Women Only

The mission of Women Writing for (a) Change is to provide learning opportunities for women (and men, in select offerings) for whom writing is an important creative, spiritual, healing, and exploratory process. We offer creative writing programs in a safe, non-competitive environment. Experienced and less experienced writers are welcome, individuals in transition, voices in search of rejuvenation writers in every genre, including writers who don’t call themselves writers yet.

We are a non-denominational organization providing free para-professional counseling; individual counseling, support groups, educational seminars,and work shops in the following areas: abuse(drug, alcohol, sexual, emotional, spiritual) divorce, co-dependency, martial, parenting, grief(loss of child, family member, job loss, illness, etc),self-esteem, and depression. We also provide Bible studies,and prayer groups. We provide out reach services to the women of the Monroe County Corrections Facility; weekly Bible studies, support groups, drug/alcohol educational programs, transitionalplacement assistance,and an ongoing 12step program.We are funded completely by donations from individuals, local churches,community and area businesses. We are staffed by volunteers from a wide variety of church affiliations.