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Everywoman's Center
Everywoman's Center (EWC) is a multicultural women's center based at the University
of Massachusetts Amherst, providing a range of services to the diverse cultural
and linguistic populations of the University and Hampshire County. EWC's mission
is to provide leadership in promoting educational access and equity for women,
to empower women to take control of their lives, and to strengthen the connections
among women. EWC works to stop the cycles of all forms of oppression, particularly
those based on gender, age, class, ethnicity, race, mental and physical ability,
sexual orientation, and spiritual belief.
Major programmatic components include information and referral; 24-hour comprehensive
rape crisis services; short-term counseling; workshops, training and community
organizing on issues of violence against women; advocacy and cultural, educational,
and social programming for women of color; support groups.
Women interested in developing their skills by working with any EWC programs
are sponsored and supervised by professional staff-women. Training and practicum
or internship credit is offered through the University and other colleges.
Everywoman's Center, in Wilder Hall, is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, from noon to 4 p.m. Wilder Hall is wheelchair
accessible. Rape crisis services are located in Nelson House at 513 E. Pleasant
St., Amherst. For information and referrals, tel. 545-0883. For 24-hour sexual
assault crisis services, tel. 545-0800. EWC has a TTY in operation for both
numbers during business hours.
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