Women's Empowerment offers the most comprehensive job-readiness program in the Sacramento area designed specifically to help women break the generational cycle of homelessness for themselves and their children. Photo courtesy of Women’s Empowerment

SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - Women's Empowerment will hold its 24th annual Gala on Sept. 19, where guests will help raise funds for the Sacramento nonprofit organization that is celebrating its 100th session educating, empowering and employing Sacramento-area women experiencing homelessness so they can support their families. 

The event will take place at 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel, 500 J St., Sacramento and will include a cocktail party, plated dinner, silent and live auctions, and a panel discussion with program graduates. 

"Our annual Gala is a culmination of the transformative work we do throughout the year to empower women and children to overcome homelessness but this year is even more remarkable as we celebrate our 100th session," said Lisa Culp, Women's Empowerment founding executive director. "This year's Gala will celebrate the nearly 2,000 incredible women who have walked through our doors over the past 100 sessions. But we also are gathering to raise needed funds to ensure we can continue to empower women facing homelessness in the months to come. This is an opportunity for the community to come together to fund powerful solutions to homelessness specifically for Sacramento women and children."

Women's Empowerment offers the most comprehensive job-readiness program in the area designed specifically to help women break the generational cycle of homelessness for themselves and their children. Women's Empowerment mostly helps Sacramento County women, but due to its proximity to West Sacramento, also helps women there. 

Each woman begins with an initial two-month program where she works one-on-one with a social worker, housing specialist and employment specialist. She attends classes and support groups and receives free transportation assistance, onsite childcare, meals and more.

The nonprofit organization provides lifetime services for graduates of its initial program, including counseling, job search and retention support, financial assistance, paid job training and its Trellis Gardens transitional workforce housing program.

In 2024, 155 graduates secured employment or enrolled in advanced training or school and 89% of graduates maintained or improved their housing.

Since 2001, 1,955 women have graduated from the program with their more than combined 4,000 children.

To purchase Gala tickets or a table, sponsor the event or sponsor a graduate to attend, visit online www.womens-empowerment.org/gala or call 916-669-2307.

Women's Empowerment is funded through private donations from the community and grants. To make a donation, visit www.womens-empowerment.org.