New Cohort Coming Soon!

Women Lead Spring Cohort: Job Readiness

Our 10 week program will prepare immigrant women to enter and succeed in the workforce with confidence, skills, and support to thrive in their career of interest.

Topics Include:

Resume Writing, Personal Finance, Interview Skills, HR Perspectives, Navigating Cultures ...and so much more!

Who Can Apply:

Immigrant Women in the Greater Portland Area who:

  • Have basic English proficiency.

  • Are motivated to learn and available for the duration of the course.

Next Steps:

If you are interested in applying for our Spring Cohort, register for an information session, below. Applicants are required to attend an in person information session at our office, or a virtual information session. If none of the listed times work for you, please contact us and we will be happy to schedule a time to connect.

Important Dates:

April 25th- Approximate Program Start Date

June 27th- Approximate Program Completion

Want to Learn More?

Contact us at :

womenlead@welcomeimmigrant.org or (207) 870-7673.

Information Session Dates:

  • Monday, March 4th - 2pm

  • Tuesday, March 12th - 11am

  • Wednesday, March 20th - 3pm

  • Thursday, March 28th - 10am

Program Content

Women Lead gives applicants two options for the path they wish to take:

Job Readiness

Empowering women to enter and excel in the workforce, this program equips them with the confidence, skills, and support needed to flourish in their chosen career.

Entrepreneurship

This program is for women who would like to explore the idea of owning their own business but have no yet defined their business ideas and may not be fully aware of the processes, regulations, financial resources and skills needed to own their own business.

Course Package

  • Valuable skills for employability and business development.

  • Childcare reimbursement and transportation support.

  • Weekly courses expertly tailored to the season's cohort.

  • Comprehensive case management with assessment, sufficiency plan, and closure.

  • Personal mentor for a 6 month minimum following program completion.

  • An official Women Lead certificate.

 

Our PURPOSE

Women Lead is a program run by women for women, that empowers immigrant women to reach economic self-sufficiency through the pursuit of their professional, entrepreneurial, or educational goals. More than 50,000 immigrants make their homes in Maine (all numbers 2019) and they are concentrated in the First District’s southern coastal areas. A majority of these new Mainers (52%) are women and girls. Immigrant women participate in the workforce at a rate (55%) lower than native-born women (58%) and substantially below that of immigrant males (77%). Moreover, when they do, they earn on average 75% of what immigrant men make; and fully two-fifths of female immigrant workers (42%) earn less than $20,000 annually. Many must rely on a variety of social services to get by. Women Lead aspires to make a positive impact on these statistics.

Barriers we face

We believe that if women and girls are equipped with the necessary tools, training and resources they will have the inspiration and motivation to reach their goals.

 
 

Want to make a Difference in the lives of Immigrant Women?

Click here to apply to be a Women Lead mentor

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Funded in part through a Grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herin are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.