Women Empowering Women

Do you know:  

       The poverty rate for Los Angeles single women with children increased from 37percent to 40 percent since 1990?

       That childcare is a make-or-break issue for working women - half of women make less than what they need in order to afford childdcare (the average earnings for women is $34,941, however a single mother needs to make $42,936 to meet basic needs, including food, housing, childcare and transportation)?

                                                                       2007 "State of Women in Los Angeles County"

   The fact is, these stats are similar all over the country. Working women are the fastest growing poverty group in America! One income and a part time job is not enough to keep up, especially for women who thought that they would be married forever, or at least through child rearing years.

  What is the biggest need for single working women? Safe, affordable housing.  Once a woman has safe housing and begins working toward ownership for herself and her children, she is empowered to begin creating new income opportunities for herself.

What kinds of win-win situations can be created between female investors and women needing housing?