Programs & Services

Program Overview

• Mentoring & Advocacy:
  The Center for Women in Transition facilitates one-on-one mentoring partnerships between female non-violent ex-offenders and volunteer mentors for a period of one year. The organization also advocates for women who have committed non-violent crimes, and meet other criteria, to be sentenced to our mentoring program and time in supervised transitional housing rather than prison.
  
  
• Restorative Justice:
  Women in Transition works to influence the perception of key stakeholders in Missouri toward instituing restorative justice practices, such as victim/offender dialogues and victim impact panels, in courts, the Department of Corrections, schools and communities.
  
  
• Transitional Housing:
  Women in Transition operates two apartment-style transitional housing facilities: Courtois House, which houses 12 women, and Schirmer House, which houses 33 women.
  
  
• Children's Program:
  Women in Transition provides personal enrichment programs including summer camps, counseling and monthly facilitated group sessions to the children of women in our program.
  
  
• One World Neighborhood Cafe:
  Women in Transition, along with two collaborating agencies, recently opened this catering business that provides meaningful jobs that pays a living wage and benefits to some of the women in our programs.
  
  
  
• Project Re-Connect:
  Women in Transition is the lead agency in this state-funded, collaborative six-month program that provides participants with case management, funding for food, clothing and shelter and social services.