The Warrior Woman Foundation LTDRegistered

Our flagship service is called the Young Warrior Woman Program. We achieved our mission and objectives through our holistic threepronged approach based on the Self Determination Theory. 1. Connection and Belonging We provided a safe and welcoming space for vulnerable and underrepresented young women to share, learn, heal and grow. Each young woman (Young Warrior) was connected with a Mentor and a network of diverse communityminded women who continue to provide ongoing support and share their life experiences, resources and opportunities. Each Young Warrior experienced the following: Connection to a safe, stable, and socially inclusive network of female role models to turn to for advice and ongoing support for the duration of the sixmonth program. Connection to a nonjudgmental group of young women who are facing similar challenges. Connection to Kindred Warrior Peers, young women who have experienced living in the OOHC system and have gone on to achieve life success. Weekly onetoone mentoring sessions with a safe Mentor. 2. Life Skills Education We taught our Young Warriors the life skills they need to succeed in everyday life. Our teach a young woman to fish approach gives them support and guidance at every step, knowing that true empowerment comes from them learning to do things for themselves. In particular, we focused on financial literacy and job readiness. Each Young Warrior participated in the following: Lifeskills workshops to build selfreliance. A sixweek Financial Literacy program (in partnership with MoneyGirl). A fourweek Job Readiness program. Assistance in gaining and retaining meaningful employment. Access to a range of vocational skills scholarships (e.g., Code Like a Girl) and internships. 3. Mental Health Support Many of our Young Warriors had experienced trauma, which has negatively impacted their confidence, selfesteem and selfworth. We supported and nurtured the trauma healing process in safe psychoeducational workshops facilitated by experts in their field. In these sessions, our Young Warriors learned to engage with selfcompassion and to soften and contain threatbased emotions, such as fear and anxiety, anger, shame and selfcriticism.