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Cambridge Women's Center

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Community
  • Crisis Support
  • LGBTQ+
  • Women

Location

46 PLEASANT STCAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

The Cambridge Women's Center is open to anyone for whom woman is a meaningful identifier or lived experience. We offer a safe space for learning, emotional support, and empathy Our understanding of the terms woman and feminism is intersectional, and we strive to create a community that is inclusive and actively working towards justice for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, those with disabilities and/or mental illness, folks experiencing housing insecurity and other Powerful Groups (both national and international) targeted for oppression.

Description

Founded in 1971, the Cambridge Women's Center offers FREE drop-in services to anyone for whom woman is a meaningful identifier or lived experience. It is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from1-6pm. We strive to provide support and community to in a comfortable 4-story house a few blocks from Central Square, Cambridge. Those who use the Women's Center are very diverse, and include many who are homeless, survivors of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and other trauma.

Volunteers welcome and assist visitors. Women come for food, clothing, T-passes, and basic material goods like toilet paper, deodorant, and hand warmers, as well as emotional support, help finding resources, to use computers or a phone. There is a living, dining, clothing, and art room,kitchen, library, and an elevator to all four floors. We also offer support groups on-site, and remotely, facilitated by volunteers. Groups include: yoga, sewing, knitting, art, writing, trauma support, Spanish/English conversation, women over 65, coping group.

We ask for a commitment of at least 2-3 hours a week for at least 6 months. Basic orientation/training will be provided.

Please fill out our volunteer application on our website: www.cambridgewomenscenter.org and send it to Dosa Chidandali dosa@cambridgewomenscenter.org

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by Michele T. from CAMBRIDGE, MA (2017-07-17 13:55:09.0)
To help women that are in crisis. Being able to help them out with any resources available, and information. To better their lives during this difficult time in their lives.
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