENTS ARE VITAL TO THE HEALING PROCESS FOR THESE GIRLS, SO RECENTLY, WOD ADDED A PARENTAL COMPONENT THAT ADDRESSES THEIR OWN TRAUMA AS WELL AS THAT OF THEIR TEENAGE DAUGHTERS. THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR WILL SEEK TO EXPAND THE TRAUMA PROGRAM TO MIDDLE-SCHOOL GIRLS TO INTERVENE EARLIER OR BEFORE THEY REACH HIGH SCHOOL. EARLY INTERVENTION INCREASES THE CHANCE OF A SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE AND TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$43.1K
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