Community Engagement Team: YWCA Spotlight
Community Engagement Team: YWCA Spotlight
Highlighting Incredible People & Impact In Spokane
Every other month, through this YW Spotlight blog series, we call attention to the people and work happening in our community that is creating real and lasting change towards a more equitable Spokane.
January Spotlight
For our first spotlight of the year, we’re highlighting YWCA Spokane's Community Engagement team. Get to know Jemma Reidel-Johnson (Engagement Lead), Chloe Bolz (Prevention Specialist), and Jazmin Duran (Racial & Social Justice Specialist) as they share with us about their roles and the impactful work they’re achieving to support the Spokane community.
About YWCA Spokane's Community Engagement Team
YWCA Spokane's Community Engagement Team helps people move from awareness to action.
Founded in 2022, there efforts focus on violence prevention, outreach, and racial and social justice. They educate the community on intimate partner violence, connect survivors to vital resources, empower youth to build healthy relationships, and and create spaces for critical conversations about equity.
There goal is to break generational cycles of violence and harm in order to build a safer, more inclusive community for everyone.
Check out the Community Engagement’s 2024 Impact Report to learn more about the impact they have in our community.
What can you do to support their work?
There are many ways you can get involved and help this incredible team make a difference in Spokane. This team offers free events and activities you can participate in throughout the year.
Learn how you can get involved.
Check our Past Spotlights
Find all past RSJ Spotlights here. If you or someone you know should have their advocacy work highlighted through the RSJ Spotlight series, please email equity@ywcaspokane.org.