Young Womens Christian Association

THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF LANCASTER (DBA YWCA LANCASTER) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO ELIMINATE RACISM, EMPOWER WOMEN AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

YWONDERFUL KIDS CHILDCARE PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CARE TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE TWELVE IN A SAFE AND STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT TO ENABLE PARENTS TO WORK, ATTEND SCHOOL, OR JOB TRAINING, OR PARTICIPATE IN OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. ALL INFANT AND TODDLERS ARE CARED FOR UNDER EARLY HEAD START, A NATION-WIDE INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE HIGH-LEVEL CARE FOR LOW INCOME AND AT-RISK CHILDREN. LIKEWISE, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ARE CARED FOR UNDER PRE-K COUNTS, WHICH PROVIDES ONGOING KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAMMING FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN. FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, THE YWCA PROVIDES WRAPAROUND KINDERGARTEN CARE, BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AND NO-SCHOOL DAY CARE, AND SUMMER DAY CAMP IN SEVEN LOCATIONS.

KEPLER HALL RESIDENCE PROGRAM - THE KEPLER HALL RESIDENCE PROVIDES SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. OF OUR 36 ROOMS, 6 ARE DESIGNATED FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING AND 12 FOR SECTION 8 PERMANENT HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS WOMEN. THE REMAINING 18 ROOMS SERVE AS LONG-TERM AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING WHERE WOMEN MAY LIVE AS LONG AS THEY WISH.

THE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND COUNSELING CENTER - THE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND COUNSELING CENTER (SAPCC)IS THE DESIGNATED RAPE CRISIS CENTER FOR LANCASTER COUNTY. SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICAL ADVOCACY, LEGAL ADVOCACY, PREVENTION GROUPS, COUNSELING AND THE 24/7 RAPE CRISIS HOTLINE. COUNSELING SERVICES AND ADVOCACY ARE PROVIDED TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. PREVENTION GROUPS ARE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, INSTITUTIONS, FAITH-BASED GROUPS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BOTH EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND CREATE CULTURE CHANGE IN EFFORTS TO PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

CENTER FOR RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY- THE CENTER IS HOME FOR OUR KEY MISSION WORK AND INCLUDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS. SIGNATURE EVENTS INCLUDE THE RACE AGAINST RACISM; DOROTHY HEIGHT BOOK CLUB; COMMUNITY NOW DIALOGUES; RACIAL EQUITY INSTITUTE; LANCASTER VOTES AND MORE. PARENTING - PARENT EDUCATORS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH PARENTS WHO NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS AND IS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LANCASTER COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGENCY. SENIOR EXERCISE PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LANCASTER COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING AT SENIOR CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO HELP OLDER PEOPLE BUILD AND MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY. EMPLOYMENT- NEW CHOICES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM - NEW CHOICES CLASS IS A FREE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO ALL PA RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 18. THE PROGRAM IS GREAT FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A CAREER TRANSITION OR LOOKING FOR A NEW OPPORTUNITY IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE. THROUGH THIS PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK IN BOTH A GROUP AND ONE-ON- ONE SETTING TO LEARN CRITICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS ANDGET PREPARED FOR A CAREER MOVE, SET GOALS AND CREATE STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THEM, BECOME AN EXPERT AT INTERVIEWING, GO HOME WITH A BRAND-NEW RESUME, LEARN STRATEGIES TO FIND SUCCESS IN THEIR JOB HUNT. NEW CHOICES IS A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE JOB SEEKERS PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISES AND DISCUSSIONS THAT PROVIDE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING ASSISTANCE. OVER THE LAST 28 YEARS, MORE THAN 68,000 PENNSYLVANIANS HAVE FOUND SUCCESS WITH THE NEW CHOICES PROGRAM.

YWONDERFUL KIDS CHILDCARE PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CARE TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE TWELVE IN A SAFE AND STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT TO ENABLE PARENTS TO WORK, ATTEND SCHOOL, OR JOB TRAINING, OR PARTICIPATE IN OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. ALL INFANT AND TODDLERS ARE CARED FOR UNDER EARLY HEAD START, A NATION-WIDE INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE HIGH-LEVEL CARE FOR LOW INCOME AND AT-RISK CHILDREN. LIKEWISE, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ARE CARED FOR UNDER PRE-K COUNTS, WHICH PROVIDES ONGOING KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAMMING FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN. FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, THE YWCA PROVIDES WRAPAROUND KINDERGARTEN CARE, BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AND NO-SCHOOL DAY CARE, AND SUMMER DAY CAMP IN SEVEN LOCATIONS.

KEPLER HALL RESIDENCE PROGRAM - THE KEPLER HALL RESIDENCE PROVIDES SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. OF OUR 36 ROOMS, 6 ARE DESIGNATED FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING AND 12 FOR SECTION 8 PERMANENT HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS WOMEN. THE REMAINING 18 ROOMS SERVE AS LONG-TERM AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING WHERE WOMEN MAY LIVE AS LONG AS THEY WISH.

THE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND COUNSELING CENTER - THE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND COUNSELING CENTER (SAPCC)IS THE DESIGNATED RAPE CRISIS CENTER FOR LANCASTER COUNTY. SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICAL ADVOCACY, LEGAL ADVOCACY, PREVENTION GROUPS, COUNSELING AND THE 24/7 RAPE CRISIS HOTLINE. COUNSELING SERVICES AND ADVOCACY ARE PROVIDED TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. PREVENTION GROUPS ARE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, INSTITUTIONS, FAITH-BASED GROUPS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BOTH EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND CREATE CULTURE CHANGE IN EFFORTS TO PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

CENTER FOR RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY- THE CENTER IS HOME FOR OUR KEY MISSION WORK AND INCLUDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS. SIGNATURE EVENTS INCLUDE THE RACE AGAINST RACISM; DOROTHY HEIGHT BOOK CLUB; COMMUNITY NOW DIALOGUES; RACIAL EQUITY INSTITUTE; LANCASTER VOTES AND MORE. PARENTING - PARENT EDUCATORS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH PARENTS WHO NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS AND IS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LANCASTER COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGENCY. SENIOR EXERCISE PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LANCASTER COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING AT SENIOR CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO HELP OLDER PEOPLE BUILD AND MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY. EMPLOYMENT- NEW CHOICES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM - NEW CHOICES CLASS IS A FREE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO ALL PA RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 18. THE PROGRAM IS GREAT FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A CAREER TRANSITION OR LOOKING FOR A NEW OPPORTUNITY IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE. THROUGH THIS PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK IN BOTH A GROUP AND ONE-ON- ONE SETTING TO LEARN CRITICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS ANDGET PREPARED FOR A CAREER MOVE, SET GOALS AND CREATE STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THEM, BECOME AN EXPERT AT INTERVIEWING, GO HOME WITH A BRAND-NEW RESUME, LEARN STRATEGIES TO FIND SUCCESS IN THEIR JOB HUNT. NEW CHOICES IS A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE JOB SEEKERS PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISES AND DISCUSSIONS THAT PROVIDE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING ASSISTANCE. OVER THE LAST 28 YEARS, MORE THAN 68,000 PENNSYLVANIANS HAVE FOUND SUCCESS WITH THE NEW CHOICES PROGRAM.