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WOMEN VETERANS SUPPORT SERVICES, INC (WVSS)

Raleigh, NC, US • Not Available Employees
Government

WOMEN VETERANS SUPPORT SERVICES INC. (WVSS,) was established in 2008 and has the distinction of being the State of North Carolina's First Women Veteran organization. This nonprofit 501 (c) 3 has serviced 900+ women veterans with or without families and counting. We started with an all-volunteer staff. WVSS, Inc. specializes in crisis management. Women veterans are the fastest growing underserved population of being homeless, jobless, and it is said that we are" invisible." We are very present, and our service counts! WVSS, Inc is committed to assisting in her time of trouble, while we are primarily in service for her, we will not turn away people asking for assistance if we can help. For the past 11 years, Women Veterans Support Services, Inc has operated from donations and with an all-volunteer staff we have:• Provided emergency sheltering for families that were not candidates for traditional shelters: 1. Women Veterans with boys over the age of 9yrs 2. Single father veterans that have custody of their daughters 3. Veteran families with a child with disabilities 4. Some women veterans that are not eligible for VA and other veteran assistance which makes them totally reliant to community help. • Collaborated with other organizations and agencies to aid in the assistance and reintegration through referrals• Offer counseling, on call connections, Pastoral care, if asked for• Met immediate needs and follow-up 30, 60 and 90 daysWVSS have four Programs under the RED SHOE Experience:• Red Shoe, which addresses the Homeless and crisis • Protective Red Shoe which is our new funded pilot Program which addresses Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. • H.E.R. Redefined, which addresses the total woman recovery and two support groups a) women military/veterans b) military spouses (tele-conferenced with workbooks)• Ready 4 Work, assists with job preparation, job placement.Our dream is to establish the Deborah Center for her healing.