Women of Color on the Move

We are Women of Color On The Move is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, which provides a visible force to help educate women about health crises, education, political arenas, and socio-economic issues. The Women of Color On The Move has been around since 2014.

Our program is designed to focus on the prevention of Opioids, and the reduction of fentanyl concerns along with drugs, alcohol, and marijuana.

• Help women, youth and children develop the skills to manage their drug and alcohol dependence and related problems in the community

• Help reduce the use of opioids, fentanyl crises in Sacramento, drugs, alcohol, and marijuana. In Women, youth, and girl's lives.

• Respond to a wide range of individual needs and ensure the best possible outcomes

• Actively involves community members and target populations in the establishment of an integrated network of community-based services in a manner that is empowering

• Reduce the need and demand for residential treatment and custodial services for people with drug and alcohol problems

The benefits

Our substance abuse program is a prevention program and the most cost-effective approach to supporting people affected by drug use and dependence.

Some of the advantages of our program (versus residential-based services) include:

• Facilitating patients' access to treatment

• Appealing to patients

• Affordable for patients, families, and the community

• Fostering patients' independence in their natural environment

• Flexibility compared to other modalities of treatment

• A focus on social integration from the beginning and community empowerment

• A less intrusive approach than other treatments (e.g., residential, hospitalization, intensive treatments, custodial, etc.) which is less disrupting to family, work, and social life

• Facilitates reduction of stigma and promotes community expectation of positive outcomes

How Women of Color On The Move Focus on Community Support?

We have expanded this year too (3) programs and services in Sacramento, CA. Substance Abuse Program, financial management, and workforce development.

Women Of Color On The Move recognizes respect, responsibility, honesty, and fairness, and loves new challenges and opportunities to maximize the benefits within the community. Each person's hands we touch with hope through our sources of guidance is timeless and seldom changes in our community. Our program facilitates the successful reintegration of individuals back into their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, and healthy, by raising awareness through community outreach and education in a safe environment.

Our program focus on a specific integrated model of treatment for people affected by drug use and dependence in the community which provides a continuum of care from outreach and low threshold services, through detoxification and stabilization to aftercare and integration, including maintenance pharmacotherapy. It involves the coordination of health, social, and other non-specialist services needed to meet the patient's needs. Strong support is also given to the patient's family and the community to address the drug and alcohol problems in their complexity and to ensure efficient and long-term results.

Planting the Seed in Workforce Development:

TASHIA'S STORY

Tashia Sandra only had one day to find clothes for her interview when she reached out to Women of Color on the Move after searching for online resources.

She felt that Women of Color on the Move was able to help support her and aided in finding two outfits for the upcoming Interview.

Community Support

As Big Day of Giving is upon us in 2026, Women of Color On The Move celebrates and affirms the radical work done as we are using the pop-up process to focus on substance abuse. Listening to the stories of our community, we learn not only about the community we serve, but the lives we change to help endeavor to do each day process.