AURA CACIA POSITIVE CHANGE PROJECT
• CALVARY WOMEN'S SERVICES NEW FOUN- DATIONS PROGRAM provides beds for un- housed women and women escaping domestic violence in Washington, D.C. In addition to a place to sleep, the organization provides safe living spaces, nutritious meals, clothing and hygiene supplies, transportation, and other resources to support long-term stability and independence. • RESONANCE CENTER FOR WOMEN, INC.’S REBUILDING LIVES AND FAMILIES INITIATIVE in Tulsa, Oklahoma, provides reentry services – including case management, housing and trans- portation assistance, other basic needs assis- tance, and substance use recovery services – to women leaving incarceration, especially those who struggle with substance use. • ACHIEVABILITY FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM provides single mothers and low- income families in West Philadelphia with the necessary resources to pursue higher education as a pathway to self-sufficiency. In the last year, the program served 124 families with 282 chil- dren. Of those families, 91% were connected to safe, permanent housing; 50% increased their annual earned income, and 100% of school- aged children persisted in school.
HELPING WOMEN AND GIRLS MAKE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES SINCE 2016
The Aura Cacia Positive Change Project provides meaningful financial support to organizations committed to helping women and girls facing difficult situations make transformational changes in their lives and take control of their futures. Since its inception, the project has contributed more than one million dollars to organizations working tirelessly to provide services that support economic mobility, education, and healthcare for women – including women facing homelessness or domestic abuse, refugees and immigrants, and new mothers living in low-income communities. In FY24, we committed a total of $200,000 to the following recipients.
Calvary Women’s Services in Washington, DC
Resonance Center for Women, Inc. in Tulsa, OK
ACHIEVEability in Philadelphia, PA
[Aura Cacia’s] investment in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program is transforming lives for generations to come. [It’s] connecting neighbors with living-wage jobs, secondary education and permanent housing, building brighter futures for entire families. — Kristina Dougan, Director of Development at ACHIEVEability
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