By Amy Slater-Ovadia | Director of Development
Crossing the Street now in its 3rd cycle has been working with women aged 26 to 58 years old from all walks of Israeli life. They all were victims of violence that come "hell or high water" are not going back!
Rinat the Women's Spirit Coordinator for Crossing the Street in, Holon (our newest city) said, "I just can't believe it, no matter where we go, what city, community, neighborhood it's never ending the vast number of women that need our services! In Holon we just completed our first course and already we have a waiting list for the next. Our professional mentoring course is almost complete and many of the women already have their individual "match". Their "volunteer" that will be with them for the next 6 months up to 2 years.
Vicki, aged 36, mother of 4, divorced had never worked a day since she was married at 19, had her first child at 20. Rinat spent hours and hours convincing her to find one evening, JUST ONE EVENING, 3 hours to take care of herself, and to participate in the employment "neighborhood" workshop just minutes from her home. She finally came and just a few months later – LITERALLY – she decided to study Interior Design, began the process and realized "not for me" and has already begun a course to become a nail technician, and is listed to take Women's Spirit Small Business Course with Sharon in the near future!
Women's Spirit also opened our first mentor/coacher professional volunteer training course in Holon! The professional volunteers are: therapists; lawyers; homemakers; teachers; nurses; writers/bloggers; investors and more.
We have proven that Women's Spirit program, "Crossing the Street", is duplicable in every community in Israel for every population! It uses local resources to ensure that every woman can have their needs met and that by "Crossing the Street" to them we are reaching women who would not have taken part in our services.
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