Women never have an half-hour in all their lives (excepting before or after anybody is up in the house) that they can call their own, without fear of offending or of hurting someone. Why do people sit up so late, or, more rarely, get up so early? Not because the day is not long enough, but because they have "no time in the day to themselves."

... Florence Nightingale
(1820-1910)
from "Cassandra"

Summit's Resource Center for Women is a non-profit organization dedicated to supplying education, support, networking, and referral services for women of New Jersey. The Center creates an environment perfect for recognizing and expressing the strengths of womanhood. The staff is committed to cultural diversity in their members, board, and participants of the programs.

The Center developed an exciting schedule for winter 1998 to celebrate their fifteen year anniversary. They have offered many workshops on topics such as inner growth, money matters and management, and parenting skills. In addition to reading and poetry groups, the Center holds support groups for all types of problems from winter blues, alcoholism, career choices, separation or divorce, and health issues and has initiated the new Girl Project for young women.The times and dates vary and the prices range anywhere from $7 - $135 depending on how often the workshops are held.

There is a membership option at the Center with an annual fee of forty dollars with benefits such as lowered workshop fees and Center involvement. The Center is supplied with a friendly and qualified staff that can answer further questions or supply information and literature on the various programs offered.

For more information on the Summit Resource Center for Women, please call, fax, or write to the Center, or visit them on the on the Web at www.womensource.org.

research and report by: Kathleen Coakley