For the fifth year, YWCA Dayton’s Preble County Office co-hosted One Night Without A Home, a community sleep-out during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The event — also hosted by Home Is The Foundation and Preble County Habitat for Humanity — is an opportunity for housed persons to spend a night outside to discuss, think,… Continue Reading One Night Without A Home raises awareness
A hallmark of YWCA Dayton’s shelter and housing programs is the ability to provide a one-stop slate of resources – and that includes everyday services like the seasonal flu vaccine. “Our team works hard to remove any and all barriers that our clients and residents experience,” said Michelle Sayer, clinical director. “Things like access to… Continue Reading Pay It Forward program provides free flu shots
A relationship between YWCA Dayton’s Preble County office and a local Verizon store is ensuring that survivors have the tools they need to succeed for years to come. In 2019, TCC Gives, a charitable organization based in Carmel, Indiana, reached out to YWCA Dayton with information about their More Than a Phone program, which provides… Continue Reading Preble County office partners with TCC Gives to provide smartphones to survivors
On election day, poll workers can be the difference between a smooth experience and long lines and confusion. Just ask Myesha Hawkins – this year marks nearly two decades of her helping at the polls, a tradition started by her grandmother. “I have worked the polls for more than 18 years. I’ve always realized the… Continue Reading 18 years, 15 hours, 1 day of civic duty
When seven women, gathered in a small church basement in Dayton, Ohio, in 1870, asked each other how to “elevate women in our midst,” they likely didn’t think their efforts would still be helping women rise 150 years later. This modest group began YWCA Dayton, a local stalwart that is now part of the world’s… Continue Reading Rising up