Our expanded mission is to promote the resilience and empowerment of Women of Color to advance health and wellness by building community-capacity and advocating for just policies through evidence-based research and grassroots organizing.

What would it look like if women and girls of color enjoyed optimal health and well-being in a socially just world and locally in western Massachusetts? Imagine a world where Women and Girls of Color receive access to good health care, food, housing, transportation, good education, employment, living wages, and other societal resources. Imagine a world where Women and Girls of Color are able to live free of chronic stress and its related health conditions. Imagine a world without premature death, avoidable hospitalizations, disproportionately higher death rates in women and girls of color. Imagine a world where the disparities in maternal and infant mortality were not at least 2-3x higher in Women of Color than their white counterparts. We believe that Women of Color are powerful and when we are valued and supported, are more successful in all areas of their lives, thereby benefiting children, families and communities.

Learn more by visiting our website: WOCHEC.org

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