Major Changes
Thanks to the support of The United Way: Women Gaining Ground, we have seen the tremendous gains in the participants demonstrating healthier self-esteem and building relationships with each other. With this group, we have incorporated more one-on-one counselling time into the schedule to better support the women this year. More time for one-on-one counselling, which allows for individualize support with goal setting and women talking through the trauma they experienced. Time spend with counsellors was deemed important by many women during the post-evaluation of the program. We understand how important it is for women to have private space and time to work through challenges they are experiencing.
Not only are we able to set aside time to be available to the women currently in the program, but also past members. The current group – consist of nine (9) participants. In addition, we offer regular counselling and support to seven (7) participant from the previous group, as they move forward with their goals and aspirations. An important part of WOTM is understanding that a woman’s journey is not completed within a year. They will continue to experience ups and downs as the years go by. However, having the ability to continue to support these women is very important. Having one-on-one counselling available for both past and …show more content…
We asked questions such as “How can we improve the WOTM program?”; and “What could WOTM benefit from?” We also asked several multiple choice questions. We had a 30% response rate. We noticed that many of the answers reflected changes we have already made to improve the program, that have been mentioned on post-program evaluations in the past. These include a focus on job search and resume/cover letter writing; financial literacy; and having sessions more frequently (from once a month to twice a
Thanks to the support of The United Way: Women Gaining Ground, we have seen the tremendous gains in the participants demonstrating healthier self-esteem and building relationships with each other. With this group, we have incorporated more one-on-one counselling time into the schedule to better support the women this year. More time for one-on-one counselling, which allows for individualize support with goal setting and women talking through the trauma they experienced. Time spend with counsellors was deemed important by many women during the post-evaluation of the program. We understand how important it is for women to have private space and time to work through challenges they are experiencing.
Not only are we able to set aside time to be available to the women currently in the program, but also past members. The current group – consist of nine (9) participants. In addition, we offer regular counselling and support to seven (7) participant from the previous group, as they move forward with their goals and aspirations. An important part of WOTM is understanding that a woman’s journey is not completed within a year. They will continue to experience ups and downs as the years go by. However, having the ability to continue to support these women is very important. Having one-on-one counselling available for both past and …show more content…
We asked questions such as “How can we improve the WOTM program?”; and “What could WOTM benefit from?” We also asked several multiple choice questions. We had a 30% response rate. We noticed that many of the answers reflected changes we have already made to improve the program, that have been mentioned on post-program evaluations in the past. These include a focus on job search and resume/cover letter writing; financial literacy; and having sessions more frequently (from once a month to twice a