Women and children who work with YWCA Dayton can now access art therapy, thanks to a grant from the Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District and CultureWorks. The grant has allowed YW to partner with We Care Arts to provide art therapy to individuals in the YW’s Children’s Program, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Center for… Continue Reading Art therapy offered to women, children served by YWCA
Miami Valley Child Development Center and YWCA Dayton are working together to help women living in shelter access child care. Miami Valley Child Development Center is southwest Ohio’s Head Start agency and is dedicated to supporting families experiencing poverty and helping their children get ready for kindergarten. They provide free early learning and child care… Continue Reading Partnership helps moms with child care
YWCA Dayton is honored to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month this by naming Legal Aid of Western Ohio was as this year’s Marsha Froelich Survivor Award winner. The honor was presented at Voices Against Violence, YW’s annual event that recognizes the strength and resilience of domestic violence survivors and raises funds to support YW’s… Continue Reading Legal Aid of Western Ohio honored by YWCA Dayton
Everyone gets overwhelmed sometimes. But there are ways to stay grounded and deal with overwhelming emotions. Em Ellis, clinical care manager, has been assembling calming kits that are individual bags with go-to strategies to help cope with having a bad day, a stressful event, grief, depression, anxiety, or anger. She has been making the kits… Continue Reading Kits give YWCA Dayton residents tools to find calm
The following remarks were presented by Keely Watkins, YWCA Dayton rapid rehousing specialist, who works every day to connect domestic violence survivors with housing that feels like home. Keely gave the keynote address at Voices Against Violence, which is YWCA Dayton’s signature fundraiser for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Weren’t able to attend? You can still… Continue Reading Voices Against Violence: Housing transformative for survivors