Ywca Of Greater Lafayette

YWCA GREATER LAFAYETTE IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL

YWCA'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IS OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM (DVIPP) WHICH INCLUDES A 30-BED RECENTLY RENOVATED SHELTER. IN 2020, YWCA PROVIDED 6,105 NIGHTS OF SAFE SHELTER TO 360 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. HOWEVER, SAFE SHELTER IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. YWCA DVIPP OPERATES A 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE THAT RECEIVED 7,372 CALLS IN 2021 - ABOUT 20 CALLS PER DAY TO ASSIST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. AT YWCA'S ADVOCACY CENTER, A SEPARATE BUILDING NEXT DOOR TO THE SHELTER, DVIPP CASE ADVOCATES WORK WITH SHELTER CLIENTS AND ASSISTED 644 ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH SOCIAL SERVICES, COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, TRANSLATION SERVICES, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, CHILDCARE AND BASIC HUMAN NEEDS. YWCA DVIPP ALSO HELPS CLIENTS NAVIGATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND ASSISTED WITH 545 PROTECTIVE ORDERS. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO HELP VICTIMS BECOME SURVIVORS AND TO TRANSITION SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES INTO SAFE AND PERMANENT HOUSING. ALSO IN 2021, YWCA DVIPP PROVIDED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION TRAINING TO 2,495 YOUTH AND 2,350 ADULTS.

IN 2021, YWCA WOMENS WELLNESS PROGRAM (WWP), PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS WOMENS CANCER PROGRAM, PROVIDED EDUCATION TO WOMEN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER. ADDITIONALLY, YWCAS WISEWOMAN PROGRAM PROVIDED INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR COUNSELING AND MONITORING OF WOMENS OVERALL HEALTH AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION. WWP NAVIGATORS AND ADVOCATES HELP TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO MEDICAL SERVICES. IN 2021, THIS INITIATIVE SERVED 1,915 UNIQUE CLIENTS PROVIDING 3,927 SCREENING SERVICES SUCH AS CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS, MAMMOGRAMS, BREAST ULTRASOUNDS, PAP TESTS AND OTHER BREAST OR CERVICAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES FOR THE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED OR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLES. CLIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER ARE SUPPORTED WITH HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION SERVICES THAT INCLUDE SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS, TRANSLATION SERVICES, PROSTHETIC DEVICES, WIGS, COMFORT CARE ITEMS TO EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THEIR DIAGNOSES. YWCA WPP SERVES 36 INDIANA COUNTIES AND IS INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHS LARGEST BCCP REGION. YWCA WWP WAS RECOGNIZED BY INDIANA CANCER CONSORTIUM, WINNING ICCS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN CANCER CONTROL ORGANIZATION AWARD FOR 2021. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAKE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANCER CONTROL IN THE AREA(S) OF PRIMARY PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION, TREATMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE, DATA, AND/OR ADVOCACY.

YWCAS VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EMPOWERMENT SERVICES, WHICH TACKLES ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, A KEY COMMUNITY AND SOCIETAL-LEVEL RISK FACTOR THAT CAUSES AND SUSTAINS FAMILY VIOLENCE. EMPOWERMENT SERVICES INCLUDES STRIVE, AN EDUCATIONAL AND JOB COACHING PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR THOSE AT MOST RISK OF VICTIMIZATION, INCLUDING WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL DIGITAL AND WORKFORCE SKILLS. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM OFFERS A DRESS FOR SUCCESS AFFILIATED BOUTIQUE TO OUTFIT PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM FOR INTERVIEWS AND WORK. IT ALSO PROVIDES RESUME BUILDING, MENTORING, AND SUPPORT GROUPS. OUR DRESS FOR SUCCESS SERVICES OPERATED WITHIN A COMBINATION OF CONTACTLESS PICK-UP, VIRTUAL, AND IN-PERSON SETTINGS DUE TO COVID. IN TOTAL, WE CONDUCTED 75 SUITING SESSIONS, OF WHICH 55 WERE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND 17 WERE FOR INTERVIEWS. WE ALSO PROVIDED SUITING FOR THREE CLIENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF COURT APPEARANCES. WITH THE 104 CLIENTS THAT PARTICIPATED WITH OUR STRIVE PROGRAM, 20 ACQUIRED FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT, 9 STARTED AN APPRENTICESHIP AND 33 PURSUED ADDITIONAL SKILL TRAINING WITHIN A 3 MONTH TIMEFRAME OF COMPLETING THE STRIVE TRAINING. OUR STRIVE AND DRESS FOR SUCCESS GREATER LAFAYETTES CLIENT BASE WAS HIGHLY DIVERSE, HIGHLIGHTING THE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. 59% OF WOMEN WE SERVED IDENTIFIED AS NON-WHITE, WHICH IS DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE 17% NON-WHITE TIPPECANOE POPULATION. IN ADDITION, 40% OF PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED AS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, REFLECTING THE ONGOING INTERNAL REFERRAL FLOW BETWEEN EMPOWERMENT SERVICES AND YWCAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.