Every woman housed.
The Downtown Women’s Center (DWC) ends homelessness by providing safe housing and supportive services centered on wellness, employment, and advocacy.
Our Values
Safety
Respect
Social Justice
Community
Our 2025 Impact
people received caring support, ranging from meeting basic needs to sustaining stability
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people visited our Day Center daily, finding safety, care, and community
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of residents in Permanent Supportive Housing remained stably housed
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nutritious meals addressed food insecurity in our community
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people participated in workforce development services, increasing earning power
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mental health sessions delivered, supporting healing and stability
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Volunteer
The more than 2,400 active volunteers in DWC’s community provide nearly 10,000 hours of support annually: by joining us, you’ll be making a difference in partnership with women and survivors of violence on their journey out of homelessness.
MADE by DWC
MADE by DWC is Downtown Women’s Center’s social enterprise, creating economic opportunity in the heart of Skid Row through paid job training in a supportive women-and-survivor-centered learning environment. Every purchase helps fund career training, mentorship, and pathways out of homelessness. Learn more here.
“Working with DWC helped me realize I didn’t have to give up on the dreams I had for the life I wanted to live.”
- Jecella
Community-Based Housing Program participant
“By sharing my story with other people and advocating, I have been able to heal from my own trauma, my own pain.”
- Amiyoko
Advocates Program graduate
“This program improved my self-esteem. I’m less ashamed of who I am and what I went through.”
- Denise
Health & Wellness Program participant