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February 8-12 are Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Days, a week-long series of workshops, rallies, and meetings with lawmakers to push for more affordable housing solutions in Washington. We've highlighted four ways you can join in the collective action this week.

This winter, Washington state legislators will convene virtually to begin tackling the issues facing our state. YWCA will be working hard to pass strong policies to improve the lives of women and communities of color across three areas of focus: housing, justice system reform, and economic empowerment.

This month we're exploring how to practice strengths-based storytelling. Below we've compiled a reading list of articles, stories, and videos that provide good examples of strengths-based storytelling.

With the conclusive results of the November 3 election - at the national, state and local level – we are hopeful for a more equitable future for our communities and for Black women and girls.

Strengths-based storytelling is an important concept to understand, whether you're connected to a nonprofit providing services or just in your daily life. Here's our explainer to bring you up to speed on it.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and at YWCA we’re shining a light on gender-based violence all month, including during YWCA’s Week Without Violence (10/18-10/24). Today we’re focusing on how we can all better support survivors of domestic, intimate partner, and gender-based violence.