Education
Each February, communities across the county pause to honor Black History Month.
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.
Goodwill SSVF partnered with YWCA Spokane for DV education, supplying staff with tools to recognize abuse, support survivors, & respond effectively.
Join our for Pathways Forward, a free virtual roundtable on June 5th, to explore strategies for equitable inclusion of trans and nonbinary youth.
In order to support survivors of domestic violence in the most effective way, understanding intersectionality is essential.
YWCA Spokane’s Pathways Forward panel highlighted teen dating violence, offering strategies and resources to support and empower youth survivors.
Motivational Interviewing empowers survivors to explore options, build confidence, and make decisions at their own pace with support and guidance.
YWCA Spokane’s Empowerment Model helps survivors of domestic violence regain autonomy, build confidence, and make their own life decisions.
YWCA Spokane partnered with Shadle Park High School to deliver Healthy Roots lessons helping students build relationship skills for post-secondary success.
YWCA Spokane’s Healthy Roots series at On Track Academy empowered students with tools for self-care, healthy relationships, and recognizing abuse.
The third annual Youth Self-Care Summit was held on Saturday, December 14th. The Youth Self-Care Summit is a special one day celebration brought to the community through a partnership between YWCA Spokane and Strong Women Achieving Greatness (SWAG). The Summit brings youth together to participate in interactive workshops that teach…
About The Women’s Opportunity Center (WOC) offers a safe, supportive, and confidential environment for survivors of trauma so they can rest, recover, and rebuild. These learning opportunities are designed to foster healing after trauma while nurturing a supportive community. All of these groups and classes are provided at absolutely no…
A New Department Focused on Impact Founded in 2022, YWCA Spokane’s Community Engagement Department was created to help promote community collaboration and action that furthers the mission of the agency. After a year of growing and learning, the department is proud to share how their work has helped prevent future…
About Community Engagement At YWCA Spokane, we may be best known for providing crisis support to survivors of intimate partner domestic violence (IPDV). While these types of services are a percentage of what we do, we offer the community much more. A key aspect of our community outreach is training…
| CHALLENGE | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 | Cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation are terms used to describe how individuals or groups from one culture…
| CHALLENGE | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 | In Days 1-7 of the Racial Justice Challenge we discussed some ways equity and equality impact different…
| CHALLENGE | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 | In Days 3 and 4 of the Racial Justice Challenge, we discussed systemic barriers that communities of…
| CHALLENGE | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 | Language is a powerful tool that shapes our perception of the world and the people in it.…
About ECEAP ECEAP (pronounced e-cap) stands for Early Childhood Education Assistant Program. At its core, ECEAP is free preschool for qualifying families, focusing on kindergarten readiness. YWCA Spokane’s ECEAP does more than prepare kids for school; it teaches important life skills and wraps the entire family in holistic care. “We’re…
4 min. read Mujeres in Action is the first organization in the Spokane region dedicated to serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence from the Latino/a/x communities. Over the past year, MiA has been working with the courts and county sheriff’s department concerning language access for limited English proficiency (LEP)…