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
by Emily Ostrowski YWCA Clark County’s SafeChoice Domestic Violence Program works around the clock to help survivors of domestic abuse escape dangerous situations, and offers women, children, and families safe and stable housing both on a temporary and long-term basis. It is vital, life-saving work, and it is something we could not do alone. We rely not… Continue Reading Thank You Bank of America for Supporting Survivors
by Sharon Svec This November, Sherri Bennett celebrated 20 years with YWCA Clark County. Bennett began as an on-call staff member in 1997 and was soon promoted to facility manager of the SafeChoice Domestic Violence Program. She moved on to serve as the assistant to the director of SafeChoice and then, the director of SafeChoice.… Continue Reading Bennett Celebrates 20 Years With YWCA Clark County
By Sharon Svec In the past 101 years, YWCA Clark County has adapted to meet the changing needs of the community while honoring an overarching mission of eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Our most recent adaptation has been that of the Women’s Leadership Center. We’ve developed this… Continue Reading Introducing the Women’s Leadership Center!
by Emily Ostrowski The transition from adolescence to adulthood is complicated for most everyone, however youth in foster care face a unique set of challenges once they age out of the system. At YWCA Clark County, our Independent Living Skills (ILS) Program aims to help youth age 15-21 successfully transition from state-supported care to independent living through… Continue Reading Lost in Transition: How Our Independent Living Skills Program Empowers Foster Youth
by Emily Ostrowski At YWCA Clark County we continually stress how important support from our community is in helping us live out our mission, serve the people of Clark County, and help them achieve greatness. Every contribution that is made by volunteers, grantors, sponsors, and community partners is felt and appreciated, which is why we… Continue Reading Sponsor Spotlight: Interview with Michelle Thor of Columbia Credit Union
by Michelle Polek This post started out as a personal journal entry! Journaling has been an important aspect of my own self-care, especially during this political climate. One of my favorite videos right now features Lucas Silveira (from the band The Cliks) and Laura Jane Grace (from the band Against Me!) singing “The Ocean,” a… Continue Reading Silveira and Grace and Writing Your Own Story