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2424 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Street
Indianapolis, IN, 46208
United States
317-925-4231
Centers of Wellness for Urban Women (CWUW) is a nonprofit organization in Indianapolis, IN, that serves women and their families.
Knowing where to access services and resources is important!
Do you want to know what is going on with CWUW?
Do you want to know about other wellness events happening in Indianapolis?
Our events page will keep you updated and connected!
Join us for 3 month’s worth of wellness activities to keep you on track to crush your wellness goals and balance your 7 Dimensions in 2025. FREE with Sisters Together enrollment- sign up today by visiting tinyurl.com/sisterstogether2025
Join us for Wellness Wednesdays Screenings every Wednesday in April!
📍 Drop-ins welcome, or RSVP using the QR code on the flyer!
💙 BONUS: Get a $10 gift card when you complete rapid HIV testing with Health Net!
SIsters Together connects you with other women who are on their wellness journey, education about your health and well-being, and opportunities to move more and eat better. April's Sisters Together walk will be held on Saturday, April 12 at Christian Park on the near Southeast side, and we will be honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month by wearing teal (or your Sisters Together swag, if you have it). All are welcome, including kids, significant others and family and friends. Register at https://tinyurl.com/STWALKAPRIL2025
✨ MIND, BODY & HEALTH ✨
Join us for a day of empowerment, wellness, and community! 💪🏽💖
📅 April 26, 2025 | 12-4 PM
📍 1100 W 42ND ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46208
💰 Get a $10 gift card for completing rapid HIV testing!
Empower yourself with knowledge, resources, and support. Don't miss this FREE community event! ✨
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You are invited to join us for this virtual event as we explore Rest as an act of healing, resistance, and a vehicle for our liberation. Learn how rest can change your life and create a space for true restoration! Open to all young women 18 to 24 or older!
Join us for movement with the SISTERS TOGETHER program followed by mindful adult coloring and a conversation about the mind-body connection.
A whole health experience in one great event!
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 6:30 - 8:00P |
https://CCSisters2025.eventbrite.com
In-Person at CWUW!
1100 W. 42nd Street, 2nd Floor -STE 226
Interested in volunteering or working with CWUW? Join us for our monthly volunteer orientation. CWUW’s hosts this informative session to get you acquaited with CWUW and the work that we do in the community.
You will learn:
Who we are
Mission, Vision, Goals
CWUW programs and departments
How to get involved
Orientation’s are held in-person and virtually. Please refer to registration flyer for location information for the corresponding month.
MARCH 2025 Volunteer Orientation held at:
CWUW Offices | Indiana Interchurch Center
1100 W. 42nd St., Indianapolis, IN 46206.
2nd Floor Suite 226
You can’t pour from an empty cup-so let’s fill yours! Radiant Reset is your space to relax, recharge, and reclaim your glow. Sign up now!
Let’s talk about money and how its impact on our well-being! This workshop is designed specifically for young women (18-24) to explore the connection between personal finance and emotional wellness.
We know that managing finances can be a source of stress, but it does not have to be! This workshop is not a lecture. It is a safe space to ask questions, share experiences, and connect with other young women who are navigating their financial journeys.
Come ready to learn, share and get tips to help with taking control of your financial well-being!
Come out for another FREE community walk with Sisters Together!
In celebration of Black History, our color theme this month will be Red, Black, and Green and we will walk the beautiful indoor track at Frederick Douglass Family Center.
Bring a friend, family member, or neighbor to connect with other women on their wellness journey and walk it out with us!
The Centers of Wellness for Urban Women invites you to a workshop facilitated by Vanessa Longe, a Peer Well-being Ambassador, that explores the historical and contemporary significance of Black Spaces.
We will examine their role in fostering community wellness and advancing Black Liberation, as well as how community activists in Naptown are cultivating these spaces to ensure our survival.
Join CWUW’s Young Women Advisory Council Members/Peer Well-being Ambassadors and community leaders in a discussion about modern feminism! Highlighted Speakers: Tamara Winfrey, Women’s Fund of Central Indiana; Angela Carr-Klitzch, Women for Change; Ebony Chappel, Mirror Indy; Belinda Drake, Trans Solutions; Rachel Heger, I Support the Girls; and Jessica “Jess” Louise, Centers of Wellness for Urban Women. RVSP by contacting Tracy Cork at tracy@cwuwonline.org
https://ItsAllAboutLove.eventbrite.com
February is coming in fast and IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE here at CWUW! Our February Coloring & Conversations is intentionally crafted to offer social connection and reduce stress! Our heart- centered programs are for everyone!
All coloring supplies and pages are provided!
When: Wednesday February 12, 2025
Time: 6:30PM- 8PM
Location: CWUW Training Room @ 1100 W. 42nd Street (Indiana Interchurch Center)
COLORING PAGES & SUPPLIES PROVIDED
WELLNESS FOR EVERYONE.
www.cwuwonline.org
Hello Beautiful!
Are you navigating the exciting, sometimes overwhelming, journey of young adulthood. This workshop is a safe and supportive space created by young women, for young women, to explore and empower your emotional wellbeing.
You can expect open discussions, interactive activity, and a chance to connect with other young women who get it. We believe in the power of shared experiences and peer support.
Come ready to share (if you’re comfortable), listen, and leave with tools for supporting you on your emotional wellness journey! We can’t wait to see you!! Register by using this link: https://forms.gle/p6xKs7LY1q3Jmx6GA
Burnt out? Come in! Join CWUW on Monday, February 10, 2025 in-office and get support for meditating and tuning out the noise in your life. Need additional support, resources, or referrals? CWUW can help!
To Register use the QR Code or this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vTrxiToxQgGZwe8LzPQHBQ
It's our first community walk of 2025 and we are excited to get moving with you in the new year!! Don't worry, we know it's frigid, so we will be walking INDOORS this month at the Broadripple Park Family Center Indoor Walking Track beginning at 10AM on Saturday, January 25. Anyone who wants a sisterhood of support for your health and wellness goals this year should attend!
This month's color theme is white, symbolizing a clean slate for the new calendar year (and maybe even all this snow we've been getting ) OR you can wear your Sisters Together Gear! Grab a friend, family member, neighbor, anyone you'd like, and come get your movement in plus a nice dose of social wellness, too. Let's move TOGETHER!!
CWUW is here to support & empower you to take action in your health and well-being with another great event focusing on making your vision a reality.
ENVISION Your 2025 will offer a safe space for women to come together, learn about the 7 Dimensions of Wellness, sign up for CWUW program offerings and volunteer opportunities, gain real-time support in creating wellness goals, and tap into creativity and gratitude.
Doors open at 2:30PM. Light refreshments will be available. Craft supplies provided, but you are welcome to bring your own, as well.
What to expect:
-7 Dimensions of Wellness Overview
-Creating Your Own Wellness SMART Goals
-Gratitude Jars
-Vision Boarding
-Sign up for CWUW programs
-Sign up to be a 2025 CWUW Crew Volunteer
We hope you join us for this new year kick-off event so we can support you in cultivating your own culture of wellness in 2025!
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cwuwonline
MARK YOUR CALENDARS because Calm the Chaos will be returning with Fall vibes and lots of great opportunities to learn about mindfulness, mental health topics and local resources for wellbeing in November. We all know the importance of calming the chaos that can be present during the holiday season, so join us to connect and reset.
Want to be a volunteer?
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sximwmXedMuvVR5VA
Want a free spot at our resource fair?
Complete this form: https://forms.gle/gyPZBsghDV8MSv2c7
*This event is part of the Spirit & Place Festival
Let’s Hike!
We’re back for our 2nd annual FALL FAMILY HIKE RETREAT! This year we’re taking a mindful mapping & hike experience with Project Reteach Outdoors!
We’ll start the day with greetings from CWUW and Project Reteach Outdoors Facilitator Patty Haltom, hot cocoa, and tea! Patty will lead us in a mapping exercise before we hit the trail for our hike. We’ll enjoy nature and mindfulness exercises along the way in beautiful Eagle Creek Park! Hot cocoa, tea, and snacks will be provided.
Bond with your family while connecting with nature and community for the Power of Retreat FALL FAMILY HIKE on Saturday, November 9th!
THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT SPACE IS LIMITED! REGISTER SOON!
Donate to the Fall Family Retreat! Your contribution helps us to support more women and their families!
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Cultivate a richer sense of gratitude—whether experiencing happiness or grief—through the mindfulness and creative expression generated through the simple act of coloring.
This 90-minute self-care workshop will introduce participants to practical tools for cultivating gratitude no matter the situation through guided conversation and the creative expression of coloring. Yes, coloring! Join us in this welcoming and accessible gathering that promotes social wellness and connection, grounding, and self-compassion.
Questions?: Contact 317-597-0149 or larona@cwuwonline.org.
Event Organizers: A partnership between Center of Wellness for Urban Women (CWUW), CWUW Sisters Together Walking Club, and CWUW Power of Retreat Program.
Registration: Please register using the blue button below. Limited seating.
Our final Flourish session will focus on the importance of Social Wellness and how to connect to your community, and build social support and social capital.
Join us for our next session in our Flourish series where we will focus on Occupational Wellness.
Join us for 55 minutes of joyful movement with Zumba Fitness! Guaranteed to get you moving, sweating, and laughing…bring a friend, water and towel. See you soon!
Growth Mindset invites us to be lifelong learners and not limit ourselves in our journey of knowledge. If you find yourself with a critical inner voice saying things like “I’m not good at that” or “I’ve never been able to..”, this session is for you. Join us to learn why this mindset is linked to better mental health and what steps to take to start developing it today. Register for FLOURISH and enroll in Connection 4 Wellness in one easy step at tinyurl.com/C4WFLOURISH
Join us for 55 minutes of joyful movement with Zumba Fitness! Guaranteed to get you moving, sweating, and laughing…bring a friend, water and towel. See you soon!
Coloring and Conversation: The Beyonce Edition. Register with QR Code or email tracy@cwuwonline.org with questions. This is an in-person event.
Growth Mindset invites us to be lifelong learners and not limit ourselves in our journey of knowledge. If you find yourself with a critical inner voice saying things like “I’m not good at that” or “I’ve never been able to..”, this session is for you. Join us to learn why this mindset is linked to better mental health and what steps to take to start developing it today.
Join the CWUW Crew for the August Summer Edition of Coloring & Conversations!
Workshop link, printable coloring pages, and conversation topics are all provided. Grab your coloring books, coloring supplies, and tell your friends and family to join you there!
Make time for yourself.
Connect with other women.
Reduce stress.
WELLNESS FOR EVERYONE!
Registration link: August Coloring & Conversations
Register Here: https://forms.gle/6tbjHboS76vGwdtM8
A *VIRTUAL* wellness education series to guide you in cultivating your own culture of wellness by centering mental health and the 7 Dimensions of Wellness.
Session 2: Physical Wellness and Mental Health
Learn about how stress, specifically chronic stress, can affect your physical wellness and ways to build resilience and manage everyday stressors.
Register here.
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