Ywca Of Glendale California

YWCA GLENDALE AND PASADENA IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN AND THROUGH OUR EDUCATION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS WE EMPOWER WOMEN, GIRLS AND FAMILIES TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, ACHIEVE SELF SUFFICIENCY, AND LIVE FREE FROM VIOLENCE. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE A 24/7 CRISIS HOTLINE, A 16-BED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMERGENCY SHELTER, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER THAT PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL SERVICES, ADULT AND CHILD COUNSELING, TRAUMA INFORMED CHILDCARE, AND HOUSING NAVIGATION SUPPORT, A VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM, A GIRLS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM THAT OFFERS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, SUMMER CAMP AND STEAM EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND MENTORSHIP, AND A RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: WE SERVED 2,135 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH OUR CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL AND CLINICAL PROGRAMS AND 103 FAMILIES RECEIVED FOOD THROUGH OUR COVID-19 CURBSIDE PICK-UP PROGRAM. WE SERVED 163 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH OUR HOUSING PROGRAM, PROVIDING OVER $137K IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THROUGH OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM, WE SERVED 85 WOMEN AND CHILDREN, SERVED 10,617 MEALS, PROVIDED 3,514 BED NIGHTS AND ANSWERED 1,593 HOTLINE CALLS. WE OFFERED SEAMLESS ROUND THE CLOCK DIRECT HYBRID SERVICES TO MEET SURVIVORS' NEEDS DURING COVID-19 AND WERE RECOGNIZED WITH THE 2020 NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR FOR ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 43 FOR THIS WORK. DURING THIS TIME, WE ALSO COMPLETED SHELTER RENOVATION PROJECTS, CREATING EXPANDED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SAFE SPACES FOR FAMILIES. WE OFFERED ADDITIONAL 40 HOUR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING CLOSE TO 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS AND IMPLEMENTED SAFE DATES, A VIOLENCE PREVENTION CURRICULUM FOR 61 GIRLS, AGES 11-15.YWCA GLENDALE AND PASADENA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 2,500 WOMEN AND CHILDREN EACH YEAR THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, AND HAS SERVED OVER 60,000 INDIVIDUALS SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 1979. OUR SUNRISE VILLAGE 16-BED EMERGENCY SHELTER OFFERS SAFE REFUGE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ADDRESSES THEIR IMMEDIATE NEED FOR SAFETY, SHELTER, FOOD, AND CLOTHING. OUR 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE ANSWERS OVER 1,500 CALLS A YEAR, SERVING THE GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY WITH CONFIDENTIAL SAFETY PLANNING, CRISIS SUPPORT AND LINKAGES TO LIFE SAVING RESOURCES. OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE CENTER OFFERS WRAP-AROUND DROP-IN SERVICES FOR OVER 100 ADULT SURVIVORS A MONTH: CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, HOUSING NAVIGATION, LEGAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT, THERAPY, JOB SKILLS CLASSES, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CHILD CARE WHILE MOTHERS CONNECT WITH ADVOCATES, CLINICIANS, CASE MANAGERS, INSTRUCTORS AND ATTORNEYS. OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING ALSO SERVES AN AVERAGE OF 100 CHILDREN AND YOUTH EACH MONTH. WE PROVIDE STATE OF THE ART THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR) THERAPY, AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO PROMOTE HEALING, HEALTHY ATTACHMENT, AND NON-VIOLENT SOCIAL SKILLS BUILDING. OUR PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ARTS AND CRAFTS, TEAM BUILDING GAMES, AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, AND COMPUTER SKILLS CLASSES. 93% OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MEET U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) CRITERIA AS EXTREMELY LOW INCOME AND ALL OF THEM ARE VERY LOW INCOME. 60% ARE LATINX, 22% ARE WHITE (WHICH INCLUDES ARMENIANS), 6% ARE BLACK, 1% ARE ASIAN, AND 11% IDENTIFY AS MULTIRACIAL.OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDES PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY PREVENTION EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WE TRAIN 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS A YEAR THROUGH OUR 40-HOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING THAT MEETS CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENTS TO WORK AND/OR VOLUNTEER IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS. TRAINEES BUILD THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN ADDRESSING THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AS THEY ACCESS SAFETY AND HEALING SERVICES. WE ALSO IMPLEMENT SAFE DATES, AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO PREVENT TEEN DATING VIOLENCE WITH OVER 75 GIRLS, AGES 11-15, EACH YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER A RANGE OF FREE, AUDIENCE TAILORED TRAININGS, PRESENTATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS THAT HELP BUILD AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND TEACH EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. WE SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS, EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS EVENTS, FAIRS, AND SCHOOL EVENTS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE ALSO RUN ENGAGING CAMPAIGNS FOR OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN AMPLIFYING OUR WORK AND EDUCATING THEIR NETWORKS THROUGH ONLINE ACTIONS AND CONTENT SHARING. EMPOWERING GIRLS: IN EXPANDING FROM SUMMER TO YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING, WE QUADRUPLED THE NUMBER OF GIRLS SERVED IN ONE YEAR, REACHING 208 GIRLS. WE LAUNCHED NEW STEAM 1:1 MENTORING AND TUTORING PROGRAM WITH CALTECHY AND IMPLEMENTED NEW ROBOTICS AND SIMPLE CIRCUITRY WORKSHOPS FOR GIRLS. GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN 32 WEEKS OF GIRLS' CIRCLE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, 23 TECH GYRLS WORKSHOPS, 12 PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS PROVIDED THROUGH ANTAEUS THEATER, AND 5 WEEKS OF CAMP ROSIE SUMMER CAMP.YWCA GLENDALE AND PASADENA'S GIRLS' EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING: GIRLS' CIRCLE (A STRUCTURED, WEEKLY AFTER SCHOOL SUPPORT GROUP FOR GIRLS 12-15 USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM), CAMP ROSIE: GIRLS ON THE RISE (OUR SIGNATURE SUMMER CAMP FOCUSED ON STEAM EDUCATION AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WORKSHOPS FOR GIRLS 12-14), AND TECH GRYLS (YEAR-ROUND CODING, ROBOTICS, AND SIMPLE CIRCUITRY WORKSHOPS AND 1:1 STEAM TUTORING AND MENTORING FOR GIRLS 12-18). THESE INTERCONNECTED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER CONNECTION, INCREASE PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE STRENGTH, BUILD RESILIENCY PRACTICES, AND DEVELOP APPLIED KNOWLEDGE GROWTH SO GIRLS CAN DREAM BIG AND PURSUE CAREER PATHS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH. THE GIRLS SERVED THROUGH OUR EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS ARE PRIMARILY STUDENTS OF COLOR; 33% ARE HISPANIC/LATINX; 29% ARE WHITE AND ARMENIAN; 16% ARE ASIAN; 12% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN; 3% ARE MIDDLE EASTERN, 2% ARE NATIVE AMERICAN; 5% PREFERRED NOT TO SELF-IDENTIFY. GIRLS COME FROM FAMILIES WHO IDENTIFY AS LOW TO VERY LOW INCOME. ADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE: WE ENGAGED 2,498 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH EVENTS AND DIRECT-ACTION CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THIS INCLUDED OUR ADVOCACY TO PASS A HISTORIC SUNDOWN TOWN RESOLUTION IN THE CITY OF GLENDALE, OUR CO-FOUNDING OF THE COALITION FOR AN ANTI-RACIST GLENDALE, LAUNCHING AN INAUGURAL 21 DAY RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CHALLENGE, AND HOLDING A VIRTUAL STAND AGAINST RACISM STOP AAPI HATE EVENT. OUR RACIAL JUSTICE WORK WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE 2020 NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR FOR ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 43. OUR RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING IS A HYBRID OF EDUCATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY WORK TO ADDRESS THE CONDITIONS THAT GIVE RISE TO THE DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES. THROUGH DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TAILORED CONSULTATIONS AND RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY TRAININGS AND CAMPAIGNS, WE SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN ADDRESSING BIASES AND RACISM BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING, CONNECTION AND GROWTH THAT PROMOTE ANTI-RACISM AND JUSTICE. OUR POLICY ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDES OUR ROLE AS LEAD ORGANIZATION AND HOME TO THE COALITION FOR AN ANTI-RACIST GLENDALE AND OUR WORK TO IMPLEMENT YWCA USA'S POLICY AGENDA AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. COMPOSED OF COMMUNITY AND FAITH LEADERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, ACTIVISTS AND COMMITTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE COALITION IS SETTING A CITYWIDE AGENDA TO BECOME A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE GLENDALE, THROUGH ADVANCING SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND POLICING TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE CITY'S 200,000 RESIDENTS AND 100,000 EMPLOYEES. THE COALITION DRAFTED, ADVOCATED FOR, AND SAW THE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE CITY'S HISTORIC SUNDOWN TOWN RESOLUTION, FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGING, APOLOGIZING, AND ATONING FOR ITS PAST AS A SUNDOWN TOWN. THE RESOLUTION NOW SERVES AS AN ADVOCACY TOOL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY TO DRIVE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES PROMOTING EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN GLENDALE. WE ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL, STATEWIDE, AND NATIONAL POLICY INITIATIVES TIED TO YWCA USA'S POLICY AGENDA.

ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: WE SERVED 2,135 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH OUR CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL AND CLINICAL PROGRAMS AND 103 FAMILIES RECEIVED FOOD THROUGH OUR COVID-19 CURBSIDE PICK-UP PROGRAM. WE SERVED 163 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH OUR HOUSING PROGRAM, PROVIDING OVER $137K IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THROUGH OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM, WE SERVED 85 WOMEN AND CHILDREN, SERVED 10,617 MEALS, PROVIDED 3,514 BED NIGHTS AND ANSWERED 1,593 HOTLINE CALLS. WE OFFERED SEAMLESS ROUND THE CLOCK DIRECT HYBRID SERVICES TO MEET SURVIVORS' NEEDS DURING COVID-19 AND WERE RECOGNIZED WITH THE 2020 NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR FOR ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 43 FOR THIS WORK. DURING THIS TIME, WE ALSO COMPLETED SHELTER RENOVATION PROJECTS, CREATING EXPANDED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SAFE SPACES FOR FAMILIES. WE OFFERED ADDITIONAL 40 HOUR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING CLOSE TO 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS AND IMPLEMENTED SAFE DATES, A VIOLENCE PREVENTION CURRICULUM FOR 61 GIRLS, AGES 11-15.YWCA GLENDALE AND PASADENA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 2,500 WOMEN AND CHILDREN EACH YEAR THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, AND HAS SERVED OVER 60,000 INDIVIDUALS SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 1979. OUR SUNRISE VILLAGE 16-BED EMERGENCY SHELTER OFFERS SAFE REFUGE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ADDRESSES THEIR IMMEDIATE NEED FOR SAFETY, SHELTER, FOOD, AND CLOTHING. OUR 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE ANSWERS OVER 1,500 CALLS A YEAR, SERVING THE GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY WITH CONFIDENTIAL SAFETY PLANNING, CRISIS SUPPORT AND LINKAGES TO LIFE SAVING RESOURCES. OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE CENTER OFFERS WRAP-AROUND DROP-IN SERVICES FOR OVER 100 ADULT SURVIVORS A MONTH: CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, HOUSING NAVIGATION, LEGAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT, THERAPY, JOB SKILLS CLASSES, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CHILD CARE WHILE MOTHERS CONNECT WITH ADVOCATES, CLINICIANS, CASE MANAGERS, INSTRUCTORS AND ATTORNEYS. OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING ALSO SERVES AN AVERAGE OF 100 CHILDREN AND YOUTH EACH MONTH. WE PROVIDE STATE OF THE ART THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR) THERAPY, AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO PROMOTE HEALING, HEALTHY ATTACHMENT, AND NON-VIOLENT SOCIAL SKILLS BUILDING. OUR PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ARTS AND CRAFTS, TEAM BUILDING GAMES, AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, AND COMPUTER SKILLS CLASSES. 93% OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MEET U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) CRITERIA AS EXTREMELY LOW INCOME AND ALL OF THEM ARE VERY LOW INCOME. 60% ARE LATINX, 22% ARE WHITE (WHICH INCLUDES ARMENIANS), 6% ARE BLACK, 1% ARE ASIAN, AND 11% IDENTIFY AS MULTIRACIAL.OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDES PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY PREVENTION EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WE TRAIN 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS A YEAR THROUGH OUR 40-HOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING THAT MEETS CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENTS TO WORK AND/OR VOLUNTEER IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS. TRAINEES BUILD THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN ADDRESSING THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AS THEY ACCESS SAFETY AND HEALING SERVICES. WE ALSO IMPLEMENT SAFE DATES, AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO PREVENT TEEN DATING VIOLENCE WITH OVER 75 GIRLS, AGES 11-15, EACH YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER A RANGE OF FREE, AUDIENCE TAILORED TRAININGS, PRESENTATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS THAT HELP BUILD AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND TEACH EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. WE SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS, EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS EVENTS, FAIRS, AND SCHOOL EVENTS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE ALSO RUN ENGAGING CAMPAIGNS FOR OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN AMPLIFYING OUR WORK AND EDUCATING THEIR NETWORKS THROUGH ONLINE ACTIONS AND CONTENT SHARING. EMPOWERING GIRLS: IN EXPANDING FROM SUMMER TO YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING, WE QUADRUPLED THE NUMBER OF GIRLS SERVED IN ONE YEAR, REACHING 208 GIRLS. WE LAUNCHED NEW STEAM 1:1 MENTORING AND TUTORING PROGRAM WITH CALTECHY AND IMPLEMENTED NEW ROBOTICS AND SIMPLE CIRCUITRY WORKSHOPS FOR GIRLS. GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN 32 WEEKS OF GIRLS' CIRCLE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, 23 TECH GYRLS WORKSHOPS, 12 PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS PROVIDED THROUGH ANTAEUS THEATER, AND 5 WEEKS OF CAMP ROSIE SUMMER CAMP.YWCA GLENDALE AND PASADENA'S GIRLS' EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING: GIRLS' CIRCLE (A STRUCTURED, WEEKLY AFTER SCHOOL SUPPORT GROUP FOR GIRLS 12-15 USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM), CAMP ROSIE: GIRLS ON THE RISE (OUR SIGNATURE SUMMER CAMP FOCUSED ON STEAM EDUCATION AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WORKSHOPS FOR GIRLS 12-14), AND TECH GRYLS (YEAR-ROUND CODING, ROBOTICS, AND SIMPLE CIRCUITRY WORKSHOPS AND 1:1 STEAM TUTORING AND MENTORING FOR GIRLS 12-18). THESE INTERCONNECTED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER CONNECTION, INCREASE PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE STRENGTH, BUILD RESILIENCY PRACTICES, AND DEVELOP APPLIED KNOWLEDGE GROWTH SO GIRLS CAN DREAM BIG AND PURSUE CAREER PATHS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH. THE GIRLS SERVED THROUGH OUR EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS ARE PRIMARILY STUDENTS OF COLOR; 33% ARE HISPANIC/LATINX; 29% ARE WHITE AND ARMENIAN; 16% ARE ASIAN; 12% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN; 3% ARE MIDDLE EASTERN, 2% ARE NATIVE AMERICAN; 5% PREFERRED NOT TO SELF-IDENTIFY. GIRLS COME FROM FAMILIES WHO IDENTIFY AS LOW TO VERY LOW INCOME. ADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE: WE ENGAGED 2,498 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH EVENTS AND DIRECT-ACTION CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THIS INCLUDED OUR ADVOCACY TO PASS A HISTORIC SUNDOWN TOWN RESOLUTION IN THE CITY OF GLENDALE, OUR CO-FOUNDING OF THE COALITION FOR AN ANTI-RACIST GLENDALE, LAUNCHING AN INAUGURAL 21 DAY RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CHALLENGE, AND HOLDING A VIRTUAL STAND AGAINST RACISM STOP AAPI HATE EVENT. OUR RACIAL JUSTICE WORK WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE 2020 NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR FOR ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 43. OUR RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING IS A HYBRID OF EDUCATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY WORK TO ADDRESS THE CONDITIONS THAT GIVE RISE TO THE DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES. THROUGH DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TAILORED CONSULTATIONS AND RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY TRAININGS AND CAMPAIGNS, WE SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN ADDRESSING BIASES AND RACISM BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING, CONNECTION AND GROWTH THAT PROMOTE ANTI-RACISM AND JUSTICE. OUR POLICY ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDES OUR ROLE AS LEAD ORGANIZATION AND HOME TO THE COALITION FOR AN ANTI-RACIST GLENDALE AND OUR WORK TO IMPLEMENT YWCA USA'S POLICY AGENDA AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. COMPOSED OF COMMUNITY AND FAITH LEADERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, ACTIVISTS AND COMMITTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE COALITION IS SETTING A CITYWIDE AGENDA TO BECOME A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE GLENDALE, THROUGH ADVANCING SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND POLICING TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE CITY'S 200,000 RESIDENTS AND 100,000 EMPLOYEES. THE COALITION DRAFTED, ADVOCATED FOR, AND SAW THE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE CITY'S HISTORIC SUNDOWN TOWN RESOLUTION, FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGING, APOLOGIZING, AND ATONING FOR ITS PAST AS A SUNDOWN TOWN. THE RESOLUTION NOW SERVES AS AN ADVOCACY TOOL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY TO DRIVE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES PROMOTING EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN GLENDALE. WE ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL, STATEWIDE, AND NATIONAL POLICY INITIATIVES TIED TO YWCA USA'S POLICY AGENDA.