The Women's Project is an alternative to detention/incarceration program for women and gender-expansive people in New York City, helping them stay safely within their communities instead of behind bars.
We provide one-on-one outreach, group programming, and connections to housing, behavioral health treatment, benefits, educational resources, employment assistance, and more.
Ensuring women have consistent one-on-one support & are connected to stable housing, medical care, behavioral health treatment, benefits, and more.
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Virtual & in-person groups that focus on trauma-healing, relationships, wellness, health, education, and more.
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Court reminders, court accompaniment, and oral & written progress updates to judges and District Attorneys.
“We couldn’t do our work at the same level without The Women’s Project. Their commitment to the women enrolled in their programming, and to providing excellent, client-centered, and trauma informed services is unparalleled.”
Sasha Fisher
Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society, Women’s Pretrial Release Initiative
“It is a pleasure to collaborate with the Women’s Project team because I know our shared clients are receiving the highest quality support available.”
Lorie Goshin
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
“When I had a client with no record, facing an A-1 felony, and sitting in Rikers with $150,000 bond, TWP sprung into action to not just advocate for our client’s release, but to make sure everything was set-up so she could be successful and supported if released. Thanks to TWP, we were able to get the client released pre-trial and ultimately ended with a highly favorable disposition that would have been impossible without TWP. The TWP team was in constant communication and went far beyond any organization I’ve worked with. They are a tremendous resource for anyone they work with.”
Legal Aid Society Staff Attorney
[The Women’s Project team members] undertake the tremendously challenging task of finding and serving the humanity of female defendants in criminal cases; notwithstanding the allegations against those defendants, [staff at] the Project probe the trauma and dysfunction that leads to crime, such that their clients are able to recover and thrive in safer communities. My clients and I are deeply grateful for their hard work.
Ishan R. Banerjee
Criminal Defense Practice, Legal Aid Society of New York
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We foster an inclusive space that is responsive to the needs of participants and appreciative of the historical inequities that impact our community members every day.
Program Participants
per year
Boroughs Served
Brooklyn, Bronx, and Manhattan
All referrals must come through defense counsel. If you are not defense counsel but know someone who might benefit from our services, please contact us, and we can reach out to the assigned attorney.
You can reach us anytime via twp@wildcatnyc.org.
The Women’s Project is a program of Wildcat Service Corporation – a member of The Fedcap Group.
Learn more about Wildcat Services and The Fedcap Group.
Wildcat Services: For over 50 years Wildcat has provided programs and services to persons impacted by the criminal legal system. Wildcat seeks to accompany people in identifying success and achieving self-sufficiency.
The Fedcap Group: Wildcat is a member of The Fedcap Group - empowering 250,000 individuals each year worldwide to achieve economic and social well-being.
