We are SO HAPPY to report that the Women's Resource Center successfully applied for a grant from women's retailer J. Jill's Compassion Fund. WRC is the only Florida organization selected in 2017 and the first Florida organization selected in nearly ten years. We look forward to growing our Employment & Empowerment programs through the support of The
We are so pleased to introduce the ALL-NEW MyWRC Magazine. Engage, Educate, Enrich, and Empower are WRC's building blocks to successful programming. Each month, more than 400 women reach out to WRC. Like many of us, they have reached a critical turning point in their life. Unsure or unable to determine a direction, they come
One day as a small child, Thomas Edison came home from school and gave a piece of paper to his mother. He said to her, “Mom, my teacher gave this paper to me and told me only you are to read it. What does it say?” Her eyes welled with tears as she read
The holidays are upon us, and that means it’s time to embrace traditions! Every family has their own quirky customs around the holidays. Looking back on my childhood, this wasn’t my favorite season because of the abundant sweets and gift-giving — even though I loved those. It was the traditions that were passed down
I’m always so impressed by Susie Bowie, Manatee Community Foundation’s chief executive. Not just because she’s also a redhead, which in and of itself is impressive — right, Marianne Barnaby and Kathy Eckert? — but because she is so wise. I find myself always amazed at the number of times Ms. Bowie expresses just what
