Participating Agencies

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St. Margaret's House
117 N. Lafayette Blvd.
South Bend, Indiana 46601
(574) 234-7795
www.stmargaretshouse.org

YWCA of St. Joseph County
1102 South Fellows Street
South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 233-9491
www.ywca.sjc.org

Home Management Resources
1201 Northside Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46615
(575) 233-3486
www.hmresources.org

Cass County Council on Aging
60525 Decatur Rd.
Cassopolis, MI 49031
(800) 323-0390
www.casscoa.org

South Bend Heritage Foundation
501 Pennsylvania
South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 280-7095
epics.cse.nd.edu/heritage/property/new/heritage

Project Undertaking & Design

St. Margaret’s House

Helping Women Help Themselves

This project involves researching what has been and can be done to help people break out of negative behavioral patterns. The evaluation of these findings will help influence programming.

YWCA of St. Joseph County

Reorganizing the Chemical Dependency Treatment Program

Specializes in residential and outreach services for women and children in the areas of chemical dependency, domestic violence, self sufficiency and child care services.

Serves women suffering from abusive relationships, substance abuse or other destructive behaviors.

In June, 2003, the YWCA adopted a 16-step treatment program developed by Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D., which is a modification of the 12-step program but geared to women and is sensitive to diverse cultural issues

Home Management Resources

Provides classes in budgeting, nutrition, relationships and housekeeping to about 150 women a year who want to improve the quality of life for their families

Distance Learning Project

Developing their New Beginnings for Empowerment Seminar will allow HMR to share their curriculum and training program with other non-profits and businesses throughout the country.

Cass County Council on Aging

Assists older adults and those responsible for their well-being by providing in-home care, information, support services and enrichment activities

Women’s Lives, Women’s Legacies

A workshop series that provides women with a powerful format to honor their pasts, explore the present and bequeath the future

South Bend Heritage Foundation

One of the nation’s leading community development organizations

Mamas Against Violence (MAV)

MAV brings together women who have lost sons to street violence. The goal is to empower women to create lasting change in the community by ending the cycle of violence and healing their own grief.

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