Ywca Of Greater Portland

TO ELIMINATE RACISM, EMPOWER WOMEN AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 YWCA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN ACUTE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS SITUATIONS TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN SAFETY AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES. EMBEDDED IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND COMMUNITY LOCATIONS, ADVOCATES WORKED WITH SURVIVORS TO RETAIN HOUSING AND WITH LANDLORDS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REGULATIONS. THE YWCA'S CENTERS OF RESTORATION AND HEALING (CORH) IS SHARED HOUSING, HOSTING 27 FAMILIES IN FOUR FACILITIES AS OF 6/30/2021. ALL FOUR HOUSES CONTINUED TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING TO HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS THEY HEAL FROM TRAUMA THROUGH SELF-MANAGED COMMUNITIES. IN MARCH 2020, ALL SERVICES WERE ADAPTED TO BE PROVIDED REMOTELY.(CONT SCH O)TOTAL SERVED: 2,800 PEOPLE, 82% OF WHOM WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND/OR LGBTQIA+.

FAMILY PRESERVATION PROJECT: THE SUCCESSFUL FAMILY PRESERVATION PROJECT SERVES INCARCERATED MOTHERS, THEIR CHILDREN AND CAREGIVING FAMILIES BY SUPPORTING THE VITAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN DURING AND AFTER INCARCERATION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WITHIN COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (CCCF); THERAPEUTIC TWICE MONTHLY PARENT-CHILD VISITS AT CCCF; PARENTING CLASSES AND SUPPORTS INSIDE CCCF; MONTHLY SPEAKERS ON ISSUES CHOSEN BY THE CCCF MOTHERS; AND THE OVERCOME PROGRAM FOR AND BY WOMEN RELEASED FROM PRISON. IN 2017, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED THE BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS AT THE OREGON LEGISLATURE. IT WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY IN BOTH HOUSES IN JULY 2017. (CONTINUED ON SCH O).FINALLY, SUPPORTS ARE PROVIDED THE CAREGIVING FAMILIES OF CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OREGON. IN MARCH 2020, ALL SERVICES WERE ADAPTED TO BE PROVIDED REMOTELY, INCLUDING SERVICES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE PRISON. IN 2020-2021, 2,000 CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY INCARCERATED MOTHERS, THEIR CHILDREN, AND MEMBERS OF CAREGIVING FAMILIES WERE SERVED IN 2020-2021.

SENIOR SERVICES: EAST COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES CONTINUES TO OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF SUPPORTS TO LOW-INCOME SENIORS ALLOWING THEM TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY INDEPENDENT LIVES IN THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOMES. OVER 2,300 LOW-INCOME SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WERE SUPPORTED IN REMAINING IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CARE COORDINATION, IN HOME SERVICES, AND PRO-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN EAST MULTNOMAH COUNTY. PROGRAMS INCLUDED HOME VISITS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, SAFETY CHECKS, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, NUTRITION, FITNESS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND MORE. THE YWCA PROVIDED BUS PASSES AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO ELDERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN MARCH 2020, ALL SERVICES WERE ADAPTED TO BE PROVIDED VIRTUALLY AND ACTIVITIES WERE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED (CONTINUED ON SCH O)PENDING ADAPTATION WITH TECHNOLOGY. TOTAL SERVED: 2,300

SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM: THE SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND TRAININGS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, RACISM, SEXISM, HOMOPHOBIA AND OTHER FORMS OF OPPRESSION. COURSES INCLUDE THE 40-HOUR REQUIRED TRAINING FOR ALL PROVIDERS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES (PAID AND VOLUNTEER). TRAININGS WERE PROVIDED TO LOCAL EMPLOYERS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM EQUIPS OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO CREATE A MORE JUST, EQUITABLE WORLD. IN MARCH 2020, SERVICES WERE ADAPTED TO BE PROVIDED VIRTUALLY, AND RESTARTED AGAIN IN MAY OF 2020. TOTAL SERVED: 2,000YOUTH AND CAMP WESTWIND SCHOLARSHIPS: THE YWCA OF GREATER PORTLAND AGAIN PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENSURE LOW INCOME URBAN YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO THE OFTEN LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAMP WESTWIND HAS PROVIDED FAMILIES AND YOUTH FOR DECADES. YWCA LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO WORK WITH CAMP WESTWIND LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE CAMP STAFF ARE TRAINED AND SUPPORTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE THEORY AND APPLICATION, PROVIDING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES AND EXPERIENCES. THE YWCA ALSO PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN THE ARTS, SCHOOL ATHLETICS, AND SUMMER CAMPS: ALL KNOWN TO ENCOURAGE THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WHO BECAUSE OF POVERTY LACK THESE OPPORTUNITIES. TOTAL SERVED: 200 CHILDREN FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS: THE YWCA OF GREATER PORTLAND PROVIDES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR COMMUNITY BASED, MISSION-CONSISTENT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES ARISING FROM AND IN SERVICE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY YWCA OF GREATER PORTLAND 93-0386984 ORGANIZING THE INITIATIVE. COVID-19 OUTREACH: THE YWCA RESPONDED WITH DEDICATION AND NIMBLE SKILL TO ADAPT ALL PROGRAMS TO REMOTE SERVICE DUE TO COVID-19 AS OF MARCH 15, 2020. PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FUNDERS STATEWIDE THE AGENCY CONTINUED TO SERVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THIS FISCAL YEAR. TO MEET THE NEEDS ARISING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE YWCA LEVERAGED ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH IT FISCAL SPONSOREES AND EMPLOYED BICULTURAL STAFF TO MANAGE OUTREACH AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES, RESPONDING TO OVER 2500 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY COVID-19 WITH RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, FOOD, CLOTHING, CONNECTION TO RESOURCES TO REIMBURSE FOR LOST INCOME AND FAMILY SUPPORTS AS CHILDREN REMAINED HOME FROM SCHOOL. OUTREACH TO MARGINALIZED PEOPLE LIVING ON THE FRINGES OF OUR COMMUNITIES WERE LED BY OUR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PARTNERS INCLUDING THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES, AGRICULTURAL AND SERVICE NDUSTRIES.