Monthly Spotlight
Annually, over 900 women who find themselves on the margins of society come to the Cambridge Women’s Center. They are in need of food, housing, jobs, medical or psychological care, understanding, or simply the warmth of acceptance.
CWC was founded in 1971 by several hundred women who occupied a Harvard owned building. They demanded access to reproductive healthcare, free day care, equal rights, and a “home of our own.” CWC is the country’s oldest continuously open women’s community day center. It’s a physical and digital community space open to anyone for whom woman is a meaningful identifier or lived experience, offering a safe space for learning, emotional support, empathy, and empowerment through self-determination.
The Women’s Center is a small organization, with only three staff members, and is completely reliant on donors’ empathy and generosity to provide the following services:
- Drop-in day center program providing a safe space for all who identify as women
- In-person emotional support and resource referrals on topics such as homelessness, poverty, domestic violence, sexual abuse, substance use, mental health, and trauma
- Informational resources on housing, employment, legal services and more
- Material assistance, including free food, clothing and Computer Lab access
- Free classes, workshops and groups, (20+ each month) including creative arts, trauma support, financial planning, LGBTQ+ support, English-Spanish conversation, wellness and self-help
To learn more about the CWC, please visit www.cambridgewomenscenter.org
