Women Investment Professionals | Community Outreach

Community Outreach Programs

WIP gives back to the community through its affiliation with various organizations that provide educational and support services to women. Following are a few examples of organizations that have inspired us by their vision and success at helping women to achieve their goals. Please visit the links below for more information and contact WIP if you would like to become involved with one of these organizations.

The Enterprising Kitchen

The Enterprising Kitchen (TEK), a nonprofit social enterprise, provides workforce development and support services to women who are working toward self-sufficiency and economic independence. Within the context of a business where they manufacture natural soaps and spa products, under the brand name Choices from The Enterprising Kitchen, women receive intensive workforce preparation and skills development including: paid employment, work and life skills training, individualized career planning, high school equivalency preparation, technology training, financial planning and a variety of other support services. Located in Chicago, their enterprise enables lower-income women who have been unemployed and underemployed to maximize their individual potential and move into sustainable employment after 6-12 months. The Enterprising Kitchen was founded in 1996 and in 2005 relocated to a larger, more efficient training and production facility located in Chicago's Ravenswood industrial corridor. For more information, please visit www.theenterprisingkitchen.org.

Opportunity International

Opportunity International provides financial products and strategies to over two million people working their way out of poverty in the developing world. Clients in more than 20 countries can use these services to expand a business, provide for their families, create jobs for their neighbors and build a safety net for the future. Learn more about Opportunity’s innovative solutions to eradicate global poverty by clicking here: www.opportunity.org

Posse Foundation

The Posse Foundation identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse's partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships. These Scholars graduate at a rate of 90 percent and make a visible difference on campus and throughout their professional careers. To learn more about the Posse programs, please visit www.possefoundation.org

Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago:
Excellence in Science, Math and Technology

The Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago is the only all-girls public school in the city. Its charter is based on the belief that a single-sex school for young women in the public schools can prevent the disengagement from math, science and technology that often takes place as girls enter adolescence.

Preparing students to achieve academically and preparing students for college and careers are two main pillars upon which education is built at the Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago.