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Past Events
Best-ever Hopes and Dreams Breakfast Fundraiser Raises over $26,000 to support the Women’s Resource Agency!
The 2nd annual Women’s Resource Agency (WRA) Hopes and Dreams Breakfast was our best yet! Thanks to support
from more than 330 attendees, WRA raised the most funds ever, over $26,000!
WRA is the oldest, continuously operating women’s human service organization in the Pikes Peak region. Since forming
in 1972, we have helped thousands of women re-enter the workforce and grow personally and professionally. Last year
our agency served over 1750 women. These participants are striving to achieve and maintain personal self-sufficiency
and economic independence.
Over the past decade, WRA has expanded to provide in-school prevention and intervention programs for at-risk teens,
and programs for juvenile offenders and pregnant youth. Last year we assisted 100 teen girls and empowered them to
build life-skills and gave them the tools to make healthy life choices that lead to an increase in self-esteem, reduction of
risky behaviors (including drugs, alcohol, fighting, sexual activity) and an increase of school and community connected-
ness. The breakfast further educated attendees on these programs -- Intercept and Intercept, Too.
The event was perfectly set with an interpretive performance courtesy of the Ormao Dance Company and the Colorado Springs Conservatory. Thanks so much to Jan Johnson and Linda Weise for their creativity and thoughtfulness!
Special thanks to our sponsors The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, Regis University, WalMart, Penrose-St. Francis
Health Services, Goodwill, Rocky Mountain Bank and Trust, Central Bancorp, Debbie Reardon and the Platinum Group
Realtors, Kelly Roth and Delta Solutions, and The Gazette. Thanks also to the 30+ table captains who made this
event possible.
If you were not able to attend our breakfast event, but would like to help us continue to reach more women and girls in
the community you may do so by donating through this website. For more information contact us at (719) 471-3170.
Power Walk - 5/7/2011
The first annual, 5K Power Walk for Dress for Success was held on Saturday, May 7th at
the Citadel Mall in
order to
recognize and applaud the power of
women
achieving success!
It was a beautiful day and close to 80 walkers, young and old, participated. Special recognition goes out to the
Chick-fil-A Cow for his efforts!
Thanks to all of our event sponsors -- Shape magazine, the Style Network, WomensHealth.gov, RoadID, PopChips,
Cyberchase, The Citadel, El Pomar Foundation, WalMart, CostCo, Memorial Health Systems,
Mix 1, Master Drive and
Sensational Sounds.
We'd also like to thank our Health/Wellness vendors and Kids Zone booths. Present at the event were
100% Chiropractic, Cedar Springs, Wanda
McCormick Fitness, Chiropractic Works, Women in Crisis, Lil' Kickers,
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, Children's Literacy Center, Home Depot, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Lia Sophia and
the Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy.
Exciting News
1/2012: The Women's Resource Agency Partners with Girls Circle for Training Opportunity
COLORADO SPRINGS -- The Women's Resource Agency is excited to host a two-day Girls Circle Facilitator Training in Colorado Springs! This training will provide adults with a solid, progressive framework of skills to facilitate gender-responsive programs for girls. The Girls Circle model has been applied across all systems of care: schools, mental health, juvenile justice, community-based organizations, and child welfare agencies. WRA and Girls Circle will also be providing a one-day mother/daughter training for service providers to learn techniques for running combined mother/daughter groups. The facilitator training will be held on April 17th and 18th from 8am to 4pm. The Mother Daughter Training will be held on Aprill 20th from 8am-4:30pm. The location will be the Aspen Pointe Room 1020 (next to Aspen Pointe Café) 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Early Bird Registration is $295. Register at www.girlscircle.com or call 1-707-794-9477.
11/2011: The Women's Resource Agency Awarded the Seal of Excellence from the Center
for Nonprofit Excellence
COLORADO SPRINGS -- In early November 2011, the Women’s Resource Agency was awarded the Seal of Excellence from the Center for Nonprofit Excellence of Colorado Springs. The Seal of Excellence is awarded to organizations who have implemented the eight Standards of Excellence and the associated fifty-five practices. We are one of two organizations to have earned this recognition. The Board of Directors, staff and volunteers are especially thrilled to have received this level of recognition as it has been our goal over the last year to increase the capacity and efficiencies of our organization. We look forward to continuing to serving the financially vulnerable women and at-risk girls of our community for long into the future with programming that is responsive to their needs and that is supported by our whole community.
9/2011: The Women's Resource Agency Joins the Educating Children of Color (ECOC)
Committee
COLORADO SPRINGS – The Women's Resource Agency is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the Educatiing Children of Color (ECOC) Committee. This committee holds a summit every January for students, parents and professionals working with youth to encourage them on a journey to success. The goal is to dismantle the cradle to prison pipeline for children of color and children in poverty by focusing on education. To learn more or to register for the summit visit www.educatingchildrenofcolor.org.