Mission
FOUNDED IN 1911, YWCA OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA INC. (YWCA) IS A PROMINENT SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION WORKING TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, ENSURING DIGNITY FOR ALL. PROGRAMS FOCUS ON UPWARD MOBILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH ADDRESSING EMERGENCY NEEDS FIRST, DETERMINING BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE, HELPING CLIENTS CREATE GOALS TO OVERCOME THOSE BARRIERS, PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH TIMES OF CRISIS AND TRANSITION, AND CONNECTING CLIENTS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT CAN MAXIMIZE THEIR SUCCESS. CURRENT YWCA PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS WOMEN RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND AN AFTER-SCHOOL AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOR VULNERABLE YOUTH.