Advocacy Archives - YWCA Dayton

Urge Congress to protect funding for domestic violence shelters

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

YWCA Dayton is urging Congress to provide necessary support to domestic violence shelters like YWCA Dayton, ensuring victims and their families will have access to essential victim services. YWCA Dayton operates the only domestic violence shelters and rape crisis center for Montgomery and Preble counties. Our work relies on revenue from the Victims of Crime Act… Continue Reading Urge Congress to protect funding for domestic violence shelters

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Why YW urges Ohioans to vote no in August

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

This August special election, Ohioans will be asked to vote on a ballot measure that threatens the sacred principle of one person one vote. YWCA Dayton is urging Ohioans to vote no in August and preserve majority rule. YW is the oldest and largest multicultural women’s organization worldwide, and is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering… Continue Reading Why YW urges Ohioans to vote no in August

YWCA Dayton celebrates National CROWN Day

Monday, July 3, 2023

Today is National CROWN Day, a day set aside to celebrate Black hair and advocate for laws that end race-based hair discrimination. The movement to end hair discrimination is of particular importance to YWCA Dayton, as an organization dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women and also as the operator of two domestic violence shelters.… Continue Reading YWCA Dayton celebrates National CROWN Day

‘Hood Feminism’ and the YWCA Dayton mission

Friday, June 30, 2023

YWCA Dayton’s summer book club, Revolutionary Reads, kicked off in June with a book that we keep coming back to over and over again: Hood Feminism. This electrifying book by Mikki Kendall calls for feminism to be rooted in the livelihood of everyday women. It calls for readers to see the fights against hunger, homelessness,… Continue Reading ‘Hood Feminism’ and the YWCA Dayton mission

YWCA Dayton celebrates Pride 2023

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and YWCA Dayton will be marking the month by advocating for the safety and dignity of Q+ individuals. YW first recognizes that pride is a protest that would be nothing without the Black transwomen who started it all. Pride month has been celebrated annually in late June to commemorate… Continue Reading YWCA Dayton celebrates Pride 2023

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