Jamie Moore recently returned to Antrim County to help care for her parents.  It was fate or kismet she would also find employment in her chosen field working with the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) from the non-profit agency’s Mancelona satellite office.  Moore describes it simply as, “Everything fell into place.”

“Seeing women regain the strength and confidence to make their own decisions and take back their lives,” is what Moore says she likes best about her position with the Women’s Center.   Moore works with survivors of domestic abuse as a counselor/advocate providing services such as safety planning and helping survivors navigate the system including medical, legal, financial and housing advocacy.

Moore started out with a degree from Lake Superior State University in political science and public administration with a focus on non-profit management.  After a year-long stint with AmeriCorps working with domestic violence survivors at a shelter in Montana, she decided what she really wanted to do is to help survivors.

“My AmeriCorps experience really prepped me and made it real for me,” Moore said.  “I found I didn’t want paperwork, I want to work with people.”  Moore believes returning to the place where she grew up and being part of the town is helpful in enabling her to provide resources for those in Antrim County.

Moore works at the WRCNM’s satellite office at 205 Grove Street in Mancelona, as well as from the agency’s domestic abuse Safe Home in Petoskey.  For more information on WRCNM programs and services, contact the Mancelona office at (231) 587-8891, or call the agency’s 24-hour crisis and information line at (231) 347-0082 or (800) 275-1995.