I hope you enjoyed your Christmas and are ready for the new year.   There are a number of free events and groups starting in January that I’ve shared with you below (as well as two ministry needs).

Support Groups/Events

Seacoast Church as a number of support groups starting in January, which you can search by campus and need: http://www.seacoast.org/events.  

Wounded Heart: This group is for survivors of sexual abuse and in addition to being offered at Seacoast in January, it will also be offered at the Grace Center in West Ashley in March.

Cultivating Healthy Boundaries: This is a free event on January 16th from 7pm - 8pm in Mount Pleasant.

Ministry Needs

Next Steps is a ministry offering a “hand up” instead of a “hand out”.  They already operate in Johns Island and downtown; with a plan to extend services in Mount Pleasant. Their next informational meeting/training is January 4th in Mount Pleasant.  

Journey, a worshiping community for college students at the College of Charleston and the Citadel needs women mentors! The commitment is meeting with one or two women every three weeks or more and attending Wednesday night worship at 7 pm at least every other week. If you're interested, please contact the director of Journey, Colin Kerr, at charlestonjourney@gmail.com 

Employment Help

Center for Women’s Ready for Work class is a free six-week program for women who are unemployed or underemployed. I just learned that it’s full already for the January session so if you want to be notified of the next one (or perhaps be added to a wait list), please email kayleigh@c4women.org. I have received good feedback about this class.

Restart has a list of support groups that focus on different topics around finding work. These are in East Cooper, Summerville and West Ashley

And finally, If you've set some personal goals for the new year, this worksheet will help you track your progress.

Happy (almost) New Year!

Tina