These evidence-based courses prevent intimate-partner and sexual violence against women through a public health and primary prevention lens. The series features six topics spread across three weeks to inform, educate, engage, and equip those who participate to not only prevent power-based violence, but to change the societal norms that allow such violence to be normalized as part of our culture.
Next session begins April 5, 2021. Sign up now!
Join us for our fourth 21-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge. From April 1-21, 2021, participants will be prompted daily with challenges such as reading an article, listening to a podcast, reflecting on personal experiences, and more. Participation helps us discover how racial injustice and social injustice impact our community, helps us connect with one another, and helps us identify ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination. Sign up today at www.ywcadayton.org/challenge and follow the conversation using #ABetterWayABetterDAY and #YWCAEquityChallenge.
What is an ally and why does it matter? Join us for our next Y-Dub Discussions, specifically designed for and by the Preble County community, to discover how anti-racist allyship can help create stronger communities for all.
As we work to ensure that our communities become places in which all people have a chance to thrive, it’s important to understand the impact systems of power have on our lives. This life-long work involves a commitment to building authentic relationships across difference, unlearning habits that keep us from creating a more just society, and acknowledging where we stand in relation to privilege – in our workplaces, our families and our social circles. Being an ally is about reducing our complicity in oppressive systems through practices like humility, collaboration and accountability to others.
This conversation will feature Preble County leaders, providing a unique opportunity to hear about firsthand experiences with allyship in rural communities, and will leave you with tools for how you, too, can be an ally for change. Panelists will include:
- Miranda Armstead, Rural Advocate, YWCA Dayton
- Shawn Hoff, Assistant Superintendent, Preble County Educational Service Center
- Becky Sorrell, Director, Preble County Job and Family Services
- Kenneth Stewart, Pastor, Ware’s Chapel UMC
- Rachael Vonderhaar, Preble County Commissioner and Owner of Vonderhaar Farms
Free to attend. REGISTER NOW
YWCA Dayton is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. Previous Y-Dub Discussion topics have included: the effects of trauma within the classroom; recognizing childhood trauma and toxic stress; the political marginalization of women of color; racism as a public health crisis; and more. Follow the conversation on social using #YDubDiscussions. Questions? Contact advocacy@ywcadayton.org.
Especially during this challenging pandemic, YWCA Dayton is proud to offer a virtual way for survivors and their loved ones to access support. Weekly online group chats for sexual assault survivors and friends/family are held in partnership with RAINN. As an affiliate partner of RAINN, YWCA Dayton is able to use RAINN’s technology to manage its own online support group, or HelpRoom. HelpRoom is an anonymous, confidential online group chat option that allows those who have been affected by sexual violence to connect with one another. Trained staff facilitate these group discussions to ensure a safe environment for all visitors. Follow link below to join.
HelpRoom link: https://affiliate.rainn.org/helproom/ywcadayton
Girls LEAD! continues it’s virtual experience with a “What’s Going On” chat for girls 11-14 years old. It will allow girls to have real conversations about how they’re doing and what’s happening in their lives, check in with Girls LEAD! staff, and empower them to have a voice in how the program moves forward. Explains the Girls LEAD! team: “We want to empower them to create a healing path toward the future, and encourage them to succeed in their academics.” Email them at girlslead@ywcadayton.org to request the chat link.
Especially during this challenging pandemic, YWCA Dayton is proud to offer a virtual way for survivors and their loved ones to access support. Weekly online group chats for sexual assault survivors and friends/family are held in partnership with RAINN. As an affiliate partner of RAINN, YWCA Dayton is able to use RAINN’s technology to manage its own online support group, or HelpRoom. HelpRoom is an anonymous, confidential online group chat option that allows those who have been affected by sexual violence to connect with one another. Trained staff facilitate these group discussions to ensure a safe environment for all visitors. Follow link below to join.
HelpRoom link: https://affiliate.rainn.org/helproom/ywcadayton
Join our volunteer program manager, Rick Flynn, for a Volunteer Appreciation Month open house to learn more about YW’s volunteer program, hear about current volunteer opportunities, understand the impact of volunteers on the YW mission, and let us say thank you for all you do! Register now HERE.
Especially during this challenging pandemic, YWCA Dayton is proud to offer a virtual way for survivors and their loved ones to access support. Weekly online group chats for sexual assault survivors and friends/family are held in partnership with RAINN. As an affiliate partner of RAINN, YWCA Dayton is able to use RAINN’s technology to manage its own online support group, or HelpRoom. HelpRoom is an anonymous, confidential online group chat option that allows those who have been affected by sexual violence to connect with one another. Trained staff facilitate these group discussions to ensure a safe environment for all visitors. Follow link below to join.
HelpRoom link: https://affiliate.rainn.org/helproom/ywcadayton
As our communities continue to social distance, limit mass gatherings, and reduce face-to-face contact in an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we know that preventing violence against women and equipping our partners with critical resources cannot stop. Our Persimmon Power: An Online YWCA Academy ensures training, education, and outreach is always available, even virtually. In this free, one-hour Sexual Assault 101 Workshop, you’ll learn the basics of what sexual violence is, who is affected and how it impacts their life, where resources for survivors can be found, and how you can help. Focused specifically on Preble County providers. To register, email marmstead@ywcadayton.org.
Especially during this challenging pandemic, YWCA Dayton is proud to offer a virtual way for survivors and their loved ones to access support. Weekly online group chats for sexual assault survivors, friends/family of survivors, and those seeking information and resources about sexual health are held in partnership with RAINN per the schedule below. Follow link below to join. HelpRoom is an anonymous, confidential online group chat option that allows those who have been affected by sexual violence to connect with one another. Trained staff facilitate these group discussions to ensure a safe environment for all visitors.
HelpRoom link: https://affiliate.rainn.org/helproom/ywcadayton