Name: Andrey Syrnev Volunteer Position: Meal Server Started Volunteering: 2018 What do you think other people should know about YWCA Dayton? I feel like it’s not an organization many males might consider, and that’s what stood out to me. I wanted to challenge that stigma and hopefully set an example. When your friends/family find out… Continue Reading Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Andrey
A hallmark of Girls LEAD! camps is programming that empowers girls’ summers through a wide range of hands-on activities that build girls of strength, courage, and wisdom – but what happens when hands-on is suddenly a no-go? With a global pandemic still at its height during the summer months, Summer Camp 2020 went digital. The… Continue Reading Girls LEAD! camps empower her (virtual) summer
YWCA Dayton’s new paid parental leave fully launched May 1, 2020, allowing eligible workers the opportunity to take time off from work to care for loved ones and themselves during a critical life change without sacrificing a paycheck and financial stability. It provides up to 12 weeks of paid leave to any YWCA Dayton employee… Continue Reading YWCA Dayton to provide paid parental leave
“Scream quietly or the neighbors will hear.” When YWCA Dayton launched its Battered Woman Project in 1977, “scream quietly” was the most frequent advice given to women in abusive relationships. But YW knew there was a better solution to keeping women safe. That year, the FBI reported that intimate partner violence was the USA’s most… Continue Reading Montgomery County’s only domestic violence shelter turns 43
More than 6,000 people participated in YWCA Dayton’s third signature 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge – a group more than five times greater than the last Challenge cohort in spring 2020. “The response was incredible,” said Advocacy Manager Sarah Wolf-Knight. “It was clear from the minute we announced this special edition of the… Continue Reading 21-Day Challenge breaks records