Organizations Filed Purposes:
IWES IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, PARTICULARLY AMONG MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS USING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RESEARCH, PROGRAMS, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY.
RESILIENCE - THIS AREA OF FOCUS CONCENTRATES ON COMMUNITY-LEVEL, NON- CLINICAL APPROACHES TO EQUITABLE RECOVERY, HEALING AND RESILIENCE OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY-WIDE HEALING EVENTS, DOCUMENTING STORIES OF STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL, COLLABORATIONS TO DEVELOP TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH. IWES HELPS TO BUILD EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, RESILIENCE AND CAPACITY, USING A SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL MODEL (SEM) AS ITS THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK, WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR IS SHAPED BY MULTIPLE LEVELS OF INFLUENCE INCLUDING, INTERPERSONAL, COMMUNITY AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT.
EMOTIONAL/PHYSICAL WELL-BEING - TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, IWES ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, OVERALL PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH. IWES USES THE SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL MODEL (SEM), AN IN-DEPTH MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH, WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR IS SHAPED BY MULTIPLE LEVELS OF INFLUENCE INCLUDING, INTERPERSONAL, COMMUNITY AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT. THROUGH THIS APPROACH, IWES CREATES CULTURALLY PROFICIENT PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH TO ADDRESS AND ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN OF COLOR, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO HEAL AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SEXUAL HEALTH - THROUGH THIS AREA OF FOCUS, IWES PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCACY SKILLS THROUGH TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES. ADDITIONALLY, IWES PROVIDES COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IN PARTICULAR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, WITH COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION, HIV AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION EDUCATION AND SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH USING SOCIAL MEDIA, PEER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisa Richardson | CHIEF IMPACT | 40 | $173,768 |
| Rheneisha Robertson | CHIEF PROGRA | 40 | $136,014 |
| Keeanya Chenier | CHIEF FINANC | 40 | $134,265 |
| Zoe Francis | CHIEF OPERAT | 40 | $115,000 |
| Iman Shervington | DIRECTOR OF | 40 | $105,520 |
| Denese Shervington | CEO/BOARD PR | 40 | $0 |
| Ava Rogers | BOARD SECRET | 2 | $0 |
| Dorothy Peprah | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michele Moore | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Stephani Hatch-Richards | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Erica Gollub | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kandice Doley | BOARD TREASU | 2 | $0 |
| Jacqueline Coleman | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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