our programs: we are the regional leader in providing the tools and support for women and families to achieve lasting independence — providing women and their families with ongoing services. YWCA programs empower women and families and eliminate the barriers that prevent them from thriving.
Family Homelessness Prevention - An in-home case management service that helps families struggling to resolve multiple issues stay in their homes.
Family Self-Sufficiency - An in-home case management service that helps families striving to attain independence and live without housing subsidy or public assistance.
Housing Access and Services Program - Coordination of a consortium of providers serving persons with disabilities.
Housing Stability Project of King County - Assistance for individuals and families experiencing a short-term financial crisis.
King County Landlord Liaison Project - Connects individuals and families who face barriers to renting (including previous criminal history, poor credit, etc.) with available rental housing and participating landlords.
Passage Point - Provides single parents returning to the community after a period of incarceration with supportive housing, empowering them to reunite with their children.
Permanent Housing - With affordable rent and YWCA support, nine out of 10 women in our permanent housing programs maintain stability.
Permanent Housing Stability Program - A five-year project which provides subsidized permanent housing for large (4-8 persons), low-income families currently residing in shelter or in transitional housing.
Project Self-Sufficiency - For over 15 years, program helps individuals, couples and families in crisis remain in their current housing or move into more appropriate housing.
Shelter Plus Care - Provides permanent housing vouchers to homeless adults with a qualifying disability.
Supportive Services for Veteran Families - Helps veterans and their families who are homeless, or in danger of becoming homeless, find and maintain permanent housing.
Transition into Permanent Program - Provides up to six months of case management and housing support for families with children moving into permanent housing.
Transitional Housing - Serves families that have become homeless and need to rebuild their lives.
Women and Veterans Minority Outreach Program - Helps bridge the gap between veterans and the services for which they might be eligible. This program helps people of color and women veterans and their families connect to vital benefits and resources.
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Angeline's Centers - The danger, uncertainty and indignity of living on the streets are replaced by safety, support and respect.
Central Area Food Bank - Serves over a 1,000 people a month and hands out over 10,000 pounds of food.
Children's Domestic Violence Program - Works with children and non-abusive parents to minimize the effects of domestic violence.
Domestic Violence Program - Provides comprehensive domestic violence services for survivors in need.
Emergency Shelter from Domestic Violence - The YWCA provides a safe haven for women and their children fleeing domestic violence.
Overnight Shelters - For at least 10,000 people in King and Snohomish Counties, YWCA is one of the largest providers of emergency shelter for homeless women and families in our region.
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BankWork$™ - Helping people in transition train for and land high-quality bank teller careers and helping local banks find high-quality tellers.
Basic Food & Employment Training Program - Job search, training and placement services for eligible food stamp recipients (not receiving TANF).
YWCA Career Circle - Support and networking group for women seeking employment.
YWCA Career Development Centers - Search for job listings, conduct a phone interview, work on resume or brush up on your computer skills.
Career Pathways Program - Employment and training program prepares low-income Seattle residents for careers in Business and Information Technology.
Community Jobs and Work Supported Programs - Assist families receiving TANF move from welfare to unsubsidized employment through on the job training at a government or non-profit agency.
Dress For Success® Seattle - Provides professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Economic Resilience Program: Supports women and families in maintaining economic security and self-sufficiency through education, financial assistance and training that builds a variety of skills.
Employment and Housing Stability Program (EHSP) - Assists in case management, support services and assistance with job search, housing search and 12 months of job retention.
Greenbridge Youth Employment Program - Offers employment and education support to youth ages 16-22 living in the Park Lake II Apartments at Greenbridge in White Center.
Homeless Intervention Project - Helps homeless people obtain full time permanent employment, along with stable, affordable housing and self-sufficiency.
King County Jobs Initiative - Serves ex-offenders with employment re-entry services and targeted job training.
Social Justice Initiatives - The YWCA is committed to working across the agency to support efforts to increase equity both internally and externally.
Title V Employment Program - Helps older workers find employment.
Veterans Employment Program - Putting veterans back on the path to work through job search and training assistance.
Working Wardrobe - Offers business appropriate attire to homeless or low-income women in need of clothing for interviews or new jobs.
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BABES Network - BABES Network is a peer support program for women and families affected by HIV.
Community Mental Health - Offers therapeutic mental health counseling to adults in East and South King County.
Health Care Access - For people with low incomes who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless have information about and connections to free or low-cost medical services.
Healthy Birth Outcomes (formerly Infant Mortality Prevention Program) - The leading causes of infant death include birth defects, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and disorders related to premature births and infants with low birth weights.
Pathways Counseling - Offers supportive mental health counseling on a sliding scale to individuals in the community.
Women's Health Outreach - Provides peer outreach, education, no-cost mammograms and additional health services to a diverse community of women with limited incomes, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Children's Domestic Violence Program - Works with children and non abusive parents to minimize the effects of domestic violence.
Family Village Redmond Child Care & Head Start - Offers full-time care to children ages 1-5.
YWCA GirlsFirst - Encourages leadership, instills confidence, develops skills, and provides opportunities to girls of color.
Greenbridge Youth Employment Program - Offers employment and education support to youth ages 16-22 living in the Park Lake II Apartments at Greenbridge in White Center.
Young Parent Program - Provides intensive housing and employment case management, paid internships, GED tutoring and parenting classes to homeless teenage parents.
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