| February
14, 1983 |
Women
In Need and the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in midtown Manhattan
join together to open St. Mary’s House,
an emergency residence for 10 homeless women with children.
WIN
opens the Monica House shelter in Brooklyn.
This program soon evolves into the Monica Apartment
Program, WIN’s scatter-site “shelter
without walls”. |
| 1984 |
WIN
initiates the Services To Prevent Placement
program (STOPP), which provides counseling
and essential services to homeless families who are at risk
of child abuse and neglect. |
| 1985 |
Members
of WIN’s Board of Directors found Camp WIN,
an eight-week summer day care program serving children of
homeless families living in midtown welfare hotels. |
| 1986 |
Casa
Rita opens as a shelter for 16 families in the Bronx.
WIN
assumes sponsorship of Children’s Day Care,
a pre-existing program which provides after-school activities
and a full-time summer day camp for 65 school-aged children
in Manhattan’s Clinton community.
WIN opens its first New York State licensed outpatient clinic
exclusively for women, the Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Center, in Manhattan. On-site child care is provided
through WIN’s Kids Care program.
|
| 1987 |
In
Manhattan, WIN opens the Alexander Abraham Residence
for 31 families, named in honor of the donor who provides
substantial funding and resources for the purchase of the
building. |
| 1988 |
WIN
begins Aftercare Services to 100 recently
re-housed families. The program helps prevent repeat homelessness
by providing case management, workshops, home visits and referrals
to families living in targeted neighborhoods in Brooklyn. |
| 1989 |
The
Lehman Brothers Residence in the Bronx is
opened for 27 families.
WIN
opens its second outpatient substance abuse clinic, the Casa
Rita Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Center,
in the Bronx.
The
newly-renamed Cosmetic Executive Women’s Residence
at Casa Rita is redesigned to serve 16 families headed
by women who need residential alcohol and substance abuse
treatment.
Phipps
Houses contracts with WIN to operate the Lee Goodwin
Residence in the Bronx, providing transitional
housing for 32 families and permanent housing for 12 families.
The
HIV/AIDS Education Program is established
to provide education for HIV/AIDS prevention, health classes,
and intensive counseling for women.
|
| 1990 |
The
Volunteer Program expands and formalizes
a system for processing, orienting, training and placing volunteers
in WIN’s programs. |
| 1991 |
The
Education & Employment Services program
is established to provide vocational and educational screening
and workshops, empowerment workshops, individual and group
GED, ESL, adult education classes, computer literacy, and
job referrals and placement. |
| 1992 |
Co-owned
by WIN and Phipps Houses, Sojourner Truth House
in the Bronx is opened for 33 families.
Camp
WIN becomes an agency-wide program serving pre-school
and school-age children of WIN clients.
Gratitude
House opens, WIN’s first housing program for
women in recovery from substance abuse. |
| 1993 |
WIN
celebrates its 10th Anniversary. Mayor David
Dinkins proclaims February 14, 1993, “Women In Need
Day.” Mayor and Mrs. Dinkins host tea party for WIN
staff at Gracie Mansion. |
| 1994 |
The
Family Friends program is developed by members
of WIN’s Board of Directors. This incentive program
matches former clients with sponsors who provide a monthly
stipend while the client is pursuing educational or vocational
goals. |
| 1996 |
WIN
consolidates its Executive Offices, Kids Care Center, HIV
Education Program, Substance Abuse Treatment Clinic, and Education
& Employment Services at 115 West 31st Street in Manhattan. |
| 1997 |
Sojourner
Truth House establishes an intensive education and employment
readiness program for its 33 resident families – the
STEP program. |
| 1998 |
WIN
celebrates its 15th Anniversary at a special
event at the Pierre Hotel.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani proclaims May 27, 1998, “Women
In Need Day.” |
| 1999 |
Triangle
House opens, a permanent supportive housing program
for ten families headed by women in recovery from substance
abuse. |
| 2000 |
In
conjunction with Hope Community, Inc., WIN begins to provide
housing placement and social services to 73 families at the
Jennie A. Clarke Residence in East Harlem. |
| 2001 |
6,154 families spent at least one night in New York City’s
shelter system, the highest number since recording began in
the 1980s. 11,427 children were in these families.
WIN
launches its agency-wide domestic violence prevention program,
providing screening, counseling, and referrals for women and
children.
Women
In Need opens Suzanne’s Place in the
Brownsville section of Brooklyn, providing housing and services
to 186 families.
The
privately-funded WINner’s Circle is
created, providing peer networking and support for former
WIN clients.
|
| 2003 |
Women
In Need opens its largest facility the Junius Street
Family Residence in East New York, a newly-renovated
building for 213 families.
WIN
is awarded funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban
Development for supportive housing for two populations with
special needs – women who have aged out of foster care
with children, and families with histories of domestic violence.
The WISH and SHINE programs
each provide housing and supportive services for twenty families
in the first year.
|
| 2004 |
The
WISH and SHINE programs
are expanded to provide housing and services to 40 families
each.
The
Single Stop program is launched at the Junius
Street Family Residence. Privately funded, this program provides
financial and legal counseling and assistance to families
as they transition to permanent housing.
|
| 2005 |
The
WISH and SHINE programs
are again expanded, providing housing and services to 62 families
each.
Under
the aegis of the United Way of New York City, WIN partners
with local partners in Bronx ZIP code 10451 to create the
Housing Help Program, an eviction-prevention
initiative targeted at a high-risk population.
|
| 2006 |
Women
In Need opens its second large facility in East New York,
the Liberty Family Residence. Located adjacent
to the Junius Street Family Residence, these two transitional
facilities create a state-of-the-art facility for a total
of 416 homeless families.
Through
the generosity of the Robin Hood Foundation, work begins on
an innovative, interactive playground between the two facilities.
The
SHINE program, the Bronx-based program for
families with histories of domestic violence, is increased
to provide services to 77 families.
|
| 2007 |
The
Triangle House program is replicated in the
Brooklyn Recovery Program, providing housing and services
to 15 families headed by women in recovery.
WIN
is awarded funding by the New York State Office of Temporary
and Disability Assistance to create STEPS,
an education and job-readiness training program for young
mothers who have aged out of foster care. This program furthers
the partnership between WIN and Kingsborough Community College
in Brooklyn.
Pre-development
planning begins on the Glenmore Residence,
a 240-unit mixed income development in East New York. Under
the New York/New York III initiative, WIN is awarded funding
by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to create
80 units of supportive housing within the residence. |
| 2008 |
The
Bronx Recovery Program, for 22 families,
is opened, a further replication of the Triangle House model.
The
Junius/Liberty Complex playground is scheduled for completion
in the Spring. |
