WIN relies on unrestricted gifts to ensure that the homeless women and children we serve receive the highest possible level of care. Private gifts make all the difference in our ability to serve New York’s most vulnerable homeless families and allow WIN to assist these at risk women and children, even in the midst of our nation’s economic recession.

By donating to WIN you will help these homeless women become self-reliant and be part of a partnership that endeavors to break the cycle of homelessness one family at a time.

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Women In Need, Inc.
115 West 31st Street, 7th FL
NY, NY 10001
ATT: Development Department

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800-HELPWIN (435-7946)
212-695-4758

Ways of Giving

	Fall Appeal Please consider making a gift to our fall appeal, which supports homeless women with children living in the WIN shelters. Donate >


	Celebrations Celebrate a special person in your life—or a milestone—wedding, birth, anniversary, bar/bat mitzvah, or other significant event. WIN will send an appropriate card to the person or family specified. Donate >


	Passages Honor the memory of those passed by making a gift to WIN and an appropriate card will be sent to the person or family specified. Donate >


	WIN Champions Create a personal page. Your participation will help WIN continue to provide housing, help and hope to more than 10,000 homeless women and children in New York City this year. Learn more >

Other Ways To Give

	Stock Gifts	A stock gift can reduce or eliminate capital gains tax and result in a charitable deduction for the stock’s full, appreciated value. Please call us at 212-695-4758, ext. 235.
	Matching Gifts	If you are an employee, retiree, or board member of an organization with a matching gift program, you may be able to double or triple your gift to WIN. Please obtain your company’s form and forward it to WIN’s Development office.
	Bequests and Special Gifts	WIN can be named as full or partial beneficiary in a will, life insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or trust fund.
	Workplace Campaign	If your place of employment has an annual charitable gift drive, designate WIN to be the recipient of your payroll deduction gift. WIN receives gifts through the Combined Charities Campaign, Combined Municipal Campaign, State Employees Federated Appeal, and numerous United Way offices throughout the United States.
	Non-Monetary/ In-Kind Gifts	For more information, click here >

Women In Need, Inc. is a non-profit organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal tax code, incorporated under the laws of the state of New York in 1983. All contributions to WIN are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Diane's Story

Raised by a loving grandmother, Diane had a happy childhood but at the age of 16 she became pregnant and dropped out of school. With her dreams of a GED on hold, she raised her expanding family all the while living with controlling, abusive partners. Horrified to find out her youngest children were being abused by someone they knew, Diane and her children left immediately. Living on her own with limited resources, several small children and no high school diploma, Diane realized finding work was virtually impossible and found herself homeless.

Placed in a WIN shelter, Diane will never forget their first day there. Her children were encouraged to select as many books as they could carry from the overflowing boxes in the library and caring staff members helped them settle into their new apartment. The terrifying feeling of being in a shelter was replaced with one of tremendous gratitude and hope.

Determined to get her life back on track, Diane participates in many classes provided by WIN and her children have flourished under the nurturing care of WIN’s daycare and afterschool programs. With a peaceful look on her face, Diane says, “The kindness of the staff and the well maintained apartments make this feel more like a home than a shelter.”

Your donations provide the high level of care that vulnerable children need and deserve.