Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    VICTIM SERVICES - THE YWCA PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO WOMEN WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. RESIDENTS MAY REMAIN FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS, DURING WHICH TIME THEY GAIN THE SKILLS TO OBTAIN ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SAFE, PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OTHER SERVICEES INCLUDE AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FREE COUNSELING, COURT ADVOCACY; SERVICE LINKAGE AND HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENT FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE/ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FREE COUNSELING TO CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT/ABUSE FROM THROUGHOUT ESSEX COUNTY; WORKSHOPS TO PREVENT TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS; OPERATION OF THE YW NORTH SHORE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING 27 CITIES AND TOWNS ON THE NORTH SHORE OF BOSTON; WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING TO HELP POLICE OFFICERS, COURT EMPLOYEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT/ABUSE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $4M

  • Program 2 [2021]

    YOUTH SERVICES - THE YWCA OFFERS AN ARRAY OF AFFORDABLE YOUTH SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, FAMILY UNITY, LEADERSHIP, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS WITH SITES IN LAWRENCE AND HAVERHILL. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: YEAR-ROUND, NAEYC-ACCREDITED INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE FOR AGES ONE MONTH TO 2.9 YEARS; LITERACY BASED EARLY LEARNING CENTER FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 5, ASSURING KINDERGARTEN READINESS; YEAR-ROUND AFTER-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL CARE FOR YOUTH AGES 5 TO 14 INCLUDING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, RECREATION AND FITNESS, AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES. ALL CHILD CARE IS SUBSIDIZED AND LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MA DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE. OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE CAMP Y-WOOD SUMMER DAY CAMP ON CAPTAIN'S POND IN RURAL SALEM, NH; GENDER-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS TO INCREASE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, SCHOOL PERSISTENCE AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.2M

  • Program 3 [2021]

    HEALTH PROMOTION - THE YWCA WOMEN'S HEALTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM LINKS LOW-INCOME WOMEN IN LAWRENCE TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES WHILE WORKING TO DECREASE BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING EXPERIENCED DISPROPORTIONALLY BY MINORITIES AND LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. ALL STAFF ARE BILINGUAL, TO BETTER SERVICE THE PRIMARILY LATINO POPULATION OF LAWRENCE. SERVICES INCLUDE: THE LATINA BREAST HEALTH INITIATIVE WITH LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL, WHICH HAS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF LATINAS MAKING AND KEEPING MAMMOGRAM APPOINTMENTS; HEALTHCARE CHARLAS, OR SMALL GROUP MEETINGS IN COMFORTABLE SETTINGS HOSTED BY YWCA HEALTH AMBASSADORS TO INCREASE HEALTH LITERACY AND PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS WITH A FOCUS ON BREAST AND CERVICAL HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, TO MANAGE THEIR OWN HEALTH AND LEAD PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $357.5K