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Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE) and

Wayne County Community College – Northwest District Present

SAFE's 2013 Empowerment Weekend

“Strengthening survivors of domestic violence, their families and our community”

 

 

Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE) is presenting its signature free community event “2013 Empowerment Weekend” October 11-12, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  SAFE is dedicated to the financial empowerment of victims of domestic violence by providing training, workshops and resources to equip program participants with the tools necessary to become self-sufficient.  SAFE is pleased that Wayne County Community College Northwest District is partnering to ensure that this annual event. 

 

SAFE’s O.P.E.N. (Opportunity, Preparation, Entrepreneurship, Networking) for Business Conference is designed to support survivors of domestic violence in starting their own micro-enterprise. Key topics include starting, growing and sustaining a business along with supplementing current earnings to become self-sufficient. This conference will be held October 11, 2013 from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm at a confidential location for 100 survivors of domestic violence.  To maintain participant confidentiality, location information for this event will only be given to registered attendees. 

 

SAFE’s Health & Wealth Expo will be held Saturday, October 12, 2013, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm at the Wayne County Community College Northwest District Campus located at 8200 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, Michigan. SAFE’s Health & Wealth Expo is a free event open to men and women.  Workshops will highlight topics such as healthy living on a budget, stress reduction, job seeking tips, domestic violence awareness and personal finance.  Other highlights include free lunch sponsored by Whole Foods Market Detroit and Vitaminwater for the first 100 attendees, health screenings, community resources, interviewing and resume tips, free massages and sample packs from various sponsors.  Over 750 people attended the last Expo and over 1,200 community members are expected to attend this year.

 

"SAFE’s Empowerment Weekend events have a proven record of helping members of our community connect with resources and information that they have utilized to help themselves and their families.”    Kalyn Risker, Founder and Executive Director, Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE)

 

Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to equip survivors of domestic violence with the appropriate financial tools and resources needed to enable women to leave or recover from the economic portion of domestic violence.

 

For more information, contact SAFE’s conference hotline at 888.225.0326 or visit newsafestart.org for details about SAFE’s Empowerment Weekend, registration and sponsorship and media opportunities.

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