Month: September 2019
Thank you to DSHS for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Intimate Partner Domestic Violence Survivor Services! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Intimate Partner Domestic Violence Survivor Services will have the opportunity to fund Counseling Advocates to serve both at our offices, and at the DSHS Community Services Office. Department…
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eNews Editions: March | April | May | June | July | August Ending The Silence Helps To End the Violence From Regina Malveaux, YWCA Spokane CEO Spokane is a special place to live and work. Part of what makes it so special to me is our ability to act as a…
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Spokane Unites To Stop Domestic Violence Domestic violence is an epidemic in Spokane County. In fact, according to the Spokane Regional Health District, we have the highest reported rates of domestic violence in Washington: more than 3,900 confirmed victims each year (though the number of unreported victims may be as…
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Show Your Support for Survivors This October! This October is Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM). YWCA Spokane will be launching our 4th annual local campaign called End The Silence focused on growing awareness about intimate partner violence and how the community can show up to make a difference. YWCA agencies across the…
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Thank you to the Johnston-Hanson Foundation for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Drop-In Childcare! Of the moms who utilize our Drop-In Childcare services, approximately 90% make less than 30% of Spokane’s median family income. Approximately three-quarters are unemployed and about half are homeless. In addition, approximately 80% of children have been…
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Make an impact this week by donating to YWCA Spokane! Our Domestic Violence Safe Shelter is in need of school supplies. Providing school supplies like notebooks, pencils, pens, rulers, and scissors creates a huge impact on those staying in our Shelter, and ensures that children staying in our shelters are…
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Thank You to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services for Their Impactful Gift!
Thank you to DSHS for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Intimate Partner Domestic Violence Survivor Services! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Intimate Partner Domestic Violence Survivor Services will continue to serve survivors through comprehensive methods of prevention and response! Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (also…
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Show Your Support For Survivors Of Intimate Partner Violence With An End The Silence T-Shirt! Each year, YWCA agencies across the nation engage in domestic violence prevention and awareness campaigns during October, Domestic Violence Action Month, an effort established by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 1981. 2019 marks…
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Training Event Victims of domestic violence are being physically and psychologically tortured with asphyxiation assaults every day in our community and it is being missed by first responders, medical professionals, and other members of the criminal justice system. This powerful and lethal form of abuse is compelling reinforcement to the…
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Honoring Those We Have Lost To Intimate Partner Violence To close out Domestic Violence Action Month, YWCA Spokane invites you to honor those we have lost to intimate partner violence during our Hour of Remembrance Monday, October 28th from 5pm-6pm at YWCA Spokane. This event aims to remind us of…
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Thank you to the Johnston-Fix Foundation for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Early Childhood Education and Assitance Program! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) will continue to provide excellent education and health services to kiddos in Spokane. Their gift makes a major…
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You and a guest are invited to join YWCA Spokane’s private celebration of our 4th annual End The Silence campaign during Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM). Located at the Steam Plant’s unique venue on Thursday, October 3rd from 5pm-8pm, we will kick off the start of this critical local campaign…
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