Ascending Women of Faith, Inc
a 5101c4 Initiative
AWF Colored Women's Resource Centers
Establishing and Sustaining a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice
Our Directives
DIRECTIVE I
WOMEN & FAMILIES
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Prioritize visibility, dignity, and stability for women and families navigating social and economic inequity.
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This directive governs our Family Resource and Community initiatives.
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DIRECTIVE II
ECONOMIC & CIVIC POWER
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Support pathways to economic stability, leadership, and informed civic participation.
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This directive governs our Economic Empowerment and Social Justice work.
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DIRECTIVE III
INFORM, ENGAGE & ADVOCATE RESPONSIBLY
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We foster informed dialogue, ethical advocacy, and public awareness grounded in fact, context, and faith-informed reflection.
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*This directive governs our
educational, discussion, and policy-awareness efforts.
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The Operational Expression of the Mission
AWF Colored Women’s Resource Center (AWF CWRC) is the practical, service-oriented expression of AWF’s mission. While not yet a single, permanent physical facility, it functions as a community-based hub model—bringing together resources, partners, and services wherever women and families need them.
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​​The concept is grounded in an integrated Ubuntu framework that has been culturally embedded for nearly two centuries—long predating Bronfenbrenner’s Micro, Mezzo, and Macro microsystem theories becoming the conventional standard. The Center serves as a coordinated hub that connects information, appropriate referrals, intervention and prevention efforts, stabilization supports, and capacity‑building services across multiple life domains. Its work is guided by evidence‑based approaches specifically tailored to meet the needs of marginalized communities.
Organizational Purpose & Legal Role
Ascending Women of Faith, Inc. (AWF) is a mission-driven organization established to advance the social welfare, civic engagement, and economic stability of women, families, and communities. Originally organized as a 501(c)(3), AWF transitioned to a 501(c)(4) to more effectively engage in policy education, systems advocacy, and legislative awareness impacting underserved populations.
AWF serves as the governing, convening, and advocacy entity—responsible for strategy, partnerships, public education, and alignment across programs and initiatives. Through this structure, AWF ensures that community needs are translated into informed action, responsible advocacy, and sustainable systems change.
AWF exists to affect conditions
—not simply respond to them.