CWEE was inspired and modeled after National Women’s Employment and Education (NWEE), an early women’s empowerment and anti-poverty program in San Antonio founded by Lupe Anguiano. Lupe promoted a comprehensive skills training model that was highly unique for its time and incorporated supportive services and employer engagement. At the time, in the late 1970s and […]
Read MoreBefore I Found CWEE By Julia Doria Before I found CWEE, Things were pretty bad. My life was headed for nowhere It was kind of a drag. I worked at a burger stand, Six days a week. I was covered with pickles, Ketchup and grease. I have a little boy, He was 3 years old […]
Read More“CWEE helped me get my mindset right and got the wheels turning. I found my inner power, but it took support and love from other people to light that fire in me. But now I know I am capable. I’ll show my kids that we can do anything if we put our mind to it […]
Read More“When I came to CWEE my self-confidence was just not there. I was pretty broken. And I had been out of the game for a few years and so much had changed since I had last worked. CWEE helped me gain my confidence — that I was smart and that I could do whatever I […]
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