About Us.

In our nation's capital, 38% of households are headed by a single mother. 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence at some point during their lifetime. Girls today make up a larger portion of system-involved youth than in previous years. Also, in Washington DC, as of June 1st more than 315 people had been shot, 70 fatally, each violent death quickly fading from public view.

 

Many victims’ families say that their loved ones’ deaths are caused by the same thing as high-profile mass shootings — a proliferation of easily obtained firearms, often in the hands of the young — and that they want the nation’s sustained attention.Together, we can change the narrative and cure gun violence.

 

Women in H.E.E.L.S, Inc. is a DC-based 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides empowerment, financial, gun violence prevention, and social services to violence and poverty stricken communities in the DC Metropolitan area. ​ We recently have seen in an increased number of women and children that have lost their lives to gun violence throughout our city. Which has caused a need for Women in H.E.E.L.S to expand our services and join the fight to prevent gun violence before it occurs.

 

The mission of Women in H.E.E.L.S, Inc. is to provide empowerment, financial, gun violence prevention, and social services to violence and poverty stricken communities in the DC Metropolitan area. Women in H.E.E.L.S was founded by a group of like-minded women from the DC area who are committed to changing the narrative and cultivating successful outcomes for youth and adults in our community.