WINGS Domestic Violence Services

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INTERVALE Senior Services

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Teen Education Services

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Leadership Development

The YWCA San Gabriel Valley offers women and girls many unique opportunities to develop and enhance their leadership skills: serving on a Committee, Board of Directors, direct volunteer service in a YWCA Program as well as in-service training, workshops and seminars.

The National YWCA General Assembly voted by 91% on May 3, 2009, to revise the YWC A mission statement to the following:

NEWS

Thank you to the funders, staff, volunteers, and supporters who made the following FY2011 services to the community possible!

Domestic Violence Services
Helping survivors build safe, healthy, and violence-free lives.

° 1,618 calls to the crisis helpline
° 6,062 days of shelter for 211victims of domestic violence
° 271 hours of legal assistance
° 722 counseling sessions at our community outreach center

Teen Education Services
Helping teens learn skills for happy and healthy lives.

° Over 2,000 teens attended dating violence prevention presentations
° Over 400 teachers, students, and parents participated in the “Respect
for All” anti-prejudice, anti-bullying program

Senior Services
Helping seniors live in their own homes with dignity and independence.

° Care management help for 1,222 older persons
° 7,017 telephone reassurance calls to isolated seniors
° 210,588 home delivered meals for 1,113 older persons (an average of 576 meals daily)
° 248,881 dining center meals for 8,830 seniors (an average of 995 meals daily)

EDLER ABUSE PREVENTION TOOLKIT

A “Toolkit for Preventing Elder Abuse,” is now available for download here. It is designed to increase public awareness of this growing problem. Written and published by the YWCA SGV with a grant from the YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula Donor Advised Fund, the booklet details the signs of elder abuse, including physical, psychological and financial.
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