Women's Coalition of St. Croix

Women Race

debbieb — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:33:16 +0000

Title: Women Race
Location: Christiansted
Description: Join the movement for peace and justice at our 29th Annual Women Race! Women and girls, bring the whole family and all of your friends to cheer you on. Pre-registration begins May 22, 2013: 15.00 (includes a commemorative t-shirt) for girls aged 14 & over and adult women; $1.00 (t-shirt not included) for girls under 14 years old. Registration on race day is $20.00.
Start Time: 5:45
Date: 2013-06-02

April is CAPM and SAAM!

debbieb — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:16:56 +0000

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Learn the signs. Help protect our children.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It is time to talk about it!

WCSC Receives Mary Kay Foundation Award of $20,000 for Domestic Violence Prevention & Awareness

crlannen2350 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:20:13 +0000

The Mary Kay Foundation (MKF) is committed to partnering with service agencies to break the cycle of domestic violence. In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the foundation awards $20,000 grants to more than 150 domestic violence shelters across the country for a total of $3 million. WCSC’s Sojourner House, the only emergency shelter in the territory dedicated to the special needs of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, is one of this year’s recipients.

“Through our grants, we honor and support shelters across the country that are having a profound impact for women and children in their communities. Since 2000, we have granted $31 million to help domestic violence shelters meet their critical needs and support their ongoing community efforts,” said Anne Crews, Mary Kay Inc. Vice President of Government Relations and board member for The Mary Kay Foundation.

WCSC will use the grant for Sojourner House to provide support for victims/survivors residing there, including

to purchase of two cribs and two car seats;
to maintain and purchase gasoline for the shelter vehicle;
to arrange for emergency departures for victims who must leave the island to escape their perpetrators.

Children’s Center

admin — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:49:34 +0000

WCSC enters a new era with its NEW CHILDREN’s CENTER!

The newly dedicated Children’s Center is the bright spot of Christiansted.

On Saturday, January 28th, we dedicated our Children’s Center in memory of Alice S. Pfaelzer, one of our founding tutors and a long time friend of the Women’s Coalition.

Our bright yellow building provides one-on-one tutoring and violence prevention to neighborhood children. Presently, our center is staffed completely by volunteers and was funded by generous individuals in our community.

This facility has been a long time dream of the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix. Now in its infancy, the Alice S. Pfaelzer Children’s Center will continue to expand its services to meet the needs of children in St. Croix.