Month: November 2021
YWCA Spokane’s Emergency Safe Shelter Has Been at Capacity Nearly All of 2021 Rather than turn survivors away when the shelter is full, YWCA advocates rely on hotel availability to fulfill our commitment to finding safe locations where survivors can escape dangerous abuse situations. This is an expensive and imperfect…
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November 15th through the 20th is Transgender Awareness and Empowerment Week, a time dedicated to promoting education and awareness around the needs of the transgender community and the challenges they are facing. November 20th is also internationally recognized as Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to honor and memorialize those…
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WOA 2022 | Honorees | Donate | Event Sponsorship YWCA Spokane Announces 2022 WOA Speaker: Admiral Michelle Howard The Highest Ranking Woman In Naval History Admiral Howard Embodies Honor, Courage and Commitment “We are honored to have Admiral Howard representing as our luncheon keynote,” states Jeanette Hauck, CEO of YWCA…
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NOTE: All Families Have Been Adopted! Thank you so much for your support! Join us for YWCA’s 6th Annual Hope for the Holidays Adopt-A-Family Wishlist Program In these difficult times, your contributions are so meaningful and will make this season a little brighter for those service by YWCA Spokane who…
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Your support during Domestic Violence Action Month helped us raise $34,890 towards our $50,000 goal! Although we didn’t quite reach our goal, we’re confident that with the help of the incredible Spokane community we’ll be able to close our 2021 funding gap before the end of this year, and you…
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Our Sister’s Closet (OSC) Is Seeking Winter Coats This November YWCA Spokane is having a Coat Drive this November to meet the needs of women in our community. Bring your new or gently used coats of all sizes to 930 N Monroe weekdays from 10AM-3PM during the month of November.…
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Recently, you may have seen the acronym MMI, MMIW, and MMIWG2S in its various forms across social media and billboards in Spokane. This is a part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Movement, spreading awareness of the ongoing crisis in our communities. While Native people of all genders go missing…
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