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About YWCA Spokane’s Safe Shelter is an emergency shelter service for survivors in the Spokane and surrounding area who are fleeing imminent danger from abusive intimate partners. In 2023, our Safe Shelter served 130 adults and 118 dependents. Additionally, 85 adults and 95 dependents were accommodated with a hotel room.…
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About Mobile Housing Advocacy Everyone deserves safe and stable housing. The housing system is a complex and confusing process with resources and options that are always changing. YWCA Spokane Mobile Housing Advocates are a truly mobile team and meet clients out in the community. They help survivors of intimate partner…
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Fostering Community at YWCA Safe Shelter It would be hard to talk about YWCA Spokane’s Safe Shelter without talking to Melanie Wilson, Shelter Resource Coordinator, who has been with the agency for over 22 years. When Melanie first started with the agency, she was providing childcare at the shelter. She…
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YWCA Spokane’s Emergency Safe Shelter Has Been at Capacity Nearly All of 2021 Rather than turn survivors away when the shelter is full, YWCA advocates rely on hotel availability to fulfill our commitment to finding safe locations where survivors can escape dangerous abuse situations. This is an expensive and imperfect…
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Survivors at our domestic violence safe shelter received a special gift this holiday season thanks to South Perry’s Meeting House cafe, the City of Spokane and Live Local INW. Meeting House provided 120 meal kits – 30 each week for 4 weeks – to our domestic violence safe shelter to…
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Like all of Spokane’s homeless service providers, YWCA Spokane has had to adapt and adjust to additional barriers that have been created by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of those challenges, and something that affects our most vulnerable, was the remote learning return to school in September. In response, we felt…
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Thank you to the AKC Humane Fund for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors Program! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors will continue to provide survivors with food and shelter in a safe environment! The AKC Humane Fund gift makes…
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Thank you to the City of Spokane Community, Housing and Human Services Department for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors Program! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors will continue to provide survivors with food and shelter in a safe environment!…
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Thank you to the City of Spokane Homeless Housing, Operations, and Services Program, for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors Program! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors will continue to provide survivors with food and shelter in a safe environment!…
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Thank you to The Ludlow Foundation for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors Program! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors will continue to provide survivors with food and shelter in a safe environment! The Ludlow Foundation’s gift makes a…
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On Thursday, October 24th, 2019, representatives from YWCA Spokane had the opportunity to meet with members of the Spokane City Council to discuss our longtime partnership with the City, the current overwhelming issue of family violence and trauma within Spokane, and YWCA Spokane’s vital programs and services. “It is absolutely…
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Thank you to the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Safe Shelter! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Safe Shelter will be able to continue to provide emergency support to survivors of Intimate Partner Domestic Violence and their children. The Emergency Food…
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Make an impact this week by donating to YWCA Spokane! Our Domestic Violence Safe Shelter is in need of school supplies. Providing school supplies like notebooks, pencils, pens, rulers, and scissors creates a huge impact on those staying in our Shelter, and ensures that children staying in our shelters are…
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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…
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Make an impact this week by donating to YWCA Spokane! Our Domestic Violence Safe Shelter is in need of pet supplies! Providing cat carriers, canned pet foods, small bags of cat litter, small bags of dry cat or dry dog food, dog and cat collars and leashes, and non tipping…
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Make an impact this week by donating to YWCA Spokane! Our Domestic Violence Safe Shelter is in need of canned food items. Providing non-perishable food items creates a huge impact on those staying in our Shelter, and ensures that we can always feed those in need. Please consider donating as…
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Make an impact this week by donating to YWCA Spokane! Our Domestic Violence Safe Shelter is in need of summer survival kits to help kiddos in our shelter have a blast this summer! Providing summer games, swimsuits, lunch items, snacks, sprinklers, and beach towels to our agency makes a huge…
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At Our Shelter, We Recognize Pets As A Part Of Your Family! For nearly 20 years, YWCA Spokane’s domestic violence safe shelter has provided a safe place for domestic violence survivors and their pets while connecting them to community resources. Aligned with federal Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, our…
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April eNews | May eNews Amazing Things Have Been Happening at YWCA Spokane! March is lining to be an impactful month of celebration, new beginnings, and looking forward. This month, we will host our Annual Partners in Progress Meeting at McKinstry; launch our brand new Love the Shelter campaign; partner…
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Thank you to Angelic for sharing your story with us! We are so thankful to Angelic for sharing her experience as a YWCA Spokane client with us. The following shares, in Angelic’s own words, how she came to YWCA Spokane and how her life has changed since she began participating…
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