Women Affirming Women (WAW)

12/24/2025

Best wishes for a magical holiday season filled with peace, love, joy, and family!

12/22/2025

Congratulations to our WAW sister Arganise Kline for her Peer Mentor award. You are an inspiration!

🎉 We were honored to recognize Arganise Kline as our POEM Peer Mentor of the Year at Mental Health America of Ohio’s Holiday Magic event.

Arganise’s journey beautifully reflects the heart of POEM. She first came to our program in March 2023 as an expectant first-time mom seeking support. Just six days after giving birth, she courageously joined her first peer support group, sharing how overwhelmed and exhausted she felt—and later told us, “I really needed yesterday.”

Over time, we watched Arganise grow from receiving support to offering it. Nearly a year later, her consistent presence, empathy, and encouragement led her into a volunteer role, where she has since become a peer mentor, support group facilitator, and now the Peer Chair for the Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force’s Public Awareness Team.

As Arganise shared, “You’ve made me feel safe—seen and heard. I want every mother who comes to POEM to feel that same support.” Her ability to transform personal experience into compassion and leadership continues to make a lasting impact on families across Ohio.

We are deeply grateful for Arganise and proud to celebrate her incredible dedication. Congratulations, Arganise. 🎉

12/09/2025

On November 12, Women Affirming Women hosted the second session of our Financial Health Series: Taking Control of Your Money, designed to provide practical tools and resources to help caregivers feel more confident and in control of their finances.

Our heartfelt thanks again go out to Linda Fitzgerald and Suzanna Humbert from First Financial Bank for leading this informative session covering setting and achieving short-term financial goals, understanding a credit report, exploring debt relief options, accessing resources for women managing tight budgets, and more!

12/05/2025

Tis the season to volunteer!

Join Women Affirming Women in our mission to provide holistic wellness and respite services to our marginalized female caregiver clients. Volunteer sign-ups are now open for 2026! You can volunteer to help us for our Monthly Caregiver Connection Circle events and/or for our signature Respite Retreat Weekend. We are an entirely volunteer-run organization, so your help is absolutely critical to our success!

Please consider supporting WAW as a volunteer at https://womenaffirmingwomen.org/get-involved/volunteer

12/03/2025

Ladies, it’s time to celebrate YOU at our big year-end event! Join us for a fun and fabulous evening where you can dress up in your favorite gown or dress – paired with your best sneakers! Let’s close out the year together in style, comfort and community!

✨ Complimentary dinner and parking

✨ Fun games and prizes (including best dressed!)

✨ A night full of laughter, connection and celebration

✨ Dressing up is encouraged but not required – come as you are and enjoy the night!

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: St. Francis of Assisi Church 386 Buttles Ave., Columbus, 43215
Plenty of free parking next to the church rectory. Enter through side entrance of church and proceed down to the lower-level social hall.

Register here: https://buff.ly/hDgSOuF

Want to donate or need a dress? If you have gowns or dresses to donate, or if you are in need of one, please contact Terri Davis tldavis3695@gmail.com or text 614-657-4953.

12/01/2025

National Women Support Women Day is celebrated annually on December 1st. It was created in 2018 by Amy O'Donnell to honor and recognize the contributions of women across various fields, including arts, politics, and business. This day aims to raise awareness about women's issues, such as violence and discrimination, and encourages solidarity among women. It serves as a platform for women to support each other, celebrate female friendship, and empower one another. Show the women in your life some love today!

11/27/2025

Thanksgiving is a time to give, a time to love, and a time to reflect on the things that matter most in life! We are so thankful and grateful for all our wonderful clients, volunteers, donors, and community partners! A very happy Thanksgiving to all!

11/25/2025

Violence against women (particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence) is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights. Estimates published by the WHO indicate that globally about 30% of women worldwide have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health. To achieve lasting change, it is important to enact and enforce legislation and develop and implement policies that promote gender equality, allocate resources to prevention and response, and invest in women’s rights organizations.

11/21/2025

We had a great turnout on November 1st for the 6th Annual Caring for the Caregiver Expo! 💜

The Annual Caring for the Caregiver Expo is a one-of-kind, 18 and over adult only events for all caregivers, first responders, parents, grandparents, and guardians featuring free lunch and learn workshops with featured guest speakers, free pampering services, free health and fitness sessions, free exhibitor information and resources, prizes, giveaways and lots of fun!