all day
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, 2nd floor Insalaco Hall. Most accessible parking at Mercy Lot near Bevevino Library and transparent bus shelter.
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Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program
The Women with Children Program invites you to participate in our mission of empowering single mothers through educational achievement and personal growth, working toward future professional success only a college degree can provide.
Through the gift of free housing, financial assistance, access to quality child care and an array of social, academic and family enrichment programming, Women with Children provides a comprehensive response to the needs of our families. Our students arrive ready to accept the challenge, demonstrate the courage to dedicate themselves to their educational goals, and ultimately, depart from Misericordia University a college graduate, ready to make an impact as a valiant woman, a Mulier Fortis!
Newspaper Article Highlights the Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program
Photo credit: Geri Gibbons, Scranton Times-Tribune
What is the Women with Children Program?
Learn more about the WWC program
Highlights for the Children
See how our WWC children are supported and engaged
Highlights for the Parents
Learn about the many benefits available to our student mothers
Meet the WWC Staff
Meet the team who makes it all possible
Numbers You Need to Know
49
Students have graduated from the WWC program
100
of WWC graduates proceed with professional placement in their respective career paths
10
Programs are offered to support our WWC families
How to Apply
Program Requirements
WWC Facebook
WWC Instagram
Featured WWC News
![Robert H. Spitz Foundation Grant Supports Women With Children Program at Misericordia]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768238167/misericordia/eoj6ehfbjzn9scpqvueq/spitzfoundationphoto.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768238167/misericordia/eoj6ehfbjzn9scpqvueq/spitzfoundationphoto.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768238167/misericordia/eoj6ehfbjzn9scpqvueq/spitzfoundationphoto.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768238167/misericordia/eoj6ehfbjzn9scpqvueq/spitzfoundationphoto.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768238167/misericordia/eoj6ehfbjzn9scpqvueq/spitzfoundationphoto.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1768238167/misericordia/eoj6ehfbjzn9scpqvueq/spitzfoundationphoto.jpg","width":2200}])
The Robert H. Spitz Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to the Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program Emergency Fund at Misericordia University. The award, administered through the Scranton Area Community Foundation, is designated to the Bourger program’s emergency fund.
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Misericordia University and the Bourger Women with Children Advisory Board, hosted a Silver Soirée® on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Irem Temple Country Club Pavilion to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program.
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Misericordia University will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program with a formal gala event on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Irem Temple Country Club Pavilion in Dallas, Pa.
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Katherine Pohlidal, Director of the Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program at Misericordia University, recently participated in the Robin Hood Foundations's Mobility LABs Learning and Action Bets Convening in New York City.
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Misericordia University's Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program was recently featured in a news article published in the Scranton Times-Tribune Newspaper.
