Women’s Resource Center opening soon

A need has been recognized within the community and surrounding area that additional resources for women would be appreciated and beneficial to those seeking emotional, spiritual, informational and personal supplies assistance.
Crossroads Wesleyan Church at 220 W. 17th St. in Imperial will be holding an open house on June 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. to launch the new CWC Women’s Resource Center.
Amber Boisselle will be the director of the center, which will open June 6.
During the open house Boisselle will be explaining to attendees the function of the women’s center and handing out materials to those interested in receiving assistance of various kinds.
Refreshments and door prizes will be available during the open house.
“The center will be geared toward all ages of women from teens to the elderly. This will be a safe place for women to come for advice, assistance, counseling, access to resources and referrals,” Boisselle said.
There will also be a Spanish interpreter available for the resource center as needed, she added.
The list of services at the WRC will include subject matter covering marriage, parenting, trauma, grief, emotional healing, pregnancy, breast feeding, postpartum difficulties, menopause and more.
“We will be starting support groups for different topics as time goes on,” said Boisselle.
Also available at the WRC location will be women’s feminine and health products, baby products like diapers, pull-ups, wipes, ointments, nursing pads and other supplies.
“We will have Bible study books for women and other informational books on various topics,” she said.
Other items offered will be maternity and infant clothing, as well as car seats and baby gear as it becomes available.
“Everything will be free. What we can’t offer in services, we will provide referrals,” Boisselle said.
 Helping women in need
Boisselle said she and her husband, CWC Pastor Brian Boisselle, both have a passion for helping women in need.
The Boisselles are regular volunteers at A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center of northeast Colorado in Holyoke which has additional Colorado locations in Brush, Sterling, Yuma and Wray.
Pastor Boisselle is on the board for the pregnancy center, and they both have been training on the intricacies of this organization and some of its services to communities.
Nebraska is not part of this Colorado district that provides medical referrals and other medical test kits, said Boisselle.
“We are using what we have learned to open a women’s resource center using a generic version of their assistance but with two differences—we won’t have any medical assistance to offer unless it’s by referral. We will, instead, offer a much broader availability of services, plus we are opening up our parameters to include teens to elderly women,” she said.
The Boisselles have extensive experience to offer to area women in need.
Amber Boisselle is a certified Women’s Advocate and a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula (a woman who is trained to assist another woman during childbirth and who may provide support to the family after the baby is born).
Pastor Boisselle will also be available for counseling if the need arises.
He has 20 years experience with mental health counseling and suicide prevention, and over 10 years in marriage counseling.