ABOUT WOMEN IN NEED

Women In Need, Inc. (WIN), founded in 1983, today serves over 9,500 adults and 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
2,450 people including 1,400 children sleep in the six 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. Over 90% of the women who graduate from WIN 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 in the Bronx and Manhattan. 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 about 750 children each summer.

Permanent and Supportive Housing
WIN has 186 permanent supportive apartment units for mothers with special needs. These special needs include mothers with histories of domestic violence, foster care, and those who are in recovery from substance abuse.

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.

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

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR FAMILY SHELTER:
In order to receive WIN shelter services, all clients must be determined eligible and referred by the PATH Office.

The Prevention Assistance and
Temporary Housing Office, located in the Bronx, NY, is an intake center for families in New York City. PATH determines shelter eligibility and, if found eligible, provides placement in temporary shelters or permanent housing based on availability.

For more information, you can dial 311 or click here.