Education and Training – YWCA Spokane

Thank You to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services for Their Impactful Gift!

September 12, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Fundraising, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, donate, impact, Safe Shelter, shelter, Shelter Needs, Survivor

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 known as DSHS) Community-Based Domestic …

YWCA Spokane eNews – August 2019

August 28, 2019

| By Drew Swanson

Categories: Advocacy, Awards, Community, Education and Training, Events, Impact

| Tags: Awards, Community Engagement, Early Childhood Education, enews, Law Enforcement Appreciation Breakfast, Women of Achievement

eNews Editions: March | April | May | June | July Celebrating SUCCESSES as Summer Ends From Regina Malveaux, YWCA Spokane CEO As we head into the end of summer we are reflecting on our excitement for the fall ahead! As summer turns to fall the YWCA becomes abuzz with the energy of 132 three and four …

YWCA Spokane Youth Services Help Teens Prevent Intimate Partner Violence

July 25, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

Categories: Advocacy, Education and Training, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, impact, youth advocate

YWCA Spokane’s Prevention Team is dedicated to ending Intimate Partner Domestic Violence before it ever begins. As a part of our prevention work, YWCA Spokane reaches out to young women and young men in the community with the goal to promote and educate about healthy relationships and to spread awareness about our available services. The …

Rigorous Training Required of All YWCA Spokane Advocates

July 9, 2019

| By Tracy Poindexter-Canton

Categories: Advocacy, Education and Training, Other

| Tags: Advocacy, Domestic Violence

While providing services to over 16,000 women, children, and families each year, YWCA Spokane advocates partake in a state-required, 30-hour intensive training program. In addition to holding a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree, all advocates who work in YWCA Spokane’s domestic violence shelter, legal advocacy department and counseling center undergo comprehensive training congruent with the organization’s …

YWCA Spokane ECEAP Builds Healthy Lives for Kiddos

July 5, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Early Childhood Education, ECEAP, impact, youth advocate

Good health during early childhood is necessary for children to grow into well-developed adults. Health habits set during childhood are often indicators of the lifestyle these children will grow into. During these key years of development, if children do not receive the correct nutrition, immunization, or physical care, they can be exposed to disease, obesity, …