Mission Moment – Women’s Opportunity Center

| Von Jemma Riedel-Johnson
Kategorien: Gemeinschaft, Auswirkung
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PURPOSE YWCA Spokane’s Women’s Opportunity Center (WOC) offers a safe space for survivors of domestic violence to recover from trauma, explore economic growth, and build stability into their lives. WOC offers holistic, restorative services for those impacted by trauma. These groups and classes are aimed at supporting healing, wellness and increasing resiliency while also fostering …

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Recap | February Pathways Forward: Prevention Efforts

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Kategorien: Interessenvertretung, Gemeinschaft, Schul-und Berufsbildung, Veranstaltungen, Machen Sie mit, Auswirkung, Spokane-Ressourcen
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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 …

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Mission Moment – Prevention Efforts

| Von Jemma Riedel-Johnson
Kategorien: Gemeinschaft, Auswirkung
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Purpose At its core, violence prevention is about ending cycles of abuse. YWCA Spokane’s prevention efforts focus on doing this with teens by “Holding space to have conversations with teenagers about relationships that they don’t normally have with adults in their lives,” according to Lizbeth Reyes, Prevention Coordinator. She sees the Prevention Team as being …

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2022 Transformations Self-Care Celebration Recap

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Join us in celebrating the success of our recent Transformations Self-Care Celebration event! Last year was a milestone year for one of our youth programs called Transformations. After a two year pause due to the pandemic, we were able to bring back our summer empowerment camp called Transformations Camp through a partnership with Jaime Stacy …

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Mission Moment – Our Sister’s Closet

| Von Jemma Riedel-Johnson
Kategorien: Gemeinschaft, Auswirkung
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Purpose Our Sister’s Closet (OSC) is YWCA Spokane’s free boutique of women’s clothing that is available to anyone in the community who expresses a need. All of the clothing and necessities are generously donated to YWCA by the community. Impact For some of our clients, shopping the closet is the first time in a while …

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