Advocacy
CWU is committed to advocating for policies that reduce the barriers low-income women face to economic independence. Our comprehensive advocacy strategy includes collaborating with community partners, program participants, and staff to ensure that our voices are heard.
NEW! Career Family Opportunity
Career Family Opportunity (CFO) is a pilot program of Crittenton Women's Union that helps single parents build the foundation essential to achieving economic independence. This five-year program allows participants called Career Family Organizers or CFOs to proceed at their own pace as they gain the skills, knowledge and habits of a stable future.
Education
CWU is dedicated to helping at-risk youth achieve self-sufficiency through education. Our CHANCES program is alternative high school education program for pregnant teens in danger of dropping out of school. CHANCES has helped thousands of young women over the past 30 years to complete their high school education. Our Youth GED Program is an intensive, supportive learning environment for at-risk young adults, who have dropped out of school and wish to pursue a GED, with a focus on individualized college and career exploration goals.
Family Support Services
Our Early Education, FLASH, and Healthy Families programs support at-risk families as they move towards self-sufficiency through parenting education, early literacy, and health and wellness support. We help young parents manage life crises, promote family stability, and maintain a home environment that supports early childhood learning.
Housing
We offer emergency and transitional housing as well as permanent housing search and placement to homeless families. In addition to providing safe and supportive living environments, we offer intensive case management services to assist each family transform their lives and develop the skills they need to move towards long-term self-sufficiency.
Research & Innovation
We are dedicated to understanding what it takes to reach economic self-sufficiency, and to using that knowledge to inform program design and social change. We work directly with our clients and direct-care staff to determine best practices for program and policy efforts, as well as to analyze wider labor market data, trends, and projections.
Workforce Development
Woman to Woman (WtW) is a Career Development and Mentoring Program for low-income women in the Greater Boston area offering career counseling, skill development, computer literacy training, and professional mentoring to empower participants to become self-sufficient.
