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Mujer Avanzando: Pathways to Independence

Mujer Avanzando is a pilot program responding to the needs of Latina single mothers in Chicago through comprehensive services in career pathways, wealth creation, leadership development, and childcare services. The program is a partnership between Instituto, The Resurrection Project and Mujeres Latinas en Acción, all of whom will leverage their relative expertise in the core areas to revolutionize a community partnership model that produces demonstrable results where working women increase their earnings, multiply their household assets and eventually become homeowners.   

Mujer Avanzando is structured around 4 core program components:

• The Career Pathways core involves one-on-one career path coaching and individualized career training to help women achieve their career goals.
  
  
• The Wealth Creation and Asset Development core involves one-on-one work with a financial coach to create a family budget, enroll in financial literacy workshops, and pursue opportunities to build her families assets through investing.
  
  
• The Leadership Development core involves a culturally contextualized curriculum developed by Mujeres Latinas en Acción with a focus on self-discovery and knowledge/skill building.
  
  
• The Child Care Services core involves on-site and/or geographically appropriate child care for women enrolled in the program.

For more information on Mujer Avanzando, contact…

Institituto del Progreso Latino | 2570 S. Blue Island | Chicago, Ilinois 60608 | Phone: (773) 890-0055 | Fax: (773) 890-1537
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