My Sister's Place Women's Center

Basic Information

Address: 17 W. Franklin St. Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone Number: (410)659-3746

Fax Number: (410)244-6069

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Email: joxley@cc-md.org

Director: Valerie Tarantino

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Additional Information

Causes Served: housing assistance, education and life skills training, benefits advice and enrollment, case management, emergency financial assistance, linkages to other community providers (e.g., for mental health and addiction services), financial literacy services, and personal services (e.g., shower and laundry facilities, mail and telephone access, etc.) MSPWC also provides three meals each day to women and children in need

Population Served: Women and children

Ages for Volunteer: 14+

Hours of Service: 7am-7pm

Minimum Hours Required: 2

Days of Service: 7 days a week

Mission Statement:

The mission of the program is to provide a safe, supportive environment where vulnerable women and their families can access housing, referrals, life skills training, and other resources to achieve and sustain self-sufficiency.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

Each day is an opportunity to help our clients believe in themselves and explore new opportunities. We provide the resources and direct services our clients need to begin the transition back to residential stability and self-sufficiency.

Program History:

My Sister’s Place Women’s Center opened on November 20, 2008 and has expanded to serve between 50 and 125 women and children daily.

Additional Information:

The primary volunteer need at the moment is in our education department: We are looking for volunteer tutors/teacher's aides who would be responsible for assisting clients to prepare for Adult Basic Education (ABE) or General Education Development (GED) exams. A volunteer tutor will assist one or more clients who are either struggling to meet the requirements needed to enroll in our GED preparation classes or need additional one-on-one assistance in order to succeed in ABE. Clients in these programs are women who are at a 4th grade reading level or below, have low math proficiency and are engaged in either the Families That Work or My Sister’s Place programs. Families That Work clients are pregnant women referred to the program by the Department of Social Services. In addition to ABE/GED classes, these clients receive training in parenting and job readiness. My Sister’s Place clients are homeless and very low income women who are involved in the day shelter program. Clients who choose to enroll in the GED program are striving to achieve a certificate of high school equivalency, which requires help with basic academic skills in the areas of writing, math, and reading comprehension for literature, science, and social studies. Participants in the ABE program are working to improve their skills so that they can eventually enter the GED program. Providing instruction to these women will help them to gain a sense of personal accomplishment, the ability to continue their education, and/or gain employment and advance in the workforce.

We are also in need of volunteers to prepare casseroles to be dropped off for our meal service program or to run donation drives for pantry items.