Created Women Inc

CREATED WOMEN, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE RESTORATION OF VULNERABLE WOMEN INVOLVED IN THE SEX INDUSTRY TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR VALUE, BEAUTY, AND DIGNITY IN JESUS CHRIST.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNDER OUR SAFE HOUSING PROGRAM, WE PARTNER WITH HOTEL LOCATIONS THAT WE USE FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION AND WHEN THERE IS A NEED FOR AN IMMEDIATE SAFE BED. OUR GOAL IN THIS HOUSING IS TO ONLY HOUSE THEM THERE FOR 1-3 DAYS, ALLOWING THE CASE MANAGER TO CHECK IN WITH THEM DAILY, AND SUPPLY GROCERIES, OTHER MEALS, CLOTHING, AND TOILETRIES.THIS HOTEL ROOM GIVES US TIME TO EITHER GET A BED AVAILABLE IN ONE OF OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS OR TO ND A BED WITH ANOTHER AGENCY. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BED CAPACITY TO HOUSE ALL THE WOMEN OVER 18 WHO NEED SERVICES, SO WE ALSO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ALLOW US TO TRANSFER RESIDENTS FROM SAFE HOUSING INTO LONGER-TERM PROGRAMS EASIER. ABOUT 1/3 OF THE SAFE HOUSING RESIDENTS CHOOSE TO START LOOKING FOR STABLE HOUSING AND INCOME, WE HELP THEM ND EMPLOYMENT AND ACCESS JOB TRAINING. 68% OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ENTER OUR SAFE HOUSING PROGRAMS EXIT INTO SAFE HOUSING THAT LOOKS LIKE: A LONG-TERM PROGRAM, INDEPENDENT HOUSING, OR RETURNING TO FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIED AS SAFE.

CREATED PLACE: CREATED PLACE IS A REFUGE FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY EXPLOITED. THERE ARE 2 BUILDINGS ON OUR MAIN PROPERTY. DURING 2022 THE MAIN BUILDING WAS USED TO HOUSE OUR DROP-IN CENTER AND STA OCES. OUR STA INCLUDES A PROGRAM TEAM AND AN ADMIN TEAM THAT OVERSEES OPERATIONS. OUR TEAM HAS A TOTAL OF 15 POSITIONS IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. THE SECOND BUILDING HAS TWO APARTMENTS USED FOR INDEPENDENT HOUSING FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THIS FACILITY HOUSED CREATED ACADEMY, OUR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, COMPUTER LAB AND COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE.

WRAP AROUND SERVICES CREATED CARE/CREATED ACADEMY: CWI ALSO HAS A CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS WHO DO NOT NEED ACCESS TO OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS. WE CALL THIS CREATED CARE, AND IT OERS WEEKLY CASE MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS WITH OUR STA AND ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES: THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR SURVIVORS, TRAUMA COUNSELING, JOB TRAINING, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND RESOURCES FOR DRUG TREATMENT OR RECOVERY NEEDS. OUR CASE MANAGERS CARRY A CASELOAD OF 9 WOMEN WHOM THEY ARE DOING WEEKLY CASE MANAGEMENT WITH. THE CREATED CARE PROGRAM PAIRS WONDERFULLY WITH OUR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WE CALL CREATED ACADEMY. THIS PROGRAM IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN TO COMPLETE EDUCATION AND JOB READINESS COURSES WHILE RECEIVING ONE ON ONE COACHING THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE HAVE A COMPUTER LAB AT OUR MAIN PROPERTY WHERE WOMEN CAN COME IN MONDAY - FRIDAY AND WORK THROUGH THE COURSES AT THEIR OWN PACE, FOR EVERY 3 HOURS OF WORK THEY COMPLETE EACH DAY THEY RECEIVE AN INCENTIVE GIFT CARD OF $25. CREATED ACADEMY IS OPEN TO ANY SURVIVOR OVER 18 WHO IS LOOKING TO COMPLETE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: THEIR GED, A COMPUTER SKILLS CLASS, THE SOFT SKILLS JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, AND A PROGRAM THAT DOES APTITUDE TESTING AND BUILDS ON THEIR SKILLS. THESE COURSES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED ESSENTIAL EDUCATION AND ARE APPROVED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. ALL OUR RESIDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE THESE COURSES AS PART OF THEIR WEEKLY SCHEDULE. WE ALSO HAVE VOLUNTEERS WHO OER TUTORING HELP FOR WOMEN AS THEY GO THROUGH THE GED PROCESS. THE GOAL OF CREATED ACADEMY IS TO HELP WOMEN GAIN ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, TO DO THIS OUR CASE MANAGER HELPS THEM BUILD THEIR RESUME AND UTILIZES OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS TO HELP THIS WOMAN GAIN A JOB INTERVIEW. CWI CURRENTLY HAS 10 BUSINESS PARTNERS WHO ARE WILLING TO LOOK PAST A BACKGROUND SCREEN AND GIVE OUR CLIENTS A CHANCE AS LONG AS THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.ANCHOR: CREATED LAUNCHED OUR SHORT-TERM PROGRAM, CALLED THE ANCHOR, IN 2018. THIS PROGRAM GIVES SURVIVORS UP TO SIX MONTHS OF SAFE HOUSING WHILE THEY DECIDE WHAT THEIR NEXT OPTIONS WILL BE. DURING THIS TIME, THEY RECEIVE WEEKLY CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES FROM OUR TEAM. MOST WOMEN IN THIS PROGRAM USE THE TIME TO APPLY FOR LONGER-TERM SHELTER OPTIONS SPECIC TO HUMAN TRACKING OR HOUSING SPECIC TO ADDICTION AND RECOVERY NEEDS. FLORIDA HAS A FEW LONG-TERM SHELTERS CREATED PARTNERS TO GET THESE INDIVIDUALS TRANSFERRED INTO WRAP-AROUND PROGRAMS. UNDER OUR ANCHOR PROGRAM WE HAVE A 4-BED APARTMENT UNIT IN TAMPA AND AN 8-BED APARTMENT UNIT IN ST. PETERSBURG. AFTER LAUNCHING THE ANCHOR, OUR BEDS LLED QUICKLY AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDED AN OPENING FOR IMMEDIATE PLACEMENT WHEN TRACKING VICTIMS WERE RECOVERED OR IN CRISIS, WHICH LED US TO LAUNCH OUR SAFE HOUSING PROGRAM.DROP IN CENTER: WE OPENED OUR DROP-IN CENTER IN FEBRUARY OF 2020. IN TAMPA, ONE OF THE NOTORIOUS AREAS WHERE PROSTITUTION HAPPENS IS A STREET CALLED NEBRASKA AVE - AND WHERE CWIS MAIN OCE IS LOCATED. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO POSITION OURSELVES WHERE THE HIGHEST NEED IS IN OUR CITY, AND WHERE MANY VICTIMS OF TRACKING CAN HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. OUR DROP-IN CENTER OPENS DIRECTLY TO THE STREET, AND WOMEN COME IN TO RECEIVE CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, HYGIENE KITS, ACCESS TO SHOWERS, ACCESS TO JOB TRAINING AND RESUME BUILDING, A MONTHLY HEALTH CLINIC, AND MUCH MORE! CURRENTLY, WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 16 WOMEN A DAY THROUGH THIS CENTER, AND IT TAKES 7-8 VISITS BEFORE SHE BEGINS TO ASK ABOUT OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND REQUEST HELP. WE TRACK THIS DATA BY HAVING EACH SIGN IN TO THE DROP-IN CENTER AS THEY COME TO RECEIVE SERVICES, AND WE CAN SEE OVER TIME THE NAMES THAT TRANSFER OVER TO COMING FOR AN INTAKE. WE ALWAYS HAVE STA AND VOLUNTEERS POSITIONED IN THE DROP-IN CENTER TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, DIRECT WOMEN TO THE CORRECT RESOURCE, AND DO AN EMERGENCY INTAKE ON THE SPOT.OUTREACH: OUTREACH IS ONE OF CREATEDS CORE VALUES AS AN ORGANIZATION. WE SEEK TO CONTINUE REACHING OUT TO WOMEN WHO ARE STILL CAUGHT IN THE CYCLES OF EXPLOITATION AND TRACKING TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE IS A WAY OUT, AND WHO THEY CAN CONTACT WHEN THEY ARE READY. OUR MAIN OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE VOLUNTEERS AND STA WHO VISIT WOMEN ON THE STREET, IN STRIP CLUBS, IN BROTHELS, AND WOMEN IN JAIL. THROUGH EACH ENDEAVOR OUR WAY INTO A CONVERSATION IS THROUGH THE GIFTS WE BRING. THESE GIFTS ARE A CONVERSATION STARTER AND A WAY TO BUILD TRUST WITH THOSE THAT WE MET. IN 2022 OUR VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED 76 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, AND WE GAVE OUT 4,088 GIFTS.

SANCTUARYA MAJOR COMPONENT OF CREATEDS WORK IS OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, THE SANCTUARY. HERE WE PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE RESIDENTS NEED TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES. THE WOMEN WHO QUALIFY FOR THIS ARE OVER THE AGE OF 18. IN 2022 WE HAD 12 WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN THE SANCTUARY PROGRAM, WITH 68% SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THAT PROGRAM SINCE OPENING IN 2008. THE SANCTUARY HAS SERVED OVER 230 WOMEN BY OERING THEM A SAFE HOME AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD, 62% OF OUR TOTAL ALUMNI ARE STILL IN RECOVERY AND STABLE.