Advocacy – YWCA Spokane

YWCA Prevention Team Hosts Field Trip at Camp Reed

May 23, 2019

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Events, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Advocacy, Children, Community Engagement, impact, youth advocate

Last year, YWCA Spokane received a grant through the Hagan Foundation. This grant was to hold healthy relationship groups in local high schools. At Rogers High School, YWCA Spokane’s Prevention Team had the opportunity to meet with the Rogers leadership class. This class consists of 45 Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors; these students act as mentors …

YWCA Spokane Hosts Address Confidentiality Program Training

May 21, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Impact

| Tags: address, Advocacy, Community Engagement, confidentiality, Domestic Violence, domestic violence workshop, program

On May 17, YWCA Spokane hosted an Address Confidentiality Program Training to teach our advocates about the program and how to become certified to help survivors be safe in their homes. What is Address Confidentiality Program? The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) is part of a safety plan that gives survivors of Domestic Violence a P.O. …

Thank you to the Charlotte Martin Foundation for their Gift to our Transformations Camp!

May 20, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

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

| Tags: Advocacy, Children, Community Engagement, donate, impact, transformations, youth advocate

Thank you to the Charlotte Martin Foundation for your grant to benefit YWCA Spokane’s Transformations Camp! Because of their amazing support, YWCA Spokane’s Transformations Camp will be able to provide young women, especially young women of color, in Spokane with a week of workshops on what to do when bullied, how to celebrate personal uniqueness, …

YWCA Spokane eNews – May

May 13, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

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

| Tags: Advocacy, An Evening In Tuscany, Awards, Children, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, donate, employment, impact, Impact Luncheon, Pre-School, shelter, Shelter Needs, WOA, Women of Achievement

March eNews | April eNews Your Incredible Community Impact The past few weeks have been ones of great impact. Our community continues to show they are committed to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Recently, YWCA Spokane hosted our annual Stand Against Racism; a week before the event, …

Thank you to Numerica Credit Union for Supporting our Drop-In Childcare!

May 8, 2019

| By Olivia Moorer

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

| Tags: Advocacy, childcare, Children, Community Engagement, donate, drop-in, Early Childhood Education, impact, numerica, Pre-School, Survivor

Thank you to Numerica Credit Union for your grant to benefit our Drop-In Childcare Services! Because of their amazing support, in 2018, YWCA Spokane’s Drop-In Childcare was able to serve 230 moms and 336 children during their time accessing services. We were able to serve 6 to 12-year-olds throughout the year, providing a safe space …