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YWCA Zoom backgrounds
Hover over the image you want to use as your background. When you see the link light up, click on it. This will open an enlarged version of the background you chose. Right-click on that image and choose “Save image as…” to save it on your desktop. Then, next time you are on Zoom, click … Continue reading YWCA Zoom backgrounds
Thanks for attending the 2021 Virtual YWCA Luncheon
Standing at the Threshold:Finding Our Way Forward Together If you couldn’t attend the luncheon and would like to see what you missed, the recording is below. Even if you already gave, you’re invited to click on “make a gift” to view our exciting progress toward meeting this year’s luncheon goal. The goal is based on … Continue reading Thanks for attending the 2021 Virtual YWCA Luncheon
Stand Against Racism
Every year in April, YWCAs all over the country take a Stand Against Racism. Show that you’re taking a stand by downloading and printing this sign. Then post a selfie with #standagainstracism. If you missed the YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge 2021 in March, click here for a catalog of the 21-Day Challenge … Continue reading Stand Against Racism
Save the dates for SAAM
All month long, follow the conversation on Facebook. And download a coloring book from the Washington State Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs. If this month’s activities trigger painful memories of your own survivor experience, YWCA Advocates can meet with you for listening and support by phone or, with COVID precautions, in person. YW Reads: Know … Continue reading Save the dates for SAAM
YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge 2021
We rolled out an all-new challenge for 2021. Did you join us? YWCA Walla Walla joined 54 YWCAs from Oahu to South Florida to Maine, all doing a version of this challenge. To engage with each other, we used the hashtag #YWCAEquityChallenge on social media. Thank you to everyone who joined us to dive deep … Continue reading YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge 2021
Celebrate YWCA VISION 2020
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LiNC: COVID-conscious classes carry on
When Walla Walla closed schools and businesses to slow the spread of coronavirus, all ages of students were faced with new ways to learn. That included YWCA LiNC students. LiNC stands for “Living In New Circumstances” and is designed to help domestic violence survivors gain confidence and set goals for independent living. These students face … Continue reading LiNC: COVID-conscious classes carry on
LiNC curriculum creator retiring
Longtime educator Deana York has retired as director of the YWCA LiNC program. Deana based LiNC on the Impact Life Transitions Program she started at Walla Walla Community College in 2004. Impact was a model program in Washington state. However, many programs lost funding in 2010, including Impact. The program needed a new home, and … Continue reading LiNC curriculum creator retiring
You let your light shine
We appreciate your gifts to YWCA Walla Walla So many generous supporters have stepped up for the YWCA in a big way during this crazy year, 2020. Thank you! When we found our costs rising because of the very same virus that forced the canceling of all our fundraising events, we weren’t at all sure … Continue reading You let your light shine