YWCA Richmond During COVID-19 – UPDATED May 26, 2020 Our Mission Continues We continue to adapt our practices to provide essential services, share resources, and keep our community [...] March 17, 2020 / General
Gigi Amateau Awarded 2017 Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice YWCA Richmond awarded Gigi Amateau with the 2017 Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice at Outstanding Women Awards at the Greater Richmond [...] May 10, 2017 / Empowering Women
Liz Doerr Receives 1st Richmond Rising Outstanding Woman Award April 4, 2017 YWCA Richmond awarded Elizabeth “Liz” Doerr with the first ever Rising Outstanding Woman Award today at the 2017 OWA Women’s [...] April 4, 2017 / Empowering Women
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month YWCA Richmond is on a mission to prevent sexual assault and to empower survivors of all ages. For Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2017, we will [...] April 4, 2017 / Sexual Violence
YWCA Richmond Awarded 2016 Neighborhood Builders grant Joint Release from Bank of America & YWCA Richmond Reporters May Contact: Matthew Daily, Bank of America, matthew.daily@bankofamerica.com [...] December 15, 2016 / Domestic Violence,Our Mission
What I Learned from Witnessing Domestic Violence the Workplace “Today, I know how important early education and awareness is to prevention and it can start where we spend the majority of our days [...] December 14, 2016 / Domestic Violence,Our Mission
Victim, survivor or just a person? by Rachael Kaufman Numerous campaigns, activist groups, and domestic violence and sexual assault agencies (1) choose to use the term [...] April 18, 2016 / Sexual Violence
A Survivor’s Choice to Report If a survivor is told they should report their sexual assault, what are they really being asked to do? by Christine E. Wengloski According to the [...] April 8, 2016 / Sexual Violence
YWCA of Richmond #CharlestonRising Statement The YWCA of Richmond stands in solidarity with the numerous organizations working every day to eradicate racial injustices in the city of [...] June 30, 2015 / Eliminating Racism
The Problem with “Violence Against Women” “It is not enough for men to do nothing. We are complicit when we do nothing within the context of an overwhelming culture of violent masculinity.” April 30, 2015 / Sexual Violence