The total is in: Supporters of YWCA Dayton donated more than $10,500 worth of gifts for the domestic violence shelter’s Holiday Party. This unusually generous support from the Dayton community came from donors who wished to remain anonymous and just wanted to help families in shelter. YWCA Dayton operates the only domestic violence shelter… Continue Reading Community gives generous donations to YW Holiday Party
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
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
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