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Our Voices Have Power
For 130 years, YWCA has been blazing trails toward a brighter future.
We are One YWCA
After nearly 36 years of service at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, Patricia Hayden has retired as Chief Program Officer of King County, effective May 1.

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Fox 13
See coverage from YWCA's 2024 Luncheon featuring our Femme2STEM program and this year's keynote speaker: Dr. Mae Jemison.
The Seattle Times
This year, over 600 Seattle Times readers raised $120,802 for our School Days drive, which helps children and families in our programs buy supplies for the new school year.
ABC News
Learn more about the Point-in-Time (PIT) count and hear from Hannah Anderson, YWCA's Point-in-Time count organizer in Snohomish County, as she explains why the PIT count isn't a perfectly accurate snpshot of our homeless population.
Seattle Human Services
Learn more about YWCA's history and how we work with Seattle Human Services (HSD) to help gender-based violence survivors through our Survivors FIRST program.

BLOGS

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For over 20 years during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, YWCAs across the country have set aside one week in October as a Week Without Violence, during which we raise awareness, elevate survivor >>
YWCA held our 2024 Inspire Luncheon on September 19 in-person with over 800 guests and livestream attendees. Thank you for helping us raise over $1,094,541 in support of women and families in our >>
In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor and became the first woman of color to travel to space. Since then, Dr. Jemison has spent her life advocating >>
Widely thought of as African American Independence Day, Juneteenth is a celebration of the official end of slavery. Serving as a symbol of total freedom from slave trade across all states, today >>
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