The empowHer gala will help to ensure those on the shoreline can continue

to receive free service at a time of crisis.

The Women & Family Life Center does not charge for its programs, workshops, or services. Last year we provided over 5,600 individual services to over 500 participants on the shoreline and received over 700 referral calls.

The funds raised through empowHer sponsorships, ticket sales, and our auctions

all go directly to benefit the Center's programs and services.

2023 Testimonials of why people connect

with Women & Family Life Center

"You are a special group of individuals within you center, angles in a form of a human being."

"Please, thank everyone individually and at the same time together. It is great that there are people that care so deeply for those in need, that there are blessing for the less fortunate."

“You were always there for me. I was never alone. I’m looking forward for the first time and not looking back. You gave me that to me. Thank you!"

"I am eternally grateful and want to share that. Thank you!!!!!!”

“I’m so glad I found you. It was so difficult to pick up the phone and make that first call for help. But it opened doors for me that I could have never opened alone. And that call changed my life.”

“I am incredibly grateful for any and all of the services offered through the Woman and Family Life Center!”

"Without the support throughout this process, I wouldn't be where I am today."

“I was left with no more questions to ask! I’ve felt hopeless for over a year. You helped me feel empowered and at ease!”

“Thank you for your help and support it was much appreciated! I would definitely recommend it to others. It was helpful and supportive to hear from other group members. I know it is okay to cry and that it is part of the healing process.”

"Thank you so much for your kind assistance. It was the wonderful actions of others that keep us going most days. It was a great help in a most difficult time, a ray of sunshine that bring some hope."

" The assistance during this extremely difficult and overwhelming time in my life is greatly appreciated."

“I understand that sometimes, the hardest step, which is the first step, is asking for help. I felt all alone and needed someone to listen. We all need that extra help sometimes when things go wrong, and that’s why I’m so grateful you are here. Women & Family Life Center is the place to start.”

"During a time like this we realize who our true friends are, but because of individuals like you, we are not left all by ourselves"

"Your center helps to find solutions and resources for individuals who have lost everything in their live, and you make a difference in the lives of so many people, yet continue to do it with humility, generosity, and kindness."

"I think it's a really wonderful service you offer and I'm really grateful for it. I would recommend and will recommend this to others in the future.”

"It was excellent! I would absolutely recommend to others.”

“It helped me feel like I wasn’t alone. It was comforting to know the feelings I am experiencing are normal. It gave me the confidence to know I can do this.”

"At a moment when I was overwhelmed seemingly never-ending issue and difficulties, acknowledgment of support made a difference in my life. The endless issues and difficulties in my life looked never ending, and the light at the end of the tunnel was nowhere to be found until the day I discovered the wonderful Women & Family Life Center."

"Words cannot express the thanks I send to you on the behalf of myself, and each individual that has discovered your center. You work closely with each one of us with passion, patience, love, and understanding and spend hours of dedication until you find a solution, The Women & Family Life Center is a blessing from God."