I remember the day that my DV Counselor told me I needed more support, more interactions with women in a safe place. She not only told me but made it a requirement if I wanted to continue counseling. So, on my own I started my search for a place of … [Read more...]
Co-Facilitating Circles at Catherine Place-an experience
by Mary Bryan Well first off, it’s AWEmazing to be part of women’s lives. I have yet to meet one woman who has not inspired me, from whom I have not learned something. And usually I’m learning how to be a better human from them and my co-facilitator. I … [Read more...]
CARE Online Self Care Course Launch
Catherine Place is partnering with the University of Washington, Tacoma, to offer an online well-being training for care-givers who identify as women in March 2021. The CARE (Compassion, Awareness, Resilience, Empowerment) program is an 8-week online … [Read more...]
Catherine Place supports Black Lives Matter
Catherine Place stands with the Black community and allies dedicated to dismantling systems of oppression. We recognize that racism in our country is a threat to Black people’s survival and racism in itself is a pandemic. Current news reflects the … [Read more...]
A comforting message from our Board Chair, Anne Crowley.
This is an excerpt by John O’Donohue from his book Bless the Space Between Us (a copy of the book is in the Catherine Place circle room): This is the time to be slow,Lie low to the wallUntil the bitter weather passes Try, as best you can, not to … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Self-Care: 8 Tips for Balancing Mental Health
Self-care has never been more important than it is today amidst the COVID-19 prevention steps we've all been asked to take. Never before in our current lifetimes, have we been required to "stay-at-home" for a matter of weeks. Yet, this is exactly what our … [Read more...]
Catherine Place Featured in South Sound Business
In January, Catherine Place was featured in South Sound Business magazine. The article is copied below. Cultivating Community Strength Tacoma nonprofit Catherine Place offers a lunchtime respite and leadership classes for businesswomen, as well … [Read more...]
Listening to your feedback
At Catherine Place we welcome all women. To go further, we are committed to addressing the needs of women challenged by poverty, loss, violence, immigration, or illness. Unfortunately, in our lives we all face at least one of these challenges. For many of … [Read more...]
2017: Year in Review
As a non-profit organization, there is an immense number of recorded facts and figures that give an overview of what Catherine Place had in 2017. Data tells a story of the impact Catherine Place has on our community. From this vantage point, an assumption … [Read more...]
Now Hiring Crime Victim Advocate
Catherine Place is looking for a part time Crime Victim Advocate to support Spanish and English speaking clients. The Crime Victim Advocate provides support, advocacy, and technical assistance to victims of domestic violence and other crimes; specifically … [Read more...]