Serving
Brevard County
Florida

   
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Women's Center
1425 Aurora Rd.
Melbourne, FL. 32935

Map

(321) 242 - 3110
Fax (321) 242–7464
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The Women’s Center Counseling Office direct telephone line is 242-1526

 



How to Give to the Women's Center

The South Brevard Women's Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible. The Women's Center provides receipts for types of donations

Quick and Easy Gifts

A quick cash gift is one of the most common and easiest ways to make a contribution to the Women's Center. Cash gifts enable you to see the immediate results of your contribution.

Don't hesitate! Make a difference in the lives of women and children NOW!

Donation online! Click the Donate button below All major credit cards accepted. Donations can be made in your name, anonymous, or in honor of someone

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Write checks out to the South Brevard Women's Center, Inc and send to 1425 Aurora Rd Melbourne, FL 32935

Planned Giving

Planned giving directly benefits the Women's Center by advancing and facilitating philanthropy as well as benefiting the donor's financial objectives.

The Women's Center has a wide variety of Planned Giving opportunities to help you meet your personal financial goals while making a significant contribution to helping women and their families become self-sufficient and change their lives for the better, forever. Planned giving options include bequests in a will or living trust, contributing to our endowment fund, life income gifts, charitable lead trusts, retirement plans, life insurance, and gifts of real estate.

Planned giving offers several ways to make a lasting impact on the Women's Center. Please contact the Women's Center Development Department: jgessler@womenscenterinbrevard.org for further information on planned giving options.

In-Kind Goods and Services

Furniture & More Store Donations- Accepting clothes, furniture, and household appliances and accessories.
For more information contact the Women's Center Furniture & More Store 321.254.4060 / 327 N. Babcock St Melbourne, FL 32935 furnmore@bellsouth.net

Food Pantry

We are always in need of canned goods and non-perishable items

Car donation

The Women's Center graciously accepts previously owned automobiles. In order to provide safe and dependable transportation for our clients we request that the automobile is less than 10 years old and in running condition.

Needed Volunteer Services

Presently we are in need of assistance with case management services, peer counseling, administrative duties, volunteer victim advocates, assistance with marketing and website development. We commit to valuing our volunteers and aligning their goals and passions with services at the Center. Contact April Tabor for more information atabor@womenscenterinbrevard.org

Help the Center meet our greatest needs

Decide where your funds are allocated

Capacity Building

Funds allocated to the agency's operating reserve. Assist in the Center's increasing our sustainability and effectiveness by helping us enhance our ability to secure services

Transitional Housing Program

Long-term, comprehensive program for homeless women and their children that includes: intensive case management; individual, group and family counseling; career guidance; job training; life skills and budgeting workshops; and reimbursement for transportation, medical expenses and childcare. 83% of clients successfully complete the program and transition to permanent housing

Client Services

Homeless prevention services for women and their families that are at risk of being homeless. We served 715 clients from July 2006 to June 2007 with financial assistance for rent, security deposits and utilities; case management, and information and referrals to Brevard community resources.

Victims Services

The goal of the Victim's Services program is to prevent domestic and sexual violence through education and information, in addition to assisting women and their children through the difficult process of leaving, surviving and recovering from violence. In the last year, the program has assisted 1,099 clients with advocacy and provided violence prevention educational outreach to over 5,000 students in Brevard County schools.

Career Guidance Program

The Career Guidance program is a personalized program that explores career options and individual growth. Since the program's inception in July 2006, we have assisted 61 clients with career counseling; 64% of those served have attended career development workshops and trainings and 41% of clients have been placed in jobs.

Counseling Services

The objective of the counseling program is to provide affordable and quality counseling services. Over the last year, the Counseling Program has assisted over 1200 women, men, and children with individual counseling, couples counseling, and support groups, doubling the number of clients served the previous year. Support groups cover various issues including depression, eating disorders, living with chronic pain and/or illness, and groups for women and children who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, and child abuse

Announcements

5th Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Event

Friday, April 13th
9 am to
Henegar Center for the Arts
625 E. New Haven Ave.
Melbourne, Florida
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