Ways to Contribute

Cash / Check

Never put cash in the mail. Bring a cash contribution to our office between 9-5, Monday-Friday. Make your check payable to the YWCA Support Network and mail it to our office address:

375 South Third Street

San Jose, CA 95112

Credit Card

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Gift of Stock

Have your broker transfer your gifted shares to our brokerage account at:

Morgan Stanley
345 Lytton Avenue, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Account Number: 112-126664-152

Account Manager: Thomas Simmons, Phone: 650-853-4004

Estate Planning / Leave a Legacy

You can include the YWCA Support Network to your will. Always consult an attorney for proper legal advice. Some very useful information on estate planning is available from www.leavealegacy.org

G.I.F.T.S (Getting Involved for the Season)

or the E.F.F (Emergency Family Fund)

G.I.F.T.S: This program is an opportunity for people to help abuse survivors during the winter holidays. We match client families with donors who provide gift certificates and other items to brighten their holidays. To learn more, call: 408-295-4011 x 383 or email: giftsprogram@supportnetwork.org

E.F.F: Our client families have urgent needs throughout the year. We try to provide gift cards in small denominations to families who have a critical need for food, clothing and other items. please help us to support as many families as possible through these gift cards. None are used frivolously; they buy vital daily necessities, a modest meal, small items for children and occasionally pet food. The most useful gift cards come from these stores:

• Supermarkets: Lucky's, Safeway, PW Market
• Restaurants: Subway, Togo's, Quizno's, Fresh Choice
• Department/Discount: Costco, Target, Walmart, JC Penney, Kohl's, Old Navy, Payless Shoes, Sears, Ross, Bed Bath & Beyond, Big Lots
• Drug Stores: Long's, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens
• Babies/Children/Pets: Babies 'R Us. Toys 'R Us, Baby Gap, Gap, Baskin Robbins, Blockbusters, Supercuts, PetCo, Petsmart

• Home/Office: Home Depot, Office Depot, Staples
• General Emergencies: Prepaid Gas Cards, Prepaid Phone cards, VTA Bus Passes or Light Rail Tokens
• Also Appreciated: Barnes & Noble, Borders, Discovery Museum, Game Tickets, Happy Hollow Park/Zoo, Michael's, Movie Tickets

In-Kind Donations

The YWCA Support Network is always in need of items for our client families and for shelter residents. We often need equipment for our offices. We also encourage to you participate in our car and cell phone donations programs. MORE >

The mission of the YWCA Support Network is to empower our diverse community to live free from domestic violence.