Economic Mobility Institute
CWU’s Economic Mobility Institute presents low-income women an opportunity to develop, in one setting, the skills, knowledge, and strategies necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. EMI grounds its training in the five pillars of CWU’s Bridge to Self-Sufficiency™—family stability, well-being, education and training, financial management, and employment and career management.
How EMI works
EMI offers a cafeteria-style curriculum of trainings that allows students to tailor their coursework to their needs, interests and personal goals. Students may also enroll in the comprehensive Woman to Woman program, which provides computer training, career development, financial management, and life skills training. EMI students meet with education and career counselors to help them chart their next steps.
EMI offers the following trainings on an open-enrollment basis:
Who should apply
- Women motivated to work toward economic self-sufficiency
- Low-income women 18 years or older living in Greater Boston
Economic Mobility Institute trainings are offered at no cost to eligible students.
