What We Do

Have you just experienced a bump in the road? The Women’s Resource Center of Durango is here for for you.
We offer a supportive environment to help you navigate community resources.
Whether its support with food, shelter, or help with a business, we’ll take the time to learn about the unique challenges you face and help you develop a plan of action for economic self-sufficiency.

  • Financial assistance,

  • Domestic violence,

  • Healthcare,

  • Housing,

  • Sexual assault,

  • Recovery support,

  • Professional development, and more.

We encourage individuals to call or visit our offices to access our full range of services and support. We work 1 on 1 with our clients to assess their immediate needs as well as long term goals. No appointment necessary, all individuals are welcome!

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  • Programs

    WRC offers financial assistance, healthcare assistance, housing assitance, scholarships, and more! Click the link below to see a full list of our programs!

    Find a Program

  • Volunteering

    We are always looking for help in our office and at all of our events. Click the link below for more information!

    Get Involved

  • What's Happening at WRC

    Stay up to date on what’s happening at WRC.

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We Help Empower Individuals In Need

Women’s Resource Center advocates for the personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency of women and girls in La Plata County.

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We partner with Fort Lewis College To Offer Educational Funds!

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  • "Many thanks to the Women's Resource Center for helping me pay tuition. I thought I was going to have to put my education on hold, but your help allowed me to finish my degree and begin my career. My girls and I have gone from merely surviving to thriving!"

    Jordan

  • "I'm so grateful for the Women's Resource Center! The staff is so welcoming, compassionate, and knowledgable. With their help, I've been able to find housing, employment, and scholarship funds to continue my education. There's no stopping me now!"

    Becky

  • "I was so lost before I foudn you guys. When I came to your office I realized that I wasn't alone in my struggles as a single mom, and that there was actually a lot of support in the community that I wasn't aware of. Thank you for hooking me up with food, financial help, and other women who I can now call friends."

    Anastasia

  • "Seriously, thank you for all that you do and thank you for the support and confidence in my labor of love! It means the world to me and I will always be thankful for the monumental role you have played in my first year of business, which will lead to many more years of sucess. From the bottom of my, my teammates', and thousands of kids' hearts...thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! You guys are truly the best!"

    Anne

Empowering Individuals since 1987!

The Women’s Resource Center in Durango, Colorado, advocates for the personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency of individuals and families in La Plata County.

Since opening in 1987, the Center has grown from helping 200 women in our first year to expanding the scope of our services and programs to assist more than 1,400 individual women and their families each year.

38

Years of Operation

1,400

Individuals Assisted Each Year

$480,000

In Scholarships and Grants Awarded

Sponsors and Grantors