"California’s full economic potential will only be met when all women are supported in their efforts to contribute to the entrepreneurial spirit of California. WE Invest supports and empowers women and their families in this endeavor putting money in their pockets, hope in their hearts and a future in their hands."
The Vision
The Women's Economic Empowerment Program supports organizations and unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of each and every California woman.
- California is hoome to more than 18 million women.
- California is home to more than 869,000 women-owned businesses, with more women employers and employees than any other state in the nation.
- Yet with all of these extraordinary strengths, more than 2.2 million California women and families are living below the poverty line - WE can do better together!
- WE Invest will put money in the pockets, hope in the hearts and a future in the hands of California women.
The Strategy
The program supports organizations that help California women overcome socialand economic barriers in their journey out of poverty. California is fortunate to have a large number of economic empowerment programs, all workng ot provide the women and families of this state with the tools and resources they need to move forward and achieve financial self-sufficiency. The Women's Conference has identitfied a core group of non-profit organizational partners that represent the values, program objectives and strategies of WE Invest.
Program Partner: Women's Initiative for Self Employment
Women's Initiative for Self Employment, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization in Northern California, brings 100 Okaland women currently living in poverty into the program that provides a holistic and comprehensive approach to moving women to prosperity and on to starting their own businesses. They will receive business training, financing, mentoring, coaching and access to a vast network of support services and supportive sisters. The program has an increasing track-record of moving women along the path to self-sufficiency, with the average woman increasing her yearly income by $10,000 within the very first year of graduating.
Program Partner: Community Financial Resource Center (CFRC)
We will partner with the Community Financial Resource Center in Watts, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, to connect low-income women to financial counseling and services to increase the economic wealth and capacity of families living in that community. They provide programs that promote home-ownership, financial counseling, business development assistance, technical assistance and business technology training.
Program Partner: Women's Economic Ventures
We will partner with Women's Economic Ventures, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, to serve low-income women in Ventura County and help link them to the 14-week, 54-hour self-employment trainign program that includes business counseling, facilitated peer groups, personal development, literacy training, mentoring and start-up microloans.
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I seeking information regarding an event coming up in San Francisco 8/7/or 8/7. Can anyone please give me registration information?
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