Courageous Women
Association, Inc.
is a nonprofit 501(c)3 multiservice
organization providing support
services, economic resources, and em-
powerment to women and child victims
and survivors of domestic violence,
homelessness, addiction, prostitution
and human trafficking, incarceration, and
other crippling life experiences.
Encouraged to volunteer? Email us at:
Inspired to donate?
We welcome monetary donations,
household items, toiletries, and gen-
tly used clothing, shoes, and acces-
sories for women, children, and men.
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Empowered to Sponsor?
CWA welcomes sponsorships for all
events, programs, meal distribu-
tions, marketing and or partnering
with us for community building.
Email us at:
Mailing Address:
1714 Franklin Street, #100-276
Oakland, CA 94612
Ph. 510.273.2412
Fx. 510.285.8390
www.courageouswomen.org
Our mission is to transform lives by
providing a complete system of services
designed to transition women and
children out of poverty to full autonomy,
through career development &
placement, permanent housing,
economic resources, and unlimited
access to services that aid in complete
healing and self-sufficiency.
CWA is built upon uplifting and empowering
women from all walks of life. We strive to re-
mind them of their worth and importance in
the world and equip them with the
knowledge, tools, skills, and inner ability to
evoke positive change in their environments
and their lives.
We offer enrichment through a wide variety
of programs & services. Our programs are
designed to educate, bring awareness, and
provide the necessary skills, tools, and re-
sources to help shape and improve the quali-
ty of life that leads to wellness, recovery, and
self-sufficiency.
We place emphasis on women and children
throughout the Bay Area in domestic vio-
lence & homeless shelters, transitional hous-
ing facilities, human and social service agen-
cies, treatment and recovery centers, and
those who are formerly incarcerated. Our
services are offered direct to these facilities
and agencies and we secure locations
throughout the Bay Area to make our ser-
vices and resources even more accessible.
Services we provide:
Career Development and Economic
Empowerment Program (CDEEP)
CDEEP Alumni Program
Resume and interview assistance
Sister-2-Sister Empowerment &
Enrichment Alliance
Community Outreach and Education
Advocacy
Sexual Violence Counseling
Domestic Violence Counseling
Care Kits
Free life necessities—clothing, house-
hold items & toiletries
Referrals
Court Accompaniments
Hospital Accompaniments
Volunteer opportunities
Mentorship
Resources & referrals we provide:
Temporary and permanent housing
assistance
Job Listings
Important document retention
Referrals to legal assistance & more
Counseling resources
Education resources
Courageous Women Association (CWA)
aims to impact lives from the inside out.
We tap into the core/spirit of people to in-
spire them to truly get to know themselves,
see their worth, and understand their im-
portance.
We speak to the heart from the heart
through the sharing of relatable commonal-
ities.
With the understanding that we all have life
stories, the CWA team infuses our own
stories into systems we built to create posi-
tive change, balance, and hope in the lives
of others.
We believe that speaking to a person's
heart, core, and essence, can help to cre-
ate life changes for the better; changes
that promote balance and bring healing to
a person's health, wellbeing, and self-
sufficiency.
Encourage Inspire Empower