Hickory, NC – Women’s Resource Center has recently developed a new support group just for teen girl’s grades 7– 12 which begins Tuesday evening, September 19, 2006. The group entitled “Just for Teen Girls,” will meet the First and Third Tuesday of every month, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at WRC, 125 3rd Street NE, in Hickory.
Facilitated by Shelley Caldwell, Social Worker for DSS Lincoln County and Mental Health Professional, this group will allow a safe environment for young women to discuss issues confronting them in the daily lives. Handling stress, peer pressure, and conflicts are just some of the areas that can be explored to find appropriate solutions, and to learn effective decision making and assertive communication skills. For more information and to register for this group, call WRC at (828) 322-6333 ext. 207.
Women’s Resource Center has provided crisis assistance, life transition services and enrichment programs since 1986. For information about WRC programs, services or volunteer program, call (828) 322-6333 or visit the website: www.wrchickory.org. Women’s Resource Center is a member agency of Catawba County United Way.
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Hickory, NC – Women’s Resource Center will begin Fall 2006 with a variety of programs created to improve, enrich, and empower women to achieve their fullest potential. Located at 125 3rd Street, NE in Hickory, WRC is a nonprofit agency that offers enrichment programs, life transition services and crisis assistance.
Beginning in September, WRC will offer “Leadership Building Blocks for Women,” a series of 6 workshops focusing on Leadership/Personal Development staring September 14th. Personal Enrichment Programs include “Exploring the Language of Dreams,” a 6 week program starting September 19th; and “Staying on Course: Maintaining Your Creativity Over Time,” a workshop that will meet once a month for six months beginning September 25th. Also, September’s “Women Make Movies” will be held September 14, 15, and 16th at Lenoir Rhyne College featuring movies about “The Latina Experience.” September’s Lunch & Learn focuses on Health and Wellness with a program on “Finding Credible Health Information on the Internet.” This program will be held at HMHEC on September 28th. Call Women’s Resource Center for more information about these programs and registration deadlines at 322-6333 or go online at www.wrchickory.org.
Women’s Resource Center has served this community since 1986 as a resource that benefits everyone. For information about services or volunteer program, call (828) 322-6333 or visit the website: www.wrchickory.org. Women’s Resource Center is a member agency of Catawba County United Way.
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Hickory, NC – August 26th marks the 86th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment which granted women in the United States the right to vote. On August 25th, Women’s Resource Center and the League of Women Voters of Catawba County are celebrating the anniversary with an Open House and Voter Registration at the Women’s Resource Center, 125 3rd Street SW, Hickory. The event will be open to the public Friday, August 25th from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.
Women and men are welcome to drop by the center to register to vote or to update their voter registration forms. People who are current on their voter registration cards are also invited to stop by the center’s Open House. WRC will also honor its Volunteers that day.
In 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day”. The date was selected to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York.
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Women’s Resource Center has provided crisis assistance, life transitions services and enrichment programs since 1986. For information about WRC programs, services or volunteer program, call (828) 322-6333 or visit the website: www.wrchickory.org. Women’s Resource Center is a member agency of Catawba County United Way.
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