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May RSJ Spotlight

May 23, 2023

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

| Tags: Advocacy, APIC Spokane, Coalition of Color, equity, Lands Council, Muslims for Community Action, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium, Spotlight

Racial & Social Justice 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. 45 min. listen May Spotlight Naghmana Sherazi, Community Outreach & Advocacy Organizer, APIC Spokane Naghmana Sherazi …

End the Violence Toolkit Launch

May 10, 2023

| By Jemma Riedel-Johnson

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

| Tags: end the violence, SRDVC, toolkit

Domestic Violence Requires A Community Response Yesterday, May 9th, 2023, the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition (SRDVC), in collaboration with Providence Health, officially launched the End the Violence Toolkit for businesses. The toolkit serves as a resource for employers on how to educate their staff on domestic violence issues. YWCA Spokane was pleased to serve …

March RSJ Spotlight

March 1, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: equity, generational wealth, home ownership, Latrice Williams, Learning Community, Racial & Social Justice, real estate, real estate brokering, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spotlight, Williams Homegirl Sells

Image of a Black woman with long wavy hair, wearing a black hat and tan blazer with text that reads, "Sometimes we're remiss when we don't think about the youth that are our future. They're the future. So if we teach them when they're young enough to be able to retain, to be able to sustain knowledge, then we have changed the world. And that's what our goal is."

Racial & Social Justice 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. 45 min. listen March Spotlight Latrice Williams and Williams Homegirl Sells at Vision Properties It is …

Recap | February Pathways Forward: Prevention Efforts

February 10, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: Advocacy, community, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, impact, prevention, TDVAM, Teen DVAM, youth advocate

LOCAL EXPERTS JOIN YWCA SPOKANE TO DISCUSS PREVENTION EFFORTS FOR YOUTH During Teen Domestic Violence Awareness Month, YWCA Spokane was joined by Citlalli Briseño, Program Supervisor for Mujeres in Action, and Kami LaMoreaux, Violence Prevention Coordinator for Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition, to speak about their work with young people. Hosted by Lizbeth Reyes, YWCA …

February RSJ Spotlight: If You Could Save Just One

February 2, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: equity, If You Could Save Just One, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spokane, Spotlight

Image of dark grey background with white text that reads, "I think that our past trickles into our future and the in choices that we make. And in that, we can get lost on emotional support for our kids. I'm not here to tell anybody that their kids are at risk. I do understand it takes a village."

Racial & Social Justice 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. 5 minute read content warning: mentions of suicide, molestation February Spotlight If You Could Save Just …