Summer Internship Program

Organization's Mission:

The mission of Women With a Vision Inc. (WWAV) is to promote wellness and disease prevention for women and their families living at or below the poverty level through harm reduction, early intervention strategies, and referrals to appropriate community resources. WWAV’s outreach workers are the link between the streets and the community and have become the mainstay of WWAV’s success is reach at risk and socially vulnerable communities. One of WWAV’s primary strengths is its members’ dedication to building trust and relationships in the communities they work with. The women we work with are often distrustful of outsiders. In particular, African American women, who have experienced a history of exploitation at the hands of the public health system, sex workers, injection drug users, and queer communities who are especially vulnerable to stigma, law enforcement violence and incarceration.