Community Youth and Womens Alliance Inc

Purpose: the CYWA draws into membership, men, women and children of diverse background and faiths, that together they may gain personal responsibility, dignity and self-esteem to help eliminate poverty and improve the quality of life in our Community. Imperatives: the elimination of racism; directly address the elimination of poverty through the implementation of supportive and independent housing iniatives and programs in education, counseling and Community outreach; maintain a program for providing decent housing that is affordable to low - and moderate-income persons; to promte positive child development education; to encourage and support parents in their role as advocates and primary teachers of their children; to provide for the elimination of barriers to healthy family life through education, counseling and Community outreach; to promote positive, life-long recovery from the family illness of addictions.