Agency Details:

Women's Center, The

The Women's Center's Mission: Providing safety and support to women and their families and facilitating their development. (Operates an emergency shelter for women and their families.) Our agency offers a variety of free services to include Legal Advocacy, Family Support Project, Emergency Respite Childcare, Community Education, Hispanic Outreach, Information and Referral Services and Volunteer Programs

Description:
The Women's Center's Sister House became the first public shelter in Southeastern Wisconsin. It is home to victims and families of domestic violence and provides more safety features than ever before. As a public shelter it helps remove the stigma from families of domestic violence. This sends a powerful message to our community about the prevalence of domestic violence.

History:
In 1977, five women, now known as the founding mothers, identified a lack of services in the community for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, displaced homemakers, and childcare. Sister House, our domestic violence shelter, opened its doors at an undisclosed location in 1981. Support and education were provided to women and their families in a safe environment. A crisis line answered questions and offered support 24-hours a day. With wide community support, The Women's Center constructed and moved into its new facility in 2003, providing all of our free programs and services at one location.
Upon its move to 726 N East Avenue in 1984, The Women's Center expanded services to include Legal Advocacy, Family Support Project, Emergency Respite Childcare, Community Education, Hispanic Outreach, Information and Referral Services and Volunteer Programs

Contact person: Sheila Savio, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: 262-522-3882

Address:

505 N East Ave Waukesha, WI 53186 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.twcwaukesha.org

Last updated on November 25, 2009