Learn and Give Challenge
Thank You For Joining YWCA For Our Learn & Give Challenge It is our hope that you walk away with a deeper sense of what survivors go through, what resources are available, and how you can help. Change Requires Action From All Of Us Domestic Violence is a community issue…
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The Moments That Shape Fulfillment The Below Reflections Were Written By Teresa Dixon, A YWCA Spokane Team Member Who Once Was A Client Staying At Our Safe Shelter In 2008, when my children and I lived in the YWCA safe shelter, I was overwhelmed with feelings of anger, fear and…
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Content developed by YWCA Spokane Domestic Violence Action Month Committee. YWCA Spokane Learn & Give Challenge This Challenge Will Take a Look At A Survivor’s Experience of Self-Actualization. Share online with #YWCALearn&GiveChallenge ONE MISSION | The Challenge | Learn | Give | Intersectionality | Physiological | Safety | Love &…
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Content developed by YWCA Spokane Domestic Violence Action Month Committee. YWCA Spokane Learn & Give Challenge Today, we are continuing our journey through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, specifically looking at level 5: Esteem. We focus primarily on some of the ways survivors meet their esteem needs and how their different…
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Content developed by YWCA Spokane Domestic Violence Action Month Committee. YWCA Spokane Learn & Give Challenge Today’s challenge will be focused on love and belonging, specifically through the experiences of transgender survivors of intimate partner violence. Share online with #YWCALearn&GiveChallenge ONE MISSION | The Challenge | Learn | Give |…
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Content developed by YWCA Spokane Domestic Violence Action Month Committee. YWCA Spokane Learn & Give Challenge During situations of intimate partner domestic violence, survivors are often left with unknown and limited options to ensure safety for themselves and their families. Share online with #YWCALearn&GiveChallenge ONE MISSION | The Challenge |…
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Content developed by YWCA Spokane Domestic Violence Action Month Committee. YWCA Spokane Learn & Give Challenge We will be exploring the importance of meeting the most basic human needs, physiological needs, during the process of healing from intimate partner domestic violence. Share online with #YWCALearn&GiveChallenge ONE MISSION | The Challenge…
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Giving Meaning to Wellbeing What do any of us want but to be well? For many, in the summer of 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this desire has been more distinctly felt. We are connecting with some of our most basic desires, to live, and to live well, as we…
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Content developed by YWCA Spokane Domestic Violence Action Month Committee. YWCA Spokane Learn & Give Challenge To prepare you for success while taking our Learn & Give Challenge, we would like to talk about intersectionality and other definitions that will help provide you with a foundation for further exploration into…
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Firearms and Domestic Violence Can Be A Volatile And Lethal Mix In a household where domestic violence is occurring, women are disproportionately affected by the presence of firearms. Spokane County has the highest reported rates of domestic violence in Washington State. Locally, it is estimated that Intimate Partner Domestic Violence…
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Content developed by YWCA Spokane Domestic Violence Action Month Committee. Welcome To The “Learn” Portion of YWCA’s Learn & Give Challenge This October, during Domestic Violence Action Month, it is our goal at YWCA Spokane to help spread awareness and education about what Intimate Partner Domestic Violence is, how it…
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