WRC 2021-2022 Annual Report

EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
WRC thanks Board member Bridgett
Battles for leading our Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion Taskforce. The DEI
Taskforce, comprising members of
the Board, staff and volunteers, leads
the planning and implementation of
WRC’s strategies related to embracing
diversity and strengthening equity
and inclusion for all members of the
communities we serve. Key initiatives
over the past year included the
development of WRC’s Commitment
to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,
inviting feedback from clients,
volunteers, and staff regarding how
included they felt in their interactions
with WRC, expanding the Diversity
Spotlight feature of the email
newsletter, and the development
of strategic objectives for WRC’s
diversity, equity and inclusion work
for the next three years.
One client shared that she had
utilized WRC’s counseling and legal
services. The client shared that
her counselor was “compassionate
and kind and really helped her to
empower herself” and the attorney
was helpful as well. The client stated
that she “was treated with respect
from the first time she called” and
was so appreciative because she is a
recent immigrant and is not always
treated this way.
DEI Taskforce Chair Bridgett Battles
Women Speak
Women Speak, WRC’s interview TV show, continued into its third year in collaboration with MLTV-Main Line
Network on its television and YouTube channels. Host Dr. Mojdeh Keykhah, WRC’s Director of Development and
Communications, interviewed Nicole Stephenson, Executive Director of the Society of Professional Women of
The Main Line Chamber of Commerce and Kristy Olinger, an Organizational Development Consultant with the
Consumer Bank at Citizens Bank and member of its Women’s Impact Network. Due to COVID-19, the interviews
were conducted over Zoom.
In the Press
WRC is grateful to Board Member Jennifer Bilotta, Public Relations Chair, for helping to engage these and other
press opportunities over the past year to get the word out about WRC’s programs and services.
“A new program focused on helping
women achieve financial stability”
~ Comcast Newsmakers interview
with Cheryl Brubaker
“For Women’s History Month,
tech trailblazer April Walker
offers wisdom based
on experience”
~ WHYY interview with
Breakthrough Breakfast speaker,
April Walker; same article picked
up by The Philadelphia Tribune
IN THE
PRESS
“How one resource center
is helping women”
~ NBC10 @Issue interview with Cheryl Brubaker
and State Representative Melissa Shusterman
“What’s going on [at] the
Women’s Resource Center”
~ iHeart Radio interview
with Cheryl Brubaker
“Girls Lead helps teen girls
tap into their inner leader”
~ Fox29 interview with WRC’s Girls Lead
cohort at Academy Park High School
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