ABOUT WOMEN IN NEED

Women In Need, Inc. (WIN), founded in 1983, today serves over 8,500 people including 5,000 children who are homeless and disadvantaged. We strive to restore dignity, promote independence and provide stable housing to vulnerable families who face major obstacles that threaten to destroy their lives. When families find themselves without options, we provide them with housing, skills, knowledge, understanding and support.

Transitional Shelters
2,500 people including 1,500 children sleep in the seven WIN shelters each night. There, WIN provides the structures and support systems necessary for families to build better lives. The typical length of stay in a WIN shelter is six months. Housing specialists work to find permanent housing for all WIN families. 95% of the women who complete the WIN shelter program and find permanent housing, are still in that housing two years later.

Training and Counseling
WIN teaches the life skills women need to care for their families and flourish independently. Our programs include domestic violence services and referrals; HIV/AIDS prevention education; and employment training and job placement assistance.

Treatment
WIN offers alcohol and substance abuse treatment in two intensive licensed clinics. The unique, outpatient programs are holistically designed to meet the needs of women.

Children's Services
WIN offers childcare to all clients, not only those living in our shelters. Programs include after school and homework help; therapeutic daycare; parenting workshops; and Camp WIN which serves almost 500 children each summer.

Permanent and Supportive Housing
WIN has 164 permanent supportive apartment units for special populations of mothers with children. These special populations include mothers with histories of domestic violence, foster care, and those who are in recovery from substance abuse. An additional 22 are pending approval.

Aftercare and Alumni
WIN continues to care for mothers who have graduated from our shelter programs and gone on to achieve stable employment and housing for their families. WIN provides on-going support through counseling, education and workshops. Our aftercare and alumni programs are a continuous resource for problem solving and quality-of-life issues.

Eviction Prevention
WIN no longer provides the social services for the Housing Help program created by United Way of NYC.