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A Powerful Show of Support For Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Thursday, October 31st, 2019 marks the end of YWCA Spokane’s 4th annual End The Silence campaign during national Domestic Violence Action Month. We are incredibly grateful for the many ways individuals, organizations, donors, and businesses stepped up to engage…
Spokane Unites To Stop Domestic Violence Domestic violence is an epidemic in Spokane County. In fact, according to the Spokane Regional Health District, we have the highest reported rates of domestic violence in Washington: more than 3,900 confirmed victims each year (though the number of unreported victims may be as…
Show Your Support For Survivors Of Intimate Partner Violence With An End The Silence T-Shirt! Each year, YWCA agencies across the nation engage in domestic violence prevention and awareness campaigns during October, Domestic Violence Action Month, an effort established by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 1981. 2019 marks…
Honoring Those We Have Lost To Intimate Partner Violence To close out Domestic Violence Action Month, YWCA Spokane invites you to honor those we have lost to intimate partner violence during our Hour of Remembrance Monday, October 28th from 5pm-6pm at YWCA Spokane. This event aims to remind us of…
You and a guest are invited to join YWCA Spokane’s private celebration of our 4th annual End The Silence campaign during Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM). Located at the Steam Plant’s unique venue on Thursday, October 3rd from 5pm-8pm, we will kick off the start of this critical local campaign…
YWCA Spokane’s Y-Inspires Young Women Event YWCA Spokane has been working to empower women and eliminate racism in the Spokane community for more than 116 years. At this inaugural event, YWCA Spokane hopes to engage high school-aged young women in an age-appropriate presentation and provide a learning opportunity that will…
As our Spokane community, and communities across the globe, celebrate June as Pride month, many of us may know what Pride is, but not why we celebrate it. Pride is often a source of kinship, community, and fun activities including marches and festivals. However, Pride was not always full of…
YWCA Spokane is proud to serve all people! Thank you so much to all who joined YWCA Spokane at the 2019 Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival! Seeing everyone in rainbow colors, marching to show their support for everyone to love who they choose, and stopping by our info-booth at the…
On Monday, March 4th, the Spokane City Council presented YWCA Spokane Lead CSO Advocate and Therapist, Jessica Sams, with a proclamation declaring March as Women’s History Month. This proclamation was signed by Mayor David Condon to officially recognize this historic month. City Councilwoman and YWCA Spokane Board Member, Kate Burke,…
Thank you to everyone who made this month a success! We are so thankful to all who helped give teens a voice this February during Teen Dating Violence (TDV) Awareness Month! Throughout February, teens sent in letters sharing their perspective on why teen dating violence needs more awareness, and what they…
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month February is nationally recognized as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). TDVAM is an awareness campaign that aims to generate conversations about healthy relationships and efforts to prevent dating violence and abuse. During the month of February, advocates join efforts to raise awareness about dating…
This Domestic Violence Action Month was an absolute success! Over 60 organizations and hundreds of community members participated in this month’s efforts. Thank you to our Domestic Violence Action committee for your incredible efforts. A huge thank you to Nicole Nimens, our Education and Outreach Coordinator, for organizing every event…
End The Silence Social Media Banners Paint your online presence purple with these free End The Silence banners for your Facebook and Twitter profiles. Show your followers that you stand with survivors of intimate partner violence! End The Silence Wallpapers Show your allyship with a free, downloadable End The Silence…
This October is YWCA Spokane’s 3rd annual End The Silence Campaign. A growing number of individuals, institutions, organizations, and businesses are pledging to End The Silence by engaging in a full month of events and activities designed to promote healthy relationships, end victim blaming, and let victims and survivors know…
You and a guest are invited to join YWCA Spokane’s private celebration of our 3rd annual End The Silence campaign during Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM). Located at the Steam Plant’s unique venue on Monday, October 1st from 5pm-7:30pm, we will kick off the start of this critical local campaign…
Thursday night YWCA Spokane participated in a Spokane Domestic Violence End The Silence Town Hall event and we want to extend a warm thank you to our community for taking part in the conversation to let survivors of domestic violence know they aren’t alone. And special thanks to our expert panelists,…
Together We Made Real And Lasting Change! During national domestic violence action month this past October, YWCA Spokane successfully ran our 2nd annual End The Silence campaign. 4-Pronged End The Silence Campaign Goal: Awareness: Increase awareness in our community about services available for domestic violence survivors. Education: Provide training, resources,…
What are some types of abuse that can happen in domestic violence relationships? While each case is unique, abusers use a range of abusive behavior to control their patterns including physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, financial, and spiritual abuse. Often, it is difficult to identify various forms of abuse, particularly when…
There are many common myths about domestic violence. This October, during Domestic Violence Action Month, YWCA Spokane will debunk some of these myths to help End The Silence that so often surrounds domestic violence. Consider sharing these facts online and with loved ones to help educate and spread awareness about domestic…
YWCA Spokane would like to thank our amazing community partners for standing with us to End The Silence with domestic violence during Domestic Violence Action Month this October. We have received an overwhelmingly positive response from the community. So many of you have taken the pledge to show victims of…