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We work with a number of organisations but wherever we are, our support comes in the form of local, fun and informal workshops called EMPOWER which we run in the heart of the community.

We support these workshops, where necessary, with our 'Yes I can' one to one and group coaching sessions. Click on the EMPOWER link to find out more.

WoW is supported by Prowess Flagship.

empower

Empower logo It's easy to feel stuck in a rut, not knowing how to get out and sometimes not feeling strong enough to do the things that will enable you to change.

EMPOWER workshops are designed to help anyone who wants to find a way of increasing their life chances. We encourage people to think about employment options, self employment, volunteering and or education as a means of moving out of the situation they are currently in. Let's say that's you... how will we help you?

We'll give you the opportunity to meet the people in the organisations that you need to meet. The people that have the ability to help you take your next steps.

We'll give you the space and time to explore new ideas and to think of all the things you could do.
We'll give you real and practical ways to overcome fear and ways you can deal with change.
We'll ensure that by the time you leave you feel that you can develop your ideas and have the confidence to follow them through.
We'll treat you with respect and provide a safe and supportive environment for you to try new things.

about 'yes is can'

Eat your frogs! 'Yes I can' coaching and mentoring is available with some courses and is optional – however we've found that people who attend these sessions feel better equipped to achieve their goals than others.

courage

"It takes courage to embark on this journey.
But every journey begins with a single step.
Where might that step take you? And the next? Beyond that?
Fear is a learned response.
What you have learned, you can unlearn.
Draw strength for the journey from a fusion of what you know, what you dream about
and what your heart tells you in two a.m. silences.
When you hesitate on the threshold of a new beginning ask yourself – whose voice am I listening to?
Is it my over-protective mother?
The teacher who belittled me?
The partner who failed to support me and dismissed my dreams as grandiose and unrealistic?
Try listening to your own voice for once.
It is calling to you,
from beneath these outworn tapes of voices of long ago
people, many of whom you neither liked, nor respected.
Your unique voice is urging you to come from the shadows of I-want into the sunlight of I-can.
What will you see there?
Where will your vision take you?
And if the only hand to hold on this journey is your own,
know it is one you can trust – and step forward.
You've nothing to lose except the shackles of habit,
the blinkers of I've-always-done-it-this-way thinking.
What you might gain is the life you want.

Trust yourself.
Step forward.

This is your time."

Written by Rhiannon Hopkins following an EMPOWER workshop in 2007

our clients

Southampton City Council

We care about business in the city. We are very aware that the way we provide our services can greatly affect your business profits. The quality of our services reflects issues where business people now have a right to expect a certain exemplary standard. We recognise that successful businesses contribute a great deal to the welfare of the local community and that the needs of businesses are different from those of individual residents.
www.soton.gov.uk

Business Link

Business Link
www.businesslink.co.uk

Barbara Morton

Enterprise Gateway for North Hampshire & Surrey
www.businesslink.co.uk

Portsmouth College

Offering Numeracy & Literacy
Portsmouth College

Eastleigh Borough Council

Eastleigh Borough Council
www.eastleigh.gov.uk

Hampshire Probation Service

Hampshire Probation Service
Havant

Laura Swetman AQ Networking

Business Inspiration Event - inc business stands, networking and key note speakers. Womens Wisdom will be attending but this is not a WoW event. For more information contact Laura Swetman on 02392 343772.
Lakeside, North Harbour, Portsmouth

Community First

Community First for Portsmouth. Our purpose is "To lead the development of a vibrant, sustainable & independent VCS, whose voice is heard at the heart of decision making."
www.community1st.org.uk

West Sussex County Council

West Sussex County Council
www.westsussex.gov.uk

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justce
thirdsecotr@justice.gsi.gov.uk

The Wheatsheaf Trust

Agency whose aims are dedicated to social Inclusion, economic development and lifelong learning by working with individual and other organisations.
www.wheatsheaftrust.org

Havant Borough Council

Havant Borough Council
www.havant.gov.uk

West Sussex Social Enterprise Network

West Sussex Social Enterprise Network
www.wssen.org.uk

West Sussex Enterprise Gateway

West Sussex Enterprise Gateway
andy.kelly@businesslinksussex.co.uk

IDVA - Domestic Violence

Empower vulnerable women with the knowledge and skills to increase confidence etc and transform their lives
Southampton

SEDAP

SEDAP
SEDAP

Prince's Trust

The Prince's Trust works with unemployed people from the ages of 18 to 30.
www.princes-trust.org.uk

Highbury Fast Forward Centre

Highbury Fast Forward Centre
www.

Southampton Women's Forum

Southampton Women's Forum Email: southampton.womens.forum@googlemail.com Meets Monthly at the Southampton Civic Offices.
www.southamptonwomensforum.btik.com

Chamberlayne SureStart

Chamberlayne SureStart Children's Centre, Eastleigh
www3.hants.gov.uk/chamberlayne-cc

Individual

Individual
Individual

Shakespeare Infant & Junior School, Eastleigh

Parent Support Advisor - Cindy Gilmore, based at the school. cindy.gilmore@shakespeare-jun.hants.sch.uk 07929 047 921
St Catherines Road, Easlteigh, Hampshire SO50 4JT

Basingstoke Voluntary Services

Basibngstoke Voluntary Services
Basingstoke Voluntary Services

All Inclusive Disability Consultants

All Inclusive Disability Consultants
exhibitors@3market.org

Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council

Linda Knowles (formerly Hampshire Families

Linda ran Hampshire Families
linda_knowles@hotmail.co.uk

Criminal Justice Women's Strategy Team

Criminal Justice Women's Strategy Team - Ministry of Justice
cseteam6@expotel.com

Karen Standen & Briony McNamara

Briony McNamara Busyb Pet-care www.busyb.org.uk busy-b@live.co.uk 07926565935 Karen Standen Four Paws Aqua www.fourpawsaqua.co.uk karen@fourpawsaqua.co.uk 02392876580
www.busyb@live.co.uk & www.fourpawsaqua.co.uk

Horndean Technology College

Angela Cowey - Careers Dept, Horndean Technology COllege.
angela.cowey@horndeantc.hants.sch.uk

Office

Office Information
Office

International Women's Day Event

International Women'd Day event
International Women's Day event

Gareth Sear

Gareth Sear - Enterprise Gateway
nicola.bannell@businesslinksussex.co.uk

Postgraduate Medical Education Centre

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ANA

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Two Saints

Kate Gladders - 02380 227 933 (general number) 02380 215 347 (Kate's Direct Dial)
katherine.gladders@twosaints.org.uk

NLDC

Lyn Ruthen -Family Learning
Southampton

Hampshire Learning

Hampshire County Council
Departmnt for Culture Communities and Rural Affairs

PRIME

Helping people aged over 50 start their own businesses and become self-employed
www.primeinitiative.org.uk

Catch 22

Catch 22
Catch 22

Billingshurst Community Partnership

Billingshurst Community Partnership
Roman Way, Billingshurst.

Arundel Community Partnership

Arundel Community Partnership
Arundel Community Partnership

SEEDA

South East England Development Agency
Cross Lanes, Guildford, Surrey