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History
Community Women's Education Project (CWEP) is a community-based education organization founded in 1977 to address the social and economic inequities that affect at-risk families in North Philadelphia. Our mission is to help low-income women in Philadelphia's neighborhoods improve their life skills, acquire a family sustaining wage, and achieve self-sufficiency by providing a continuum of educational and supportive services in a personalized and welcoming environment. For 33 years, CWEP has served as a gateway to self-sufficiency for 17,300 adults, particularly women, who are vulnerable because of poverty, health problems, poor job skills, or limited English language proficiency. In addition, over 575 children have been helped to develop literacy skills in preparation for kindergarten.
CWEP has a history of providing comprehensive and workforce development programs with supportive services including but not limited to Workstart (1977-1996), our hallmark career coaching, college prep and basic skills program; College Program (1984-1996), Community College credited classes on site at CWEP; Basic & Intermediate Computer Program (2001-present); Family Literacy (2001-present), a 4-component education program for women and their children including parenting, ILA (Interactive Literacy Activities for mothers and their children, and individual classes for the mother and child; English as a Second Language (2001-present) English proficiency program; Power Learning(2000-2006), a technology-based skills enhancement program; Pregnant Parenting Youth (2008-2009), a youth-oriented education and job preparation program for youth 17 -24 years old. Notable successes each year include increasing the educational functional levels (1.5 - 2 grade levels) of 85-90% of the 300 adults served in preparation for college, GED, a job, or vocational training each year since CWEP's inception.
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