Mission in Aktion

ECEAP Grows Strong Families with a Parent-First Approach

Feb. 2, 2026 Kommentare deaktiviert für ECEAP Grows Strong Families with a Parent-First Approach

YWCA’s ECEAP grows strong families, ensuring children thrive with a parent-first approach.

2025 Community Engagement Impact

Dez. 31, 2025 Kommentare deaktiviert für 2025 Community Engagement Impact

YWCA Spokane’s Community Engagement Department raises awareness, builds partnerships, advances equity, and helps prevent violence in our community.

2025 Youth Self-Care Summit Recap

Dez. 17, 2025 Kommentare deaktiviert für 2025 Youth Self-Care Summit Recap

The Youth Self-Care Summit in Spokane is a one-day celebration empowering young women of color through self-care education and community. Hosted by YWCA Spokane and SWAG, the summit features interactive workshops, local facilitators, and a keynote by SWAG director Jaime Stacy, fostering connection, healing, and collective growth together locally.

The Reality of Hoteling for Survivors – A Mission Moment

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Our domestic violence safe shelter is near capacity almost every day. We look to options such as hoteling for survivors to ensure their safety.

Goodwill SSVF Commits to DV Education

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Goodwill SSVF partnered with YWCA Spokane for DV education, supplying staff with tools to recognize abuse, support survivors, & respond effectively.

Jasmine Kazuko Linane-Booey : YWCA Spotlight

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November’s spotlight features Jasmine Kazuko Linane-Booey, founder of Kazuko Wellness, and her trauma-informed, integrative approach to collective healing.

Finding Her Voice: Christina’s Journey from Survival to Empowerment

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YWCA Spokane celebrates the strength, resilience, and empowerment of survivors like Christina Schwartz, whose writing became a powerful path to healing.

RSJ Learning Community: An evening at Anam Cara Healing Center

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YWCA Spokane’s RSJ Learning Community gathered at Anam Cara Healing Center for an evening of healing, reconnecting, & deepening their capacity for justice work.

Survivors Honored at Community Vigil

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During Domestic Violence Action Month, YWCA Spokane & community members gathered to honor survivors, remember lives lost, & call for action to end DV.

Understanding & Addressing Victim Blaming – A Mission Moment

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Victim blaming shifts responsibility away from the person causing harm and places it on survivors, deepening shame, isolation, and barriers to support.

Threads of Healing: How Poetry is Helping Survivors and our Community

Sep. 30, 2025 Kommentare deaktiviert für Threads of Healing: How Poetry is Helping Survivors and our Community

The Thread writing workshop offers survivors a creative, healing space to explore their stories through poetry & art, helping them reclaim their voices.

Legal Services: Shifting Focus, Staying Strong

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YWCA Spokane’s Civil Legal Services help survivors secure protection orders that create immediate safety, accountability, & space to rebuild.

Kitara Johnson-Jones: YWCA Spotlight

Sep. 1, 2025 Kommentare deaktiviert für Kitara Johnson-Jones: YWCA Spotlight

Every other month, we highlight people in Spokane who work to advance YWCA’s mission by creating real and lasting change in our community.

I AM EMPOWERED: Highlights from Transformations Camp 2025

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View highlights from a powerful week-long experience for youth built around the theme “I AM EMPOWERED”.

Shelter and Housing: A Changing Landscape

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Safe housing is harder than ever to find for survivors. Learn how YWCA Spokane is adapting to a changing landscape to keep families safe.

2025 YWCA Learning Community Rooftop Gathering

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YWCA’s Racial and Social Justice Learning Community held its annual Rooftop Gathering, bringing people together for an evening of connection and conversation. Guests heard from speakers about restorative justice and spent time catching up, sharing stories, and building community. It was a meaningful night of learning, reflection, and togetherness.

Books to Prisoners: YWCA Spotlight

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Every other month, we highlight people in Spokane who work to advance YWCA’s mission by creating real and lasting change in our community.

Violence Prevention: Adapting in the Face of Funding Cuts

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Even in the face of change, we are staying rooted in our mission. Together, we can keep building a community defined by safety, justice, and dignity for all.

2025 Pride Recap

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YWCA Spokane joins thousands in Spokane for the 2025 Pride Parade and Festival.