RCW is a small, community-based agency that serves any woman in Pinellas County over age 18, primarily single moms or women who are head of their household with dependent children or a disabled spouse in their care. 
Over 20,000 women have completed RCW programs since 1977.  For every woman helped, two others, usually children, benefit. 

“When my husband left I was lost.  I didn’t know where to start.  I was depressed, needed a job and was losing control of my children. At the Resource Center for Women,  I found people who wanted to help me get back on my feet.  I now feel better about myself and the challenges I’m facing.” , says Karen P., a client of the Resource Center for Women. 

Karen is one example of a woman in transition receiving support, education and hope at our Center.   We all know a woman in transition, whether a mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a niece, a grandchild or a friend.  Women enter RCW’s doors every day looking for support as they face transitions in their career, their marriage, their financial situation and their parenting responsibilities.  “The Resource Center for Women is a place where women can feel comfortable facing the reality of their situation and getting the skills they need to help them get back on their feet.”, says Susan Olsen, Executive Director.

RCW is funded by Juvenile Welfare Board, Schoen Foundation, Ameriprise Financial Company, Pinellas County Community Foundation, corporate and individual donors.  “The success of the Dream Auction will enable the Center to continue the quality of programs and services, as well as expand to serve more women in Pinellas county.”, says Bob Berman, President of the Board of Directors.