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 community once again came out in force to support Preble County domestic violence survivors, raising a record breaking $16,238 at Purple Paws: Preble Pets Against Domestic Violence. The annual fundraiser and pet showcase, which was held Oct. 1, is the only fundraiser at YWCA Dayton that exclusively support Preble County services. This includes the… Continue Reading Purple Paws breaks record, supports Preble County services
Matt Cline understands that a new pair of shoes is about more than just shoes. The founder of the local nonprofit Just a Pair of Shoes came to YWCA Dayton to give new name-brand shoes to families and children in our domestic violence shelter getting ready for school, as well as shoes for residents… Continue Reading Donation about more than just shoes
YWCA Dayton’s 19-acre Huber Heights Campus is getting more active by the day, thanks to its newest amenity – a 34-by-23-foot outdoor playground and activity center. “This playground is an amazing resource for YWCA in Huber Heights,” said Taylor Green, manager of youth/teen programming. “Playgrounds help children establish as sense of confidence and build self-esteem,… Continue Reading New playground to support YWCA shelter, youth programs
More than a third of adolescents in America experience sexual, physical, verbal, or emotional dating abuse, according to The NO MORE Project, and females between the ages of 16 and 24 are roughly three times more likely than the rest of the population to be abused by an intimate partner. While teens who suffer dating… Continue Reading Announcing Shift: A peer-to-peer initiative to prevent teen dating violence