San Diego CA— June 1st marks the 100 year anniversary of San Diego-based nonprofit Foundation for Women Warriors (FFWW). The only organization of its kind in the country, Foundation for Women Warriors assists more than 1,100 women and children each year with life-changing services that enhance their personal and fiscal well-being and enable them to reach their full potential.
Formerly known as California Soldiers Widows Housing Association, the organization was created in 1920 as Housing Subsidies Program for widows, war nurses, and mothers of fallen service members. In 2005, and under the name Military Women In Need, the organization began its focus on women veterans returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today they continue to serve women veterans and their children as Foundation for Women Warriors.
Foundation for Women Warriors is a unique support organization created exclusively for the women veteran community. They provide essential programs to empower the resilience and professional development of Women Warriors. Additionally, the organization provides childcare assistance, one of the most overlooked components in military transition.
Jodie Grenier, Chief Executive Officer of Foundation for Women Warriors, shares, “We enhance the personal and fiscal well-being of women veterans and their families. Our Women Veteran Transition Services address the growing needs of the increasing population of women veterans. We understand the major barriers to maintaining housing, receiving mental health or advancing one’s career, are the unmet basic needs such as financial stability, adequate childcare, stable employment, and suitable housing. Additionally, women serve with so few women in the service their transition can feel solitary and lacking peer support. Our 100 year celebration recognizes women’s history including the significant contributions of military women, the challenges women have overcome, and the issues our organization is working to solve today ”
For the full 100 year history, visit: https://foundationforwomenwarriors.org/history-timeline/