Today we’d like to introduce you to Courtney Zehnder.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I studied education theory and received my Masters at Columbia University where I became interested in community and adult education. I began working in a homeless youth drop-in center as an outreach worker and then as a case manager in a women and children’s homeless shelter. I recently moved to Cambridge, MA to serve as the Drop-In and Helpline Coordinator at the Cambridge Women’s Center.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It is always challenging to orient yourself to a new a city and state, including the resources offered in a particular area. Luckily, there are a wealth of great resources and community organizations with which to acquaint yourself in the Greater Boston Area.
Cambridge Women’s Center – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
The Cambridge Women’s Center: A Community Center for All Women
The Women’s Center provides learning opportunities, support groups, and resources that help women make positive, sustaining changes in their lives and the lives of their children.
Our Mission:
To provide women with the resources and support they need to emerge from conditions of domestic violence, sexual abuse, poverty, discrimination, social isolation, and degradation; to challenge and change the attitudes, actions, and institutions that subjugate women.
Every service we offer at the Cambridge Women’s Center is free of charge. No appointment or referral is necessary to access our services. We have only two paid staff and rely on the hard work and dedication of over 70 volunteers and interns to keep our doors open to the community.
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
Each and every time a woman has told me that the center saved her life.
Pricing:
- ALL SERVICES ARE FREE
Contact Info:
- Address: 46 Pleasant Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 - Website: cambridgewomenscenter.org
- Phone: 6173546394
- Email: info@cambridgewomenscenter.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cambridgewomenscenter/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cambridgewomenscenter
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenscenter71
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-womens-center-cambridge
- Other: Cambridge Women’s Center
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