Your Gift Saves Lives!

Every contribution to the YWCA Support Network affects the lives of our clients, but you may be surprised to learn how much of a difference your generous gift can make:

Your gift of $1,000 can provide ALL of the following crisis services:

• Family intervention with counseling and community resources for one family,
• Facilitator led support groups for 3 teens who are experiencing dating violence, and
• Food and clothing for 4 women and children in our shelter.

Your gift of $5,000 can provide ALL of the following services:

• Emergency residential shelter for one family for one month,
• Culturally competent crisis counseling and case management for 8 women, and
• Individualized age-appropriate therapy for 10 children recovering from trauma.

Your gift of $7,500 can provide ALL of the following services:

• Bilingual toll-free hotline services for 30 women in danger,
• Culturally competent individual therapy for 20 domestic violence victims, and
• Court accompaniment for 25 women seeking legal protection for their children and themselves.

Your gift of $10,000 can provide ALL of the following services:

• Legal assistance for 15 women who cannot afford an attorney;
• Restraining order assistance for 25 women seeking safety from their batterers,
• Telephone outreach to 50 police-reported victims of domestic violence to inform them of resources and offer support, and
• Transportation for 10 women to receive food, medical services and legal assistance.

Your gift of $15,000 can provide ALL of the following services:

• Healing group counseling for 30 child victims of domestic violence,
• Parenting classes for 10 mothers re-learning how to parent after the abuse ends,
• Childcare for 20 children whose mothers are attending parenting classes,
• Dating violence prevention workshops for 500 youth aged 12-18, and
• Books and school supplies for 25 children.