Housing Access and Services Program

YWCA utilizes hundreds of volunteers each year. Some come for one-time service, but many are here for the long haul. Volunteers have the power to affect great change through acts big and small. As we approach National Volunteer Week, we want to honor a few volunteers whose work literally transforms lives.

For almost 30 years, this local Seattle quilting group has created more than 5,000 beautiful handmade quilts for women in domestic violence shelters. We sat down with Penny Hazelton, the lead organizer of Flying Colors, to learn more about the work her group does.

At YWCA, we know there's no racial justice without gender justice, and no gender justice without racial justice. It's important to recognize how different forms of oppression overlap, and intersectionality teaches us why this mindset is vital in our fight for equity and justice for all.

We often refer to little known facts as trivia. However, sometimes these facts are unknown simply because they’ve been ignored culturally, not because they actually are trivial. Here is a roundup of some underappreciated accomplishments by women throughout history and in our present day.