Program areas at The Women's Center
Rape crisis & victim services helps child and adult victims heal from The crippling effects of sexual assault, sexual abuse and other violence and prevents sexual assault and abuse. Rape crisis & victim services offers around-the-clock crisis intervention via The 24-hour crisis hotline and at local hospital forensic rape exams; individual and group counseling provided by licensed, master-level therapists using evidence-based practices; case management; criminal justice and medical accompaniment for victims; comprehensive legal services; and prevention programs for children, adults, and professionals to raise awareness about sexual assault and abuse, to help individuals reduce their risk of victimization, and to prevent sexual assault and abuse in Tarrant County.
General counseling addresses immediate crisis and improves The problemsolving abilities, emotional well-being, and healthy functioning of women, men, and children and adolescents in crisis and transition. General counseling offers individual and group counseling by licensed, master-level therapists using evidence-based practices; a free bimonthly legal clinic; specialized in-house counseling for isolated, depressed seniors; case management for homeless children and families living in local shelters; and The helpline, which provides individuals with crisis counseling and information referral both in person and over The phone.
Employment solutions increases The personal and economic independence of unemployed and underemployed people, helping them prepare for employment, go to work, and advance in The labor market. Employment solutions offers jobs now, a rapid employment program designed to help unemployed individuals find The best possible job in The shortest amount of time given their current skills and education; strengthening families, a program that helps clients receiving temporary assistance for needy families remove their current barriers to employment; and career development services, which provides job skills training (in high-demand occupations earning living wages) and support services to unemployed and underemployed individuals to increase their financial self-sufficiency.