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February RSJ Spotlight: If You Could Save Just One

February 2, 2023

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

| Tags: equity, If You Could Save Just One, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spokane, Spotlight

Image of dark grey background with white text that reads, "I think that our past trickles into our future and the in choices that we make. And in that, we can get lost on emotional support for our kids. I'm not here to tell anybody that their kids are at risk. I do understand it takes a village."

Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator, Lara, sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 5 minute read content warning: mentions of suicide, molestation February Spotlight If You Could Save Just …

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Rally, March & Resource Fair Returns

January 13, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Events, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, equity, holiday, MLK Day, MLK Jr, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, Spokane

Image of orange background with text that reads, "Never let anyone - any person or any force - dampen, dim, or diminish your light. Study the path of others to make your way easier and more abundant. - John Lewis"

Every year, our nation celebrates and honors the life and contributions of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Together, we can make MLK Day a day to embody and uphold Dr. King’s legacy. Today, and everyday, we commit ourselves to the work of promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The two-day …

RSJ Spotlight: dom+bomb

December 20, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: clothes, clothing, domandbomb, equity, fashion, garment, gender, gender-affirming, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spokane, Spotlight, style, tailoring

Racial & Social Justice Partner Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator, Lara, sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 11 min read content warning: language, fatphobia December Spotlight dom+bomb Listen to the full unedited …

Annual United Way Giving Campaign – 2022

March 23, 2022

| By Jemma Riedel-Johnson

Categories: Community, Impact

| Tags: Giving, Spokane, United Way

YWCA Spokane On Giving Back Each year, YWCA Spokane hosts a Spokane County United Way Giving Campaign. Our agency fully believes in the work United Way does in our community, funding vital programs and services, including ours. United Way’s grant programs increase our community’s ability to create solutions to our most pressing challenges in the …

Law Enforcement Appreciation Breakfast 2019

August 21, 2019

| By Drew Swanson

Categories: Awards, Community, Events, Impact

| Tags: Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, Jackie Bell Award, Law Enforcement Appreciation Breakfast, Law Enforcement Recognition, Spokane, Spokane Domestic Violence

YWCA SPOKANE ANNOUNCES AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR OUR 2019 LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION BREAKFAST YWCA Domestic Violence Advocates & Law Enforcement Partners, Photo by “Jessica Ratterree Photography” YWCA Spokane held their 6th annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Breakfast on Wednesday Aug 21st, 2019 to honor local officers and detectives who have gone above and beyond the call of …