International Womens Alliance Ministries

WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH CONNECTION, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITH INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES, EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH RESOURCE CENTERS TO EMPOWER AND IMPACT THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUNG GIRLS ASSISTING THEM IN REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL UTILIZING THE POWER OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.

PROJECT HELP COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THIS PROGRAM IS OUR SIGNATURE OUTREACH PROGRAM. THE GOAL IS TO DISTRIBUTE HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS AND OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS (H), THE ELDERLY (E), THE LOST YOUTH (L) AND PRISONERS FAMILIES (P). DURING 2022, TOYS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LOCATED IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.

ROBERTA TYLER HANDY MENTORING AND EDUCATION (EMCEE) PROGRAM MORE THAN 75 STUDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THIS PROGRAM. WE HELD A FUNDRAISING EVENT CALLED GRAND-ME'RE HONORS AND EMCEE AWARDS IN 2021 WITH MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE TO LAUNCH THIS PROGRAM AND BRING AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO MENTOR YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AGES 14 AND UP. WE STARTED WITH THREE GIRLS ENROLLED AND RECEIVING AN AWARD. THIS PROGRAM IS ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG GIRLS...WE ARE NOW ACTIVELY RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS AS THE PROGRAM WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN AN EIGHT-WEEK SESSIONS STARTING MARCH 1, 2024. AN INTEREST MEETING WAS HELD WITH POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR PARENTS, AND APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED. WE ANTICIPATE BEGINNING WITH A MINIMUM OF 10 TO 15 STUDENTS. EMCEE STANDS FOR EDUCATION, MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, ENGINEERING, ENTREPRENEUR.

LEADERSHIP MENTORING PROGRAM. LEADERSHIP ABILITY DETERMINES THE LEVEL OF A PERSON'S EFFECTIVENESS. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. WEBINARS, LEADERSHIP PUBLICATIONS AND TRAINING MATERIALS TO HELP TRANSFORM LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE EXTENDED COMMUNITY OF WOMEN.

FAMILY WELLNESS, MENTAL HEALTH AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE PROVIDED LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO MORE THAN 472 MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS IN SESSIONS IN THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA COMMUNITY WITH PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS THROUGH OUR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP WEBINARS, 21ST CENTURY KINGDOM LEADERSHIP, BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP FOR LIFETIME VIP MEMBERS, AND PLANNED AND HELD AN ECONOMIC FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT WITH TOPICS SUCH AS THE ROLES OF NONPROFIT DIRECTORS, MANAGING YOUR CREDIT AND BECOMING DEBT FREE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, BUDGETING AND TIME MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT OF A NONPROFIT AND TRAINING ON INVESTING IN STOCKS, BONDS AND MUTUAL FUNDS. MEMBERSHIP NETWORKING AND ORIENTATION EVENT IS HELD IN MARCH OF EVERY YEAR, TO WELCOME NEW MEMBERS, TEACH ON A LEADERSHIP TOPIC, AND NETWORKING WITH OTHERS WITH TWENTY TO THIRTY PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING ANNUALLY.