Community Outreach to Women

AAUW's Mission AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.

The Department of Community and Human Services provides effective and essential safety net services that measurably improve or maintain the quality of life for Alexandrians.

Community Bridges empowers diverse girls to become exceptional students, positive leaders, and healthy young women.

The vision for The Training Source grew from a desire to earn a living by sharing her skills and knowledge with those whose personal and professional growth and development would be enhanced by her assistance.

Dress for Success Worldwide is an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women located in 78 cities across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and New Zealand. The professional clothing, employment retention programs and ongoing support that we provide our clients symbolize our faith in every woman’s ability to be self-sufficient and successful in her career.

Founded in 2001, Make Piece grew from an interest in the ‘living wage’ for workers (a wage that supports a family in dignity). Our mission is to promote the living wage and model it among low-income persons in small-business settings. We seek to raise family incomes to the living wage level by providing marketable skills, jobs and ongoing supplemental support needed to help low-income families--particularly those headed by single women-- reach stability, health and enhanced quality of life.

The vision of Benevolent Baskets, a gift basket business, is that formerly homeless women are living purposeful lives and making meaningful contributions to the greater good.

Our primary responsibility is to help homeless and low-income women gain and maintain their highest possible level of self-sufficiency and satisfaction in their lives. The N Street Village community emphasizes and promotes a client's strength, dignity, ability and personal responsibility. We support, motivate and empower our clients through active and compassionate engagement.

For more than 50 years, NAWIC has helped women take advantage of the opportunities in construction. Whether you want to embark on a new career, establish a networking base, be a mentor/mentee, make a difference in your community, continue your education, or invest in great friendships, NAWIC offers a variety of opportunities undefined large and small.

We are a Washington DC based private non-profit organization that provides professional clothing and ongoing career education to low-income women who have completed job training and/or job readiness programs and are seeking employment. Our services are available by referral only through the more than 160 job-training programs and social service agencies with which we partner in Washington DC, suburban Maryland and northern Virginia.

Suited To Succeed works through partnerships to bridge the gap between training programs and employment by providing professional clothing and workshops to women in the Greater Baltimore Region. Suited To Succeed empowers women to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) works nationally and in its home community of Washington, DC to build pathways to economic independence for America's families, women, and girls. WOW has a distinctive history in changing the landscape of women and work. For more than 40 years, WOW has helped women learn to earn, with programs emphasizing literacy, technical and nontraditional skills, the welfare-to-work transition, career development, and retirement security. Since 1964, WOW has trained more than 10,000 women for well-paid work in the DC area.

Transforming the transportation industry through the advancement of women.

The YWCA Annapolis and Anne Arundel County is the oldest social service organization serving women and families in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Our mission is to eliminate racism and empower women while bringing hope and a positive outlook. By providing a wide array of services to women, children, and families in our community, the YWCA is making a difference.

Founded in 1905, the YWCA is a women's membership movement nourished by its rich history and strong community roots. Strengthened by diversity, the Association creates opportunities to educate, motivate, and support women, children, and their families to achieve their fullest potential. The YWCA also promotes racial justice and gender equity. Our mission is to eliminate racism and empower women and their families with career education and training, health and wellness, and child and youth development programs that foster independence, economic stability, and overall well-being.