June 2016 – YWCA Spokane

Spokane Summer Fun Activities

June 29, 2016

| By Erica Schreiber

| Tags: Children, family, youth advocate

YWCA Spokane’s Youth Advocate, Jessi Taylor, has compiled a wonderful list of free and inexpensive activities you and your family can do this summer. Consider sharing this great resource with friends and family. enjoy! 2016 Spokane Summer Fun & Resources As the Youth Advocate for the YWCA Spokane, Jessi Taylor has the privilege of working …

YWCA CALLS FOR 2016 WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS

June 22, 2016

| By Erica Schreiber

Categories: Community

| Tags: Awards, WOA, Women of Achievement

Seeking Women of Achievement Award Nominations for the 2016 YWCA Women of Achievement IMPACT Luncheon The YWCA Spokane has honored women in our community for the past 34 years. These women embody the mission of the YWCA by giving generously of themselves to make Spokane a better place for all of its citizens to live. …

Jill Is One Of Many

June 22, 2016

| By Erica Schreiber

Categories: Success Stories

| Tags: Client Story, Domestic Violence, Survivor

IT TOOK ME 12 YEARS TO LEAVE HIM. “I married young and had 4 kids with a man I loved. I had a family I chose to dedicate my life to. He became my foundation after my parents’ divorce and my mom’s accident. “I didn’t recognize all the signs. They started so small and built …

Joanna’s Experience In the Women To Work Program

June 6, 2016

| By Erica Schreiber

Categories: Success Stories

| Tags: Client Story, employment, job readiness, women to work

This letter is to thank the Women to Work program for their constant support, information, and positive light. As I struggle with age, PTSD, (with a side dish of anxiety), and trying to stay steadily employed; you have made a calm place for me. Your space at the YWCA has allowed me to do job …