Wise Women Gathering Place

Who We Are

Wise Women Gathering Place is committed to peace, respect, and belonging through skill building, sharing of resources and caring support for our community.

For years, a circle of women gathered around the kitchen table with children in tow.  From these grassroots beginnings has grown the Wise Women Gathering Place of today.

Ultimate Goal

"the long term vision"

A community of individuals & families who possess motivation, knowledge, resources and skills to peacefully co-inhabit their environment, each having the individual sense of safety, opportunity, fulfillment, & belonging, and each fully committed to sustaining these values for every person, for all time.

Our Vision

Our vision is a vibrant community grounded in Peace, Respect, and Belonging.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to promote Peace, Respect & Belonging through skill-building, sharing of resources and caring support for our community.

What We Do

Key Areas

  • Skill Building
  • Discovery Dating training: A healthy relationship development resource
  • Training for healthy lifestyle choices, non-violent communication and peaceful group collaboration
  • ToP Facilitation method and training: Group consensus building
  • Training in Primary Prevention methods
  • Providing knowledge around family-centered birth and breastfeeding
  • Domestic violence and sexual assault intervention and prevention
  • Sharing of Knowledge
  • Newsletters, public presentations, resource library, multi-media outreach
  • Reproductive health and abstinence education, youth and parenting support groups
  • Referral to local midwifery and breastfeeding services
  • Caring Support
  • Rock & Rest Stations at public events
  • Peaceful and safe community resource center
  • Community collaboration
  • Transitional living programs

    Future Goals

    • Forming a resource center in a retreat setting
    • Establishment of Discovery Dating, a healthy relationship development method, as a mainstream education program
    • Establishment of the Skilled Group Consensus ToP Facilitation as a mainstream method
    • Establishment of an Indigenous Birth Workers Network

Brought to you by

Volunteer Center of Brown County

Details

Phone (920) 490-0627
Contact Sue Doxtator
Website http://www.wisewomengp.org/