Women’s Resource Center Free Webinars

FINANCIAL WEBINARS

Title: Financial Transitions: Money Empowerment During Uncertain Times

Description:  During transitional times, some actions are more important than others.  Some actions are detrimental to your financial future.  Understanding what to focus on next can provide peace of mind, a feeling of control, and a sense of well-being.  Join us to learn the startling facts around women and money, the unique aspects of Financial Transitions, and how to begin claiming your financial power during these uncertain times.

Title: Financial Basics

Description: Learn about basics and budgeting.

• Financial guidance to help with the impact of the coronavirus  – pdf. slides
• Spending Plan Worksheet – pdf.

Title: Guia Financiera para ayuda con el impacto del Corona Virus

Title: Ten Steps to Claiming Your Financial Power

Description:

Congratulations on your commitment to claim your financial power! Beginning this journey can seem overwhelming. Where do you start? Join us to identify a step-by-step approach to developing your plan and the discipline to stick with it.

Title: Taking your Next Step

Description:

When making financial decisions and developing a financial plan, there are some basic mistakes to be aware of and to avoid.  Join us to identify those mistakes and find out the best ways to get help in implementing and monitoring your plan.

CAREER/EMPLOYMENT WEBINARS

Title: Career Connections | Women-Owned Businesses

Title: Career Connections | Who is Hiring?

Description: While COVID-19 has disrupted employment across multiple industries, many local companies are still hiring. Join Women’s Resource Center for a special, free webinar to learn about job opportunities in our region and how the Center can assist you with the job search process, resume development and interview preparation.

Title: Career Connections | Women in Trades

Description: During the session, program requirements will be reviewed, women working in these jobs will share about their personal career pathways, and local employers will explain their interest in recruiting more women. Join us to explore these jobs typically held by men which offer entry level wages in the $13 – $15/hour range and rapid wage increase opportunities.

Title: Career Connections | Career as a Home Health Aide

Description:Women’s Resource Center is partnering with Help at Home Homecare to recruit candidates for a fully-funded training program to become a Certified Home Health Aide providing care to clients in their homes. Join us for a free online information session to learn more about this free training opportunity and how the Center can assist you with your career goals.

Title: Career Connections | Careers in Education

Description: Both Instructional and Support Positions Available. Women’s Resource Center is partnering with Sarasota County School District to recruit candidates for its open positions. Wages for entry level support jobs are in the $14-15/hour range, with starting teacher pay at $44,300/ year.

Benefits of working for the school district include: • 100% employer paid benefits • Employer contributions to retirement through Florida Retirement System • Paid holidays that follow the school calendar

Title: Career Connections | Careers in Financial Services

Description: Are you looking for a career in Financial Services? Women’s Resource Center is partnering with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Wealth Management to recruit women for its open financial services positions. Entry level jobs available in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties.

No college degree required. Candidates must have strong customer service and Microsoft Office skills. Join Women’s Resource Center for a free webinar to learn about these job opportunities and how the Center can assist you with the job search process, resume development and interview preparation.

WELLNESS

Title: Self Defense Part One

Description:

The Women’s Resource Center presents a Self Defense Mini Series. Learn about a keen awareness of your surroundings for early detection and ways to avoid a potential issue.

Title: Self Defense Part Two

Description:

Women’s Resource Center presents a Self Defense Mini Series. Learn how to walk, talk, and carry your belongings for best protection and how / where to attack if necessary.

Title: Chi Flow Movement

Description:

hi is your body’s core life force. Your health is related to how well your chi energy flows. In this unique, fun, lighthearted class, the instructor will lead you through a series of workouts, martial arts, and dance movements. All enhanced with your breath, bringing you vitality and peace of mind.

Title: Holiday Health & Wellness

Description:

The National Alliance for Mental Illness of Sarasota and Manatee Counties (NAMI) and the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is partnering together for a webinar called “Holiday Health & Wellness.” During this webinar we will share ways to celebrate the holidays, while keeping your family’s health and safety top of mind.

Title: Health, Heart, and Harmony

Description:

Our greatest asset is our health, health of ourselves, our loved ones, and our home. This webinar will bring you the awareness and self-generate tools to create a life of harmony within you and around you.

Title: Self-Care For Stress Relief

Description:

This class will focus on the most common stress areas of our everyday world. You will learn massage techniques for yourself in prime stress areas of the neck, shoulders, and low back.

Title: Breath Meditation

Description:

In this 45-minute class, you will learn different forms of breath meditation and movement for stress reduction, focus, mental clarity, stamina, and general well-being.

Title: Beginners Yoga

Description:

Body, mind, and spirit. Yoga brings it all together. Join us for this gentle flow, relaxation yoga class!

Title: Gentle Flow Yoga

Description:

Body, mind, and spirit. Yoga brings it all together. Join us for this gentle flow, relaxation yoga class!

Instructor: Mary Onna Bode

Title: Understanding Resilience

Description:

Learn how to adapt successfully in the face of past and present adversity, trauma, or significant threat and how to help your children understand resilience.

Presenter: Helen Neal-Ali

COMMUNITY PARTNER WEBINARS

Title: Goodwill Manasota Programs & Services

Description:

Margie Genter will provide a brief overview of the history of Goodwill. You will learn about all the services that are currently available from Goodwill, including information about employment at Goodwill, the Job Connection, Goodwill Veterans’ Services, and more. You will also learn how Goodwill can deliver all these services at no cost to residents of our community.

Title: Programas y servicios de Goddwill de Manasota

Description:

El Goodwill de Manasota les proporcionará un breve relato de la historia del Goodwill. Usted aprenderá de los servicios que están actualmente disponibles en Goodwill incluyendo información acerca de empleos en Goodwill, Conexión para Empleos, Servicios al Veterano de Goodwill y mucho más. También aprenderá cómo Goodwill puede brindar todos estos servicios sin costo alguno a los residentes de nuestra comunidad.

Title: About UnidosNow (english & spanish)

Description:

UnidosNow team will have the opportunity to discuss with you the opportunities for low-income, first-generation, Latino students dream of higher education. You will learn in this session how early a student needs to start preparing for a post-secondary path, how to pay for it, and the options

Title: Cooking Matters at Home

Description:

Cooking Matters at Home, Recipes: practice using recipe frameworks, learn how to substitute ingredients in recipes, and share meal ideas that allow each family member to choose the toppings or ingredients that they enjoy.

Title: Parenting Through a Crisis

Description:

Learn coping skills to help you as we go through this Coronavirus isolation. You will also learn self-care techniques to help you through this crisis to be the parents that your children need at this time.

Presenter: Helen Neal-Ali

Title: Latinas del WRC

Description:

Fundado en el 2005, Latinas del WRC es un grupo multicultural de Empoderamiento para la la mujer Latina bajo el marco del Women’s Resource Center. Un foro semanal se lleva a cabo para que las mujeres Latinas descubran habilidades, desarrollen confianza en sí mismas y encuentren sus caminos hacia el éxito. Conozca a las miembros de la Junta de Latina, Liliana Jones y Mireya Monroy, para obtener más información sobre este fantástico grupo.