YWCA Clark County calls all individuals to join us in taking a Stand Against Racism on Thursday, April 26th from 4:30-5:30pm at Warehouse 23 in Vancouver, WA. Stand Against Racism is a national movement designed to unite our communities in a bold demonstration that delivers a clear message: we are on a mission to eliminate… Continue Reading Join Us to Take a Stand Against Racism
Washington State Legislature wrapped up their first session of 2018 earlier this month. At YWCA Clark County we are immensely pleased with several pieces of legislation that passed that improve access to reproductive rights, support affordable housing, and strengthen and expand voting and immigrant rights. Additionally, we are proud of our Public Policy Committee’s tireless… Continue Reading Public Policy Progress in 2018
February was Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, however at YWCA Clark County, raising awareness and working to end domestic abuse is a yearlong commitment. So as we enter March we thought we’d examine some of the statistics and issues surrounding teen dating violence, as well as discuss ways to prevent and educate young people (and… Continue Reading Shedding a Light on Teen Dating Violence: Interview with Prevention Specialist Michelle Polek
Earlier this year several members of our Independent Learning Skills Program met with members of our community partner Janus Youth Programs and headed up to Olympia for Youth Advocacy Day, where they joined over 300 others to speak with legislators and advocate for issues pertaining to foster care and homelessness. Youth Advocacy Day is organized… Continue Reading ILS Participants Take Part in Youth Advocacy Day!
YWCA Clark County is always seeking to empower women in every facet of life. This year we launched a new program, the Women’s Leadership Center (WLC), with the goal of enabling women of all ages with the skills necessary to realize and harness their innate leadership abilities. One of the ways we plan do this is through… Continue Reading Learn About Our Upcoming Women’s Leadership Center Workshops!
This weekend marked the one year anniversary of the Women’s March that brought out millions of women and men in various cities to stand for gender equity, and to protect and support the rights and voices of all women. The turnout was phenomenal, and it was the largest single-day demonstration in recorded U.S. history. In… Continue Reading Women’s March 2018: Keep Demanding to be Heard!
By Janine YWCA Clark County has impacted and changed my family’s lives in ways I never knew possible. I considered myself a confident, educated woman with a bright future. After a whirlwind romance, at 21 years old, I married a ‘charmer,’ life-of-the-party, jovial, humorous and handsome man. Married life had extreme highs and devastating lows.… Continue Reading Janine’s Empowering Journey
by Emily Ostrowski At YWCA Clark County we are fortunate to benefit from the help and support of national and local organizations, community sponsors, and individuals who donate their time and financial assistance to helping us eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Connie and Lee Kearney are two… Continue Reading Thank You Connie and Lee Kearney
by Emily Ostrowski It’s that time of year again where we reflect on all we have to be thankful for, and at YWCA Clark County we feel an abundance of thanks and gratitude towards our many community partners whose contributions help us live out our mission every single day. One such organization is The Vancouver Clinic,… Continue Reading Partner Profile: A Look at The Vancouver Clinic
by Emily Ostrowski In September of this year the Trump Administration announced it would be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, otherwise known as DACA. This program, enacted five years earlier by President Obama, protected 800,000 young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from deportation. Now that DACA has been… Continue Reading We Stand With Dreamers