Get Involved – YWCA Spokane

Announcing Our 2023 Board of Directors

January 27, 2023

| By Erica Schreiber

YWCA Spokane’s board of directors are committed to our agency’s vital work as a provider of critical social services in the Spokane region. Community leaders volunteer substantial time, skills, funds and other resources to help our organization carry out its mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, standing up for social justice, helping families and strengthening …

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Rally, March & Resource Fair Returns

January 13, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Events, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, equity, holiday, MLK Day, MLK Jr, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, Spokane

Image of orange background with text that reads, "Never let anyone - any person or any force - dampen, dim, or diminish your light. Study the path of others to make your way easier and more abundant. - John Lewis"

Every year, our nation celebrates and honors the life and contributions of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Together, we can make MLK Day a day to embody and uphold Dr. King’s legacy. Today, and everyday, we commit ourselves to the work of promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The two-day …

RSJ January Spotlight: 2023 Washington Legislative Session

January 10, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: equity, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spotlight, waleg, walex, Washington Legislative Session

This year’s Washington legislative session has begun in Olympia. Being an odd-numbered year, we’re headed into a long session (105 days) which means more time to pass bills and negotiate a brand new biennial budget for 2023-2025, with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2023. This will also be the first in-person session since the …

RSJ Spotlight: dom+bomb

December 20, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: clothes, clothing, domandbomb, equity, fashion, garment, gender, gender-affirming, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spokane, Spotlight, style, tailoring

Racial & Social Justice Partner Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator, Lara, sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 11 min read content warning: language, fatphobia December Spotlight dom+bomb Listen to the full unedited …

Hope For The Holidays 2022 – Recap and Photos

December 13, 2022

| By Jemma Riedel-Johnson

Categories: Community, Donations, Events, Fundraising, Get Involved, Impact

| Tags: Adopt-a-Family, Holiday Giving, Holiday Wishlist, Hope For The Holidays

Thank You!! Hope for the Holidays 2022 was so successful thanks to the generosity by all of the amazing individuals and organizations that contributed towards this year’s adopt-a-family holiday wishlist program. This year Hope for the Holidays supported all 58 clients and families across our Women’s Opportunity Center (WOC), Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program …