Herstory

The Dominican Women’s Development Center was founded in 1988 by a group of Dominican women who identified the need to create a membership organization in the Washington heights/Inwood community that would help organize Dominican and other Latina women to seek solutions to the problems affecting us in our daily lives and to provide culturally competent social services. El Centro has also contributed to the creation of El Centro de la Mujer in Puerto Rico and El Centro de Apoyo a la Mujer in the Dominican Republic.

Mission

The Dominican Women’s Development Center is a not-for-profit organization created to contribute to the empowerment of Dominican/Latina, other women and our families who reside in Washington Heights/Inwood and other New York City communities. Our mission is to aid in the growth and development of our self esteem by affirming our identity and solidarity through multicultural and holistic social services, and educational, economic and cultural development programs. The Center is committed to the organizing of women to actively participate in the elimination of gender inequality and the promotion of social justice!!

519 W 189 Street Ground Floor, New York, NY 10040