Our Mission
Prevention, intervention, empowerment and leadership for the benefit of women and their families.
We support our clients in meeting their immediate and most basic needs, then work directly with them to create positive change in their lives. We believe that healthy women and healthy families lead to thriving communities.
Our Vision
Women and their families thriving in a safe and equitable community.
For more than a century, YW has kept its doors open to women. We understand what women need, what their families need and our exceptionally skilled team ensures hundreds of thousands of women and their families have the opportunity, the ability and the resources they need to thrive.
Our Vision and Intentions
We envision women thriving in a safe and equitable community. We are:
A Catalyst
to a city sensitive and responsive to the real needs of women.
A Leader
in ending family violence, homelessness and poverty.
A Workplace
of choice for people committed to measurable impact.