What does YWCA do? We take our mission to eliminate racism and empower women, seriously. We continuously create opportunities to change hearts and minds within the community while providing a strong support system for those who are struggling with abuse. In 2022 we took action in Monterey County: 6 Conferences Community Partner CSEC- Commercial Sexual… Continue Reading What Does YWCA Do? Action in 2022
Giving Tuesday is a global movement to pay it forward by choosing a non profit or charity to support. This coincides with our biggest fundraiser, MC Gives! Where your donations are percentage matched. While we realize there are many organizations requesting your support, we hope you will choose to give a gift to YWCA Monterey… Continue Reading Giving Tuesday, which non profit will you choose?
At the start of the pandemic, it became very clear that the restrictions many people faced related to employment and illness heightened the already precarious situation they faced with regard to food poverty. We took immediate action and developed our own food bank for our clients, initially, through generous support from the Monterey Peninsula Foundation… Continue Reading Donations for Food Bank Needed to Keep Providing for Families
What is Monterey County Gives!? MCGives! is an annual year-end campaign inspiring giving and philanthropy to over 160 local nonprofits. This campaign is made possible by the Monterey County Weekly, two local foundations the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Community Foundation for Monterey County, and by generous supporters like you! Over the years, MC Gives! has grown… Continue Reading What is Monterey County Gives!?
It takes donations to keep YWCA-MC able to provide support to those suffering in our community. YWCA-MC is a non profit with a two million dollar operating budget. Providing a 24 hour crisis line along with staffing the safehouse, the community has come to depend on YWCA-MC for life saving services. Our services save lives… Continue Reading It Takes Donations
