Dear Women’s Resource Center supporter: Your financial gift is important to us and we want you to understand #WhyWRC. Everyday, women come into our centers looking for help. 40% of these women are living below the poverty level, and 19% are considered homeless. Another 36% live below the sustainable wage for our region (ALICE
The last in our series of 2015 Wonder Women is perhaps the most significant for our 25th Anniversary. Jan Entwistle hosted the meeting in her living room to talk about the idea of a Women’s Resource Center. She was joined by members of ALTRUSA, AAUW, and the Jr. League. They decided that YES! We
Barbara Zdravecky, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida is our Wonder Woman today. Barbara grew up in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA with her two siblings, Janet and Stephen. Daughter to Marge and Larry, Barbara was the first person in her family to go to college, graduating from the
Today we are celebrating the legacy of Marjorie Kinnan. Marge was a pioneering advocate for civil rights, women’s issues, and school reform and is credited with helping to shape Manatee County’s social service, mental health, and education system. Marjorie Gearhart was born in In Pittsburgh, PA graduating from the University of Pittsburgh after majoring
Joan Krauter is the Executive Editor of the Bradenton Herald and our 21st out of our series of 25 Wonder Women. Joan is the one person who we did not inform of her nomination as one of the Women’s Resource Center’s Wonder Women, she loathes the limelight! Joan has been the instigator of the
