Women

Chicago Women's Health Center

Chicago Women’s Health Center is a collective of women including health workers, counselors, outreach health educators, and doctors who work together as a team to provide health education and high quality, sensitive, and accessible gynecological and mental health care to women in the Chicago area. Founded by women health consumers & professionals in 1975, Chicago Women's Health Center has offered its unique style of health care to women of Chicago for more than 28 years. At CWHC, we believe that access to high quality health services and empowerment through health information are possible for all women.

Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network

The Battered Women’s Network is dedicated to improving the lives of battered women and their children. The Network utilizes 3 major strategies to achieve its mission: by leading advocacy efforts for systems change and speaking as the collective voice of the domestic violence community; by offering trainings and creating materials to improve knowledge on domestic violence issues; and by creating a membership forum for ongoing information exchange and collaborations within the domestic violence services community. The Network is a coalition to change and improve the organizational responses that domestic violence victims encounter. Public policy and systems change advocacy remains the Network’s primary strategy. Through seven working committees, with participants representing the Chicagoland domestic violence community, the Network formulates a community approach and presents a united voice to governmental and administrative agencies. In addition to committee work, the Network works to achieve its mission through the work of two programs: the Centralized Training Institute (CTI) and the City of Chicago’s Domestic Violence Help Line.

Deborah's Place

A private not-for-profit corporation that serves women in Chicago who are homeless or formerly homeless. Food, shelter and supportive services are provided by dedicated volunteers and staff so that women can become empowered to take back and maintain control over their lives.

GGD

Girls Get Digital (GGD), a Korean American Community Services community technology program for young women, began in September of 2003 and has already taught more than 40 girls basic skills in digital multimedia.