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FEBRUARY 4, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Alert: Women’s Resource Fair Provides Services and Resources to Empower Women

WHAT The Twenty-First Annual Women’s Resource Fair offers medical, legal and social services to low-income, homeless, recovering and abused women and their children. The event is free of charge. To participate, volunteer or become a provider, visit www.wrfsandiego.org or call (619) 338-6620.

WHERE 202 C Street, Golden Hall at the Civic Center, Downtown San Diego
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WHEN Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

WHO Sponsored by Lawyers Club of San Diego, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, San Diego County Bar Association and San Diego County Bar Foundation.

WHY

More than 500 women are expected to attend the Fair and more than 50 organizations will provide services. The event is organized and staffed entirely by volunteers from the San Diego community.

Resources and services offered at the Fair will include: assistance in applying for public benefits such as food stamps and Social Security; medical and dental services for women and children; confidential legal assistance with family law, child support, restraining orders, public benefits programs, immigration, housing, consumer protection and criminal law questions; job skills, education and employment counseling; seminars on job application skills, self-defense, and personal care; mental health services, including spiritual counseling; and shelter referrals.

Press Contact:
Anna Carpenter
702-205-8984
press@wrfsandiego.org