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YWCA Glendale Repurposes Lending Library into Curbside Food Pantry to Meet Families’ Needs During COVID-19

Thursday, March 26, 2020

March 25th, 2020 (Glendale, CA) On Wednesday, March 25th, the YWCA Glendale repurposed its existing Community Lending Library Box on the corner of Lexington Drive and Geneva Street to meet the needs of its most vulnerable neighbors during the COVID-19 public health crisis and Shelter in Place Order. Non perishable food items will be stocked… Continue Reading YWCA Glendale Repurposes Lending Library into Curbside Food Pantry to Meet Families’ Needs During COVID-19

YWCA Glendale & YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley Partner for Summer Camp

Thursday, February 20, 2020

YWCA Glendale and YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley are joining forces by combing YWCA Glendale’s Camp Rosie and YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley Girls Rise Leadership Camp to leverage resources and deepen its community impact to empower girls in the Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena school district. The decision to combine summer camps was made after a year of partnering… Continue Reading YWCA Glendale & YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley Partner for Summer Camp

DVAM 2017: HIGHLIGHTS AND NEXT STEPS

Thursday, September 27, 2018

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and this year we celebrated its 30th birthday! DVAM was first nationally recognized in 1987, connecting advocates across the nation who were working to end violence against women and their children. Ever since, October has been observed as time for organizations and individuals come together to raise awareness about domestic violence,… Continue Reading DVAM 2017: HIGHLIGHTS AND NEXT STEPS

THE TYPE OF ABUSE NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT

Monday, October 23, 2017

FINANCIAL ABUSE OCCURS IN 99% OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES Financial or economic abuse occurs when someone makes or tries to make a person financially dependent by taking control of financial resources, not allowing access to finances or stealing money. Financial abuse is one of the most common forms of domestic violence. Financial abuse is often hard to… Continue Reading THE TYPE OF ABUSE NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT

COMING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS: FIDELA’S JOURNEY TO SAFETY

Friday, October 20, 2017

Fidela’s Story: “In February of 2014 I was really sick, alone, and scared, and I didn’t know what to do. I had experienced domestic violence, both physically and emotionally. I was sleeping in my car and suffered through the heat and the cold and the hunger until I called the YWCA. They quickly answered my… Continue Reading COMING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS: FIDELA’S JOURNEY TO SAFETY

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