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 [...]
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 [...]
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
Reevaluating Empowerment
The fundamental goals of feminism are classically defined as “advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those [...]
March 31, 2015 /
Empowering Women
5 Ways Language Can Empower Teen Survivors of Sexual Assault
A majority of parents do not believe sexual assault is an issue in middle and high school. Yet 25% of teen girls report that they have [...]
March 20, 2015 /
Sexual Violence
How can we work against violence?
In the United States, one in four women and one in seven men have experienced severe physical injury as a result of domestic or intimate partner [...]
February 14, 2015 /
Domestic Violence