The Center for Women in Transition
is about
for the dignity of each woman who attends our classes in the
Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility. Our women are
mostly non-violent offenders who come from backgrounds
that limited their being able to make healthy choices for
themselves and/or their children. Most are also victims
of violence and traumatic experiences themselves who
have never had the resources or insight into healing what
they have suffered.
CWIT works with the women while they are incarcerated and each
class taught gives the women
to understand where their choices have come from and how their
lives can be very different. They come to respect us and
themselves and know they can continue what they've begun
learning. Once released, they come to the Center and are
offered services that meet physical and emotional needs as
they re-enter society.
They also are offered a year-long Mentoring program that helps
them focus on healthier relationships, parenting their children
better, learn to live out of respect, and achieve goals that will
not take them back to former behavior. Our Mentors, and all
programs at the Center, ensure that each woman finds
for herself and her family.