Womens Resource Center

The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is a private non-profit organization founded in 1976, serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Lackawanna and Susquehanna Counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. WRC’s mission is to provide programs and services that support and uphold the principle that women have the right to choose and maintain a life free from oppression and violence. WRC supports a feminist philosophy which places a high value on the individuality and equality of women and all persons, and is committed to enhancing the dignity, self-worth and self-confidence of women.

The Women’s Resource Center started out as an all-volunteer organization in 1976 and has grown to one that employs approximately thirty people in two counties. A volunteer Association of twenty-five members coordinates fundraising events and annual fund drive to support the WRC. The governance of the organization is also provided by a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of twenty-five professionals and community members from both counties. Please click on Mission & History to find out more to find out about the community WRC supports and is supported by. Click on Community Action to find out how you can become a part of this organization.

WRC works with and on behalf of child, teen and adult survivors and their significant others. A brief description of the programs are included below. For more information, please click on the Programs to be directed to the program page.

The Women’s Resource Center’s mission is to provide programs and services that support and uphold the principle that women have the right to choose and maintain a life free from oppression and violence. The Women’s Resource Center supports a feminist philosophy which places a high value on the individuality and equality of women and all persons, and is committed to enhancing the dignity, self-worth and self-confidence of women.

The Women’s Resource Center seeks to respond to and actively change the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence. Services are offered regardless of age, race, and country of origin, marital status, ethnicity, gender, income, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, and mental and physical ability.