YWCA Dayton will honor Hannah’s Treasure Chest for their tireless work to serve children in our community at our Voices Against Violence breakfast on Oct. 4. The 21st annual Voices Against Violence will be held 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m., Oct. 4, at Sinclair Community College. Voices Against Violence is held annually in October in honor of… Continue Reading YWCA Dayton to honor Hannah’s Treasure Chest
YWCA Dayton is pleased to name Barbara Ward as the organization’s new Director of Development and Communications. Ward has more than 20 years of experience in community advocacy, including her most recent position as YWCA Dayton’s Associate Director of Advocacy and Outreach. “YWCA Dayton has been on a mission in this community since it was… Continue Reading YW names new director of development and communications
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
Financial abuse is a common and devastating aspect of domestic violence. Almost 99% of survivors report experiencing financial abuse. Yet it’s not always a well understood experience. If your partner uses your credit card without asking, prevents you from working, withholds money or gives you an “allowance,” those are all signs of financial abuse in… Continue Reading What is financial abuse? Warning signs and how YW can help
Donations of clothes and household goods can pile up during the summer at YWCA Dayton, as people clear out their garages and attics and move out of school. But thanks to a group of University of Dayton students, the donation room is clear and fully sorted. The students who visited YW were with the UD… Continue Reading Students with UD Callings serve YW clients
Bill Duerson – known to Team YWCA as “Mr. Bill” – has seen decades of transformation at YWCA Dayton. What hasn’t changed, though, is his dedication to YW. Duerson was hired July 6, 1981, and his final day as senior facilities attendant was July 14, marking just over 42 years at YW. During his… Continue Reading Celebrating a 42 year career dedicated to YWCA Dayton
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
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
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 welcomed community partners, elected officials and members of the public to our annual meeting this week, celebrating our impact in 2022 and anticipating the possibilities for 2023. We reflected on an incredible year on mission in 2022. That includes: 6,751 hotline calls answered Over 450 youth served by our prevention programs The launch… Continue Reading Annual Meeting celebrates YW impact