FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 9, 2025

Nominate Women In Spokane For Prestigious Leadership Recognition

YWCA Spokane Calls for 2026 Women of Achievement Award Nominations

سبوكان، واشنطن – Nominations are open for YWCA Spokane’s 44th Annual Women of Achievement Awards. The deadline for submissions is September 26, 2025.

Since 1982, YWCA Spokane has celebrated successful women in the community for their achievements and commitment to positively impacting the Spokane community. Established to elevate and amplify the diverse contributions of women leaders in Spokane, YWCA Spokane has honored more than 300 women in the region.

“After 43 years, Women of Achievement is a Spokane tradition. Each year, we honor individuals who serve as role models for our whole community, and who dedicate themselves to uplifting and caring for others,” shares Jeanette Hauck, CEO of YWCA Spokane. “These Honorees are passionate about empowering women, and their work makes Spokane a more inclusive, informed, just, and healthy community.”

Nomination Requirements

Recipients of a YWCA Women of Achievement Award embody the mission of YWCA Spokane by generously dedicating themselves to make Spokane a better place for all. They must live or work in the Spokane area, and demonstrate leadership through their professional work or service to the community.

YWCA Spokane encourages nominations for the Women of Achievement Awards in the following areas:

• Arts and Culture
• Business and Industry
• Carl Maxey Racial and Social Justice
• تعزيز المجتمع
• تعليم
• Government and Public Service
• Science, Technology and Environment
• امرأة شابة من الإنجاز
• Lifetime Achievement

The nomination form and details on each category may be found at ywcaspokane.org/woa-nominations. Nominations may be completed and submitted online or via email to woa@ywcaspokane.org or by mail to 930 N Monroe St, Spokane, WA 99201, Attention: Women of Achievement Awards. The deadline for submissions is September 26, 2025.

The honoree selection process involves nominations submitted by the public, which are evaluated by a committee of YWCA Spokane board members, community volunteers, and staff using a scoring method designed to be as impartial and equitable as possible. Honorees are chosen based on their demonstrated impact, as described in their nomination form.

The Awards Celebration Luncheon and Benefit for YWCA Spokane is March 6, 2026

Recipients of YWCA Spokane’s Women of Achievement Awards are celebrated at a luncheon that has evolved into YWCA Spokane’s largest annual fundraising event. With the support of more than 50 companies and organizations and over 1,000 community members, YWCA’s awards celebration has become the area’s most prestigious award recognition event for women.

In alignment with Women’s History Month, YWCA’s Women of Achievement Awards luncheon will be held on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Davenport Grand. More information about the awards celebration is available at ywcaspokane.org/woa.

All proceeds raised through the Women of Achievement Awards event support YWCA Spokane’s critical services for domestic violence survivors and their children, including emergency shelter, counseling, legal services, job readiness, child care, and free preschool programs.

Special thanks to Women of Achievement signature sponsor Providence Health Care.

About YWCA Spokane

Since 1903, YWCA Spokane has been helping women and children overcome social, economic, and personal barriers in order to accomplish their goals and achieve healthier and more fulfilling lives. Today our areas of focus are supporting victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), building economic empowerment, promoting early childhood education, and confronting racial and social justice issues that negatively impact our clients and our community.

YWCA Spokane envisions a community in which IPV is no longer tolerated and embraces this vision through a continuum of wrap-around services: 24-hour Helpline and Safe Shelter, Advocacy Support Center, Mental Health Services, Child Advocacy, Civil Legal Assistance, Legal Advocacy, Economic Empowerment Advocacy, and free Drop-In Childcare.

In 2024, YWCA Spokane provided services to domestic violence survivors, women, children, and families over 20,000 times. By working at the intersections of inequality, poverty, and IPV we are able to disrupt long standing societal patterns of trauma. To learn more visit ywcaspokane.org/impact.

اتصال وسائل الإعلام

Erica Schreiber, Director of Community Engagement
ericas@ywcaspokane.org | 509-280-2616