Impact
YWCA Spokane’s Community Engagement Department raises awareness, builds partnerships, advances equity, and helps prevent violence in our community.
Our Community Engagement Department celebrates another impactful year! Since this department’s founding in 2022, it has been our goal to create positive change by fostering community awareness, advocating for racial justice, and preventing intimate partner violence. We are excited to share with you the results of work achieved in 2024…
Social Support “Domestic violence can be so isolating,” states Alondra, YWCA Support Group facilitator. “We found that providing a space for survivors to share stories and promote healing is a great way to bridge the gap from isolation to connection and support.” YWCA Spokane offers support groups for female-identifying survivors…
Transformations Camp – July 2023 This past July, we held our first Transformations Camp of the summer and it was a beautiful success! This week-long empowerment camp is tailored for young women of color ages 11 to 16. Throughout the camp, participants forged strong connections, nurtured self-acceptance, explored the true…
YWCA Spokane would like to express our gratitude to Premera’s Social Impact Fund for supporting our mental health program for trauma survivors. This year has brought home the importance of mental health care as more people than ever report increased negative mental health symptoms related to isolation, job loss and…
Powered by YOU, YWCA Spokane continues to be a force for real and lasting change. In a year full of unexpected barriers and unprecedented need, your support enabled us to adapt and continue to serve our community when they needed us most. Thank you! Your contributions helped YWCA Spokane provide…
We Are Grateful For You! In response to an unprecedented number of calls received through our 24hr confidential helpline, we asked you, our caring community, to donate $15 or more by December 31st, 2020 to help ensure that this critical lifeline for survivors remained available and uninterrupted. We have been…
The 38th Annual Women of Achievement Awards Was A Success Because Of You! Together, with the support of valued friends and organizations, YWCA Spokane celebrated the 2020 Women of Achievement awards virtually on Thursday, October 1st, 2020 and raised $32,512! A Special Celebration We have truly amazing individuals and organizations…
#GIVINGTUESDAYNOW | A GLOBAL DAY OF GIVING AND UNITY On May 5, 2020 we come together as a global community… To give. To help. To thank. To heal. #GivingTuesdayNow is a day to come together and give back in response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19, no matter who…
Thank you to the Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County (HSSA) for your grant! YWCA Spokane was awarded a generous grant for our trauma treatment and mental health program. YWCA providers have seen a growing need for this service among domestic violence survivors, and providing in-house psychological support…
Happy Holidays From YWCA Spokane! As we reflect on the things we are grateful for, we think of YOU and the many ways you have supported the work and mission of YWCA Spokane this year. We are forever grateful for the ongoing support that allows us to serve thousands of…
Thank you so much to many of our board members and mission partners for sharing why they support YWCA Spokane. As you plan your year-end giving, we hope you will consider what a difference you could make with a donation to YWCA Spokane. Your gift will help save lives and…
SUPPORT YWCA Spokane On Giving Tuesday 2019 YWCA Spokane is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that depends on the generosity of individuals, businesses, and foundations to offer vital programming and activities to the community. Our passion is to create safe spaces for those we serve to heal, learn, grow, and thrive.…
Thank you to the U.S. Bank Foundation for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Women’s Opportunity Center! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Women’s Opportunity Center (WOC) will be able to provide job readiness to women experiencing homelessness and/or unemployment, as well as to survivors of Intimate Partner Domestic Violence…
It Was A Great SuccessÊBecause Of Friends Like YOU! Together we raised overÊ$81,000 atÊ“An Evening In Tuscany” 2019! We are so grateful to everyone who helped YWCA Spokane reach its goal for this year’s Tuscan-themed fundraiser. With the incredible help of many friends and supporters, we raised critical funds that…
Last year, YWCA Spokane received a grant through the Hagan Foundation. This grant supported YWCA Spokane’s ability to hold healthy relationship groups in local high schools through our Prevention Team. At Rogers High School, YWCA’s Prevention Team had the opportunity to meet with Roger’s leadership class. This class consists of…
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…
Join together with millions of people demonstrating our common capacity to give. #GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in all 50 states and in countries around the world. People are coming together to support and champion the causes they believe…