Holiday Gifts and Crafts Drive for Women's Empowerment

During this difficult year, you can bring joy to formerly homeless women and children in Sacramento this holiday season by contributing to Women’s Empowerment’s Holiday Gifts and Crafts Drive. We are seeking 300 unstuffed gift bags and specific fillers for children, teens and women. Gifts for teens and women are especially needed. We also need craft supplies to provide a Craft Party in a Box for each family since this year we cannot hold our annual craft party for women and children to make holiday gifts for their loved ones. For those interested in making a financial donation toward a gift bag, the average cost is $40, but any amount helps. We also need extra $15-$20 gift cards for Target, Walmart and grocery stores for emergency needs throughout the year. For a list of gift and craft needs, visit Womens-Empowerment.org. Items are needed by Dec. 8. Women’s Empowerment’s programs combine employment readiness, self-esteem courses, health classes and services, support services and paid job training to help women overcome homelessness across diverse ages, races and cultures. Women’s Empowerment was featured on NBC’s The TODAY Show in 2015 for offering the most comprehensive job-readiness program in the Sacramento area designed specifically for women who are homeless and their children. The award-winning organization has graduated 1,691 women and their 3,792 children. Last year, 70 percent of graduates found homes in the midst of the housing crisis, and 79 percent secured jobs or enrolled in school or training. Women’s Empowerment is funded through private donations from the community and grants. To donate: Womens-Empowerment.org.