Mission in Action

Helping individuals, children, and families overcome barriers in order to accomplish their goals and achieve healthier and more fulfilling lives, since 1903.

We are committed to advancing equity, supporting survivors through crisis, creating pathways towards healing, and preventing future violence.

Today our areas of focus include supporting victims of intimate partner domestic violence (inclusive of all genders), fostering economic advancement of women, providing community education, and promoting early childhood education and support for families.

In addition to providing free, confidential, and trauma-informed programs and services to over 14,000 members of our community in and around the Spokane area every year, YWCA Spokane is also focused on breaking generational cycles of violence and confronting racial and social justice issues impacting our clients and our community and serving as a voice for what is right, fair, and just.

Impact Areas

We work where we’re needed most with people who face the greatest barriers to safety, stability, and opportunity. By working at the intersections of inequality, poverty, and intimate partner domestic violence, YWCA Spokane is able to disrupt longstanding societal patterns of trauma.

Advancing Equity

Racial and gender equity is at the center of our work.

We know that not all people are treated equally. Many people in our community experience overlapping injustices due to their race, gender, accessibly needs, socioeconomic background, and more. YWCA Spokane is a multi-issue social justice organization that approaches social inequity on multiple levels. 

Support through Crisis

Women & LGBTQIA2S+ individuals experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence.

We embrace our mission through a continuum of crisis response services including wrap-around support for survivors of intimate partner domestic violence which includes a 24hr helpline, shelter, housing support, safety planning, financial advocacy, clothing & necessities, and support with legal services.

Pathways toward Healing

Time to rest, recover, rebuild, learn, and connect with others is critical to healing trauma.

We understand that time to heal and grow in a safe, supportive, and confidential environment can be key in accomplishing set goals after experiencing trauma. We offer trauma-informed, restorative services for trauma survivors. Groups, classes, community spaces, mental health services, and learning opportunities are aimed at supporting healing and wellness while building a supportive and thriving community. 

Violence Prevention

Domestic Violence is 100% preventable and we are 100% committed to violence prevention.

Violence prevention is built into all of our programs and services, including those responding directly to crisis. Our prevention efforts create change at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels through strategies that address the root causes of violence, create shifts in culture, build skills, heal trauma, and promote healthy relationships.

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2月 13, 2025 2月 19 @ 10:59 am

Jerrall Haynes, Board Member Highlight

YWCA Spokane is proud to take this opportunity to highlight a deeply valued member of our board of directors, Jerrall Haynes.

2月 4, 2025 2月 19 @ 10:59 am

Yvonne Smith, Board Member Highlight

YWCA Spokane highlights Yvonne Esquibel Smith, a member of our Board of Directors. We are grateful for her incredible contributions to our community.

2月 3, 2025 2月 19 @ 10:59 am

Mission Moment – The Empowerment Model

The Empowerment Model at YWCA Spokane helps survivors of domestic violence regain control by providing support, options, and resources to make their own decisions. It fosters confidence, self-sufficiency, and independence, ensuring survivors are active participants in their healing journey.

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12月 10, 2024 2月 20 @ 10:00 am - 午前11時30分

DV 201 トレーニング: 実践的な学習

Join YWCA Spokane for this important sequel, virtual training on February 20th at 10:00am. Learn more about the unique barriers and challenges survivors navigate on a daily basis and talk through how you might help a survivor.

1月 7, 2025 2月 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Pathways Forward: Supporting Youth

Join YWCA Spokane and community advocates for a roundtable discussion on supporting youth during Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) this February.

1月 14, 2025 4月 17 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Equity For All 2025

Join YWCA Spokane for a courageous conversation on the impact of restorative practices on April 24, 2025, from 5pm – 7pm at Hamilton Studios (1427 W Dean Ave, Spokane, WA 99201). Learn with community leaders and witness a showcase of local artists.