White House Guest and WWEE Graduate Julie Kaas Shares Her Story of Pushing Back from the Brink

We’ve been working hard for 32 years, and today, we celebrate another milestone as President Obama invites the Shriver Report and WWEE graduate Julie Kaas to the White House for the signing of an executive order increasing the minimum wage for federal contract workers. Click here to read Julie’s story and view images from her journey.

Heal, Hope and Transform

WWEE empowers women and men to create better lives for themselves and their families.  We accomplish this by teaching them the skills to find – and keep – jobs that provide a genuine living wage.  On the work front, WWEE teaches job-readiness, computer and workplace skills training.  On the home front, we help with housing assistance and support services to low-income residents of Pierce and King Counties.  Washington Women’s Employment and Education is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.