Legislative Advocacy
The Role of Parents in ECEAP ECEAP (pronounced e-cap) stands for Early Childhood Education Assistant Program. YWCA Spokane’s ECEAP teaches important life skills and wraps the entire family in holistic care. We know that supporting parents, caregivers, and the entire family helps create an environment that sets children up for…
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3 minute read This year’s Washington legislative session has begun in Olympia. Being an odd-numbered year, we’re headed into a long session (105 days) which means more time to pass bills and negotiate a brand new biennial budget for 2023-2025, with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2023. This will…
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#YWOMENVOTE We’re less than one week away from Election Day on November 8th! YWCA Spokane is making sure their voices are heard and we hope you are too. Take a look through our gallery to see all the reasons why our staff votes! Know Your… Early Voting Options: Absentee, mail-in…
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Local experts join ywca spokane to discuss impacts to domestic violence survivors of current legislative changes (>1 minute read) During this year’s Week Without Violence, YWCA Spokane was joined by Sarah Dixit, Public Affair Manager of Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington & North Idaho, and Gonzaga Law Professor…
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We’ve been working hard on voter education here at YWCA Spokane – that means knowing WHO can vote, HOW to vote, WHEN to vote, and of course, WHY voting is important. Whomst indeed? Did you know you can still vote with a felony conviction? Your voting rights are automatically restored…
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KEY DATES July 25 | Mail/Online Primary* Election Registration Deadline Aug 2 | In-Person Primary* Election Registration Deadline Aug 2 | Primary* Election Voting (Mail-in must be postmarked no later than 8/02) Oct 23 | Vote Early Day Oct 25 | Mail/Online General Election Registration Deadline Nov 1 | Election…
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Key dates Oct 23 | Vote Early Day Oct 25 | Mail/Online General Election Registration Deadline Nov 1 | Election Hero Day Nov 2 | In-Person General Election Registration Deadline Nov 2 | General Election Voting (Mail-in must be postmarked no later than 11/02) Importance and Impact of Civic Engagement …
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We are proud to share YWCA Spokane’s CEO, Regina Malveaux, joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of the House of Representatives at a press event on Thursday, March 7th, 2019, to introduce the bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. This critical, long-term legislation reaffirms protections for all…
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