Updates – YWCA Spokane

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Pride

June 21, 2019

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Get Involved

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, impact, Pride

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 rainbows and parades. Pride began …

Legal Advocacy Services Guide

June 20, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Get Involved

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, domestic violence workshop, Survivor

Legal terms can be tricky. Understanding the difference between a protection order and a restraining order doesn’t come up often in day-to-day life, unless your favorite crime show mentions it; however, in cases of Domestic Violence, these terms and rules can be crucial for a survivor’s safety. We receive questions often about what our legal …

Thank You to Spokane County United Way for your Tremendous Support!

June 20, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

Categories: Advocacy, Awards, Community, Donations, Fundraising, Get Involved, Impact

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, donate, impact, job readiness, Survivor, Volunteer, Women's Opportunity Center

Thank you to the Spokane County United Way for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Advocacy and Counseling Program, as well as the Women’s Opportunity Center! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Advocacy Services and Women’s Opportunity Center will be able to reach more women and families in need in Spokane, while also filling …

YWCA USA National Conference – Recap

June 19, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

Categories: Advocacy, Awards, Community, Education and Training, Events, Get Involved

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, domestic violence workshop, gallery, impact

“Not every YWCA has a pool, but we help women when they feel like they are drowning.” —Alejandra Y. Castillo, YWCA USA CEO YWCA Spokane was thrilled to join YWCAs all over the country in Washington, DC, last week for YWCA USA’s 2019 National Conference! Over 400 attendees from across the country gathered together to DARE …

HUD Proposal on Equal Access Rule May Harm LGBTQ+ People

June 17, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, End The Silence, Survivor, Women's Opportunity Center

On May 21, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under Secretary Carson proposed a rule that would weaken protections for LGBTQ+ individuals seeking refuge in Shelters or seeking Housing services. This rule provides Shelters and Housing Services with the option to make policies that use sex as a determinant of who can access services. From the …