The Women's Home

01/27/2023

Are you ready for some serious fun?! Then you're ready to go Over The Edge for The Women's Home!! Click here for all the details:
https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/Rope2023

01/23/2023

Kinetic Ensemble presents Her Story: Music by Women

We are so moved to have been part of the this creation by Kinetic Ensemble We can't wait to hear it, and we hope you'll join us.
https://houston.culturemap.com/eventdetail/kinetic-ensemble-presents-her-story-music-by-women/
Thank you, CultureMap !!
Nicky Sohn Jac Products Jenna DeWitte
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston Da Camera of Houston Rice University

Kinetic Ensemble celebrates Women’s History Month with a program of music by all female composers, including pioneering American composer Amy Beach and the award-winning Gabriela Lena Frank.

01/22/2023

Happy Lunar New Year! We wish you joy!

01/21/2023

The Cottage Shop has new extended hours starting Monday!

01/16/2023

Today, we salute our clients who work so hard to keep moving forward, we salute all who have been or are oppressed and don't give up or give in, and of course, we salute Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who epitomized resilience, who fought for justice, and who changed the world.

01/12/2023

Our very own clinical intern Kieyana Edwards has been named a Marion T. Coleman Pathways Scholarship recipient! She's in her final year at the University of Houston pursuing her Master's of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Kieyana expects to graduate in May of 2023 and seeks to obtain a job in mental health counseling. Eventually she would like to pursue a Ph.D. Kieyana's goal is to counsel adults who struggle with trauma, depression, and substance use. Kieyana, we are so proud of you! Nbhp Houston

01/09/2023

Some wonderful and from the inimitable Sweatpants & Coffee

01/06/2023

2023 Gratitude Day 4: Many thanks to
• The Chapelwood UMC - Houston Foundation
• Cypress United Methodist Church - Women's Ministry / Cypress Methodist Church
• The Lightbay Foundation
• Edward & Helen Oppenheimer Foundation
• The Julia and Albert Smith Foundation
• St. Martin's Episcopal Church
• Stewart Title
for their amazing support!

01/05/2023

2023 Gratitude Day 3: Many thanks to Healthcare & Nursing Education Foundation for their generous support!

01/04/2023

2023 Gratitude Day 2: Many thanks to The Cullen Trust for Health Care for their generous support!

01/03/2023

2023 Gratitude Day 1: Thank you to the Houston Methodist - Mental Health Innovation Grant Program for their generous support!

12/31/2022

A new year, a new you! Actually, we like you just the way you are! But we want to give you the opportunity to kick off the new year with a sense of adventure! Join us on February 25, 2023 at the DoubleTree Galleria to rappel down 26 stories here in the heart of Houston AND support The Women’s Home!

Registration is OPEN! Sign up now for the new year!
https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/Rope2023

12/31/2022

We work hard to make The Women’s Home the place where everyone comes to do their best and highest work – the best place to receive services, the best place to work, and the best place to serve our community. It is your support that makes it possible for us to accomplish our best and highest work.

We hope you will consider a year-end gift as we look to the future with gratitude and eagerness for what we can make happen together.
https://www.thewomenshome.org/donate/

12/29/2022

As 2022 comes to a close, we're excited to share with you that The Women’s Home has been evaluated by Charity Navigator the world’s largest and most trusted nonprofit evaluator, and earned a Four-Star Rating! This is the highest possible rating on Charity Navigator whose third-party accreditation validates our operational excellence. If you'd like to learn more about what we do, we hope you'll visit our website:
https://www.thewomenshome.org/

12/28/2022

We earned a 2022 Platinum Seal with Candid ! Check out our to learn more and make a difference with your support: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/74-1467811

12/27/2022

"Woman" is the word of the year! This is fascinating - and a really thoughtful article. "Woman" means so much and is clearly a word of strength. Check out the article: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-year/

12/27/2022

Dictionary.com’s 2022 Word Of The Year Is…

"Woman" is the word of the year! This is fascinating - and a really thoughtful article. "Woman" means so much and is clearly a word of strength. Thank you, Dictionary.com !
https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-year/

You know this word. Yet its definition generated a frenzy of interest—not once, but multiple times—connected to some of 2022's defining events.

12/23/2022

Happy Holidays! We wish you peace.

12/22/2022

Ascend Performance Materials Cares Foundation has done it again!! They provided over $17,000 in gifts for 50 of our families, including nearly 100 children! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Your partnership and support means the world to us - and to these families!!

Jenna DeWitte

12/21/2022

Thank you very much, for your wonderful support!

12/20/2022

What do you give the person who has everything? The opportunity to rappel down 26 stories right here in the heart of Houston! AND it supports a great cause and mission. So come one, come all! Registration is OPEN! So don't just save the date. Sign up now!
https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/Rope2023
Over The Edge DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Houston by the Galleria

12/19/2022

In the spirit of this , the Houston chapter of McDermott International, Ltd Global Women’s Network held a clothing and toy drive for our families! Thank you so, so much!

12/16/2022

Thank you so very much to SAMHSA Recovery Innovation Challenge for believing in us!

12/15/2022

Our staff is having some fun this month with different themes on different days. Last week included...wait for it...Ugly Sweater Day!

12/15/2022

Maggie spent 20 years in and out of jail, in and out of sobriety. She lost custody of all 3 of her children. She tried 30 & 90-day programs, “but they never felt life-changing,” she says. “Taking the chance and allowing myself that full year at The Women’s Home – that finally allowed me to make a holistic life change. In the beginning, there were so many things that I didn’t know I didn’t know. Being surrounded by counselors that knew me, utilizing all the different aspects of the WholeLife® Program, I learned how to ground myself. I wasn’t just living day to day anymore.”

When it came time to start thinking about a career, Maggie challenged our counselor. She knew she was meant for something big. Today she is a Policy Analyst and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Texas Center for Justice and Equity. She lobbies before the Texas Legislature regularly, including for the Family Reunification Act which is also helping her get reunited with her own children (that's her daughter in the picture with Maggie). “I didn’t give up. Today, I don’t feel like there’s anything that could happen that send me back to the life I knew before.”

If you'd like to help us provide the support women like Maggie deserve in order to reclaim their lives, please click here:
https://www.thewomenshome.org/donate/

12/14/2022

Thank you so much to The Douglas Grymes Charitable Foundation for their kind support!

12/13/2022

The holiday fun continues! Our staff is doing themed days in December. Last week included making gingerbread houses (and some extra festive hats!

12/10/2022

Thank you so much to Episcopal Health Foundation for their generous support!

12/09/2022

It's official! Over The Edge is back!
Did you...
Participate this year, have a blast, and want to do it again? You'll get that chance!
Miss it this year or weren't quite sure about it, but now see how much fun it was and want to get in on the action? Excellent! Just register online!
Come one, come all! Registration is OPEN! So don't just save the date. Sign up now!
https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/Rope2023

12/07/2022

The truly wonderful Dominique Sachse came by today to give us a fabulous donation from her Holiday Closet Sale AND make a donation of items from her own closet to The Cottage Shop! Thank you so very much, Dominique! Your support matters more than you know!

Jenna DeWitte

12/06/2022

Our own Joann Dunmire, Visual Merchandiser at our The Cottage Shop, shared this lovely reflection, and we wanted to share it with you:

The Cottage Reflections:

In the past few weeks, many TWH Cottage Shop customers have returned after a long break.

Just as our TWH clients come for recovery and a new life, our donations are looking for a new home and an extended life.

Our clients develop job skills, learn life skills, team work and find sobriety.

Our Cottage Shop donations of clothing and goods generate funds for our programs.

Both emerge repackaged, joyful and revived.

Our communities are a better place with the TWH clinical care, fundraising, outreach and a shopping experience to share our mission to builds communities that strengthen women and support families as they reclaim their stability.

12/05/2022

Thank you very much to The Brown Foundation, Inc. for their generous and ongoing support!

12/04/2022

We have such an awesome staff! For some extra holiday fun, we're doing themed days in December. The 1st was Flannel Day, and our staff embraced it!

12/02/2022

Many thanks to Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston for their support!

12/01/2022

Today is Rosa Parks Day. Ms. Parks held true to her beliefs, including the belief that she was worthy - worthy and deserving of a seat on that bus - and worthy of respect. Today and always, we celebrate strong women who fight hard to claim the lives they deserve. Thank you, Ms. Parks, for showing us what it means to be true to yourself.

11/30/2022

Recognizing Holiday Triggers of Trauma

A really helpful piece about trauma and the holidays from SAMHSA

Year-round, we encourage providers to adopt a trauma-informed lens—to use knowledge of trauma and its impact to make decisions about all aspects of their relationships with clients and how they run their program.

11/30/2022

Thank you to everyone who has donated to The Women's Home over the last 65 years! Whether you connected personally with our mission or you simply sought to make a difference, we want you to know how critical your support has been to thousands of women’s journeys.

11/29/2022

Today is , a world-wide day of philanthropy, and we can’t help but reflect on the impact that each and every gift has had on The Women’s Home. We’ve had a challenging couple of years, but through it all, The Women’s Home reached a major milestone – 65 years of serving women in our community!

We would not be here today if it hadn’t been for your generosity. We are so inspired by the stories that led our donors to give to The Women’s Home, and we know that there are many more that remain untold.

Whether you connected personally with our mission or you simply sought to make a difference, we want you to know how critical your decision was to thousands of women’s journeys throughout the years. From the bottom of our hearts…THANK YOU.

P.S. If you have a personal connection to the mission of The Women’s Home, we would love to hear your story. Just fill out this form or leave it in the comments below. (All submissions will remain anonymous, unless otherwise specified.)
https://form.jotform.com/TheWomensHome/StoryForm

11/25/2022

Houston Earns Its Giving City Reputation — 30 Special Nonprofit Events That Made a Difference

Thank you so much Shelby Hodge & PaperCity Houston for featuring our 65 Years of Transforming Lives Luncheon!

What better time to celebrate the ongoing generosity of Houstonians than Thanksgiving. Today, we take the opportunity to express our gratitude for the

11/24/2022

We are so grateful for you, for your care and support, and for our community. We are grateful for the strength and resilience of our clients and for the amazing women and families they are. We wish you a time of joy and peace this holiday season.