WoMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER

Women in Transition 

Change can be frightening. But change can also be a wonderful opportunity for growth. The choice is yours. Changes, even the good ones, aren't always easy. That's where the Women's Resource Center at Blue Ridge Community College can help, by providing a framework for exploring options and making informed decisions to improve your life.

What the Women's Resource Center Can Do for You

Workshops, referral services and a growing resource library (click to go the annotated bibliography) form the backbone of the Women's Resource Center's effort to help you open doors to greater personal and professional development.

Through the Center:

• Unemployed or underemployed women can learn to tap existing community service agencies.
• Women re-entering the workforce can learn to market their experience or discover affordable education options for updating job skills. Employed women can enhance their current careers through training, or assess personal and professional skills in preparation for career change.
• Women can learn to better balance the demands of family and career, by using practical information on day care choices, parenting skills, conflict resolution, time and stress management, as well as other topics.
• Women can learn to establish and maintain sound personal and family financial plans for greater economic stability, both now and in the future.

Who Can Participate? 

The Women's Resource Center is open to all women. Center programs support the special roles of women in society, from co-workers, managers and volunteers in the workplace, to single parents, spouses, mothers, and daughters in the family setting. And, while the Center focuses on the needs of women, men are welcome to attend programs of mutual interest.

We're in this Together 

As a woman, you respond to change as you move through the different stages of your life. The Women's Resource Center can change, too, by designing programs that more accurately reflect your needs. Your input is vital as the Center provides opportunities for women to explore life transitions as avenues for positive change.

You Can Help 

Tax-deductible donations to the Women's Resource Center are accepted through the BRCC Educational Foundation, Inc. Your contribution of $25 will provide a magazine subscription or book for the Resource Library. A gift of $50 covers child care costs while an unemployed woman gets job skills training. Your $100 gift can support life skills planning workshops or other seminars.

For more information on how you can make a positive difference, call the BRCC Educational Foundation, Inc. at 540/453-2211, or 888/750-2722, ext. 2211.

Questions? 

To add your name to our mailing list and receive updates on the BRCC Women's Resource Center and its programs, call 540/453-2380; 213-7002, ext. 2380 from Staunton; 943-7002, ext. 2380 from Waynesboro; or 888/750-2722, ext. 2380 from other areas in Virginia.   Email address is whitmorej@brcc.edu.