Ywca Of Greater Lafayette

Programs: Domestic violence intervention and prevention program provides shelter, counseling, food, and daycare for victims of domestic violence. We also provide assistance in identifying safe housing for clients and getting them set up with basic household needs, including furniture, kitchen utensils and pots and pans. We recently assumed ownership of chestnut street mercantile, a thrift store, which allows us access to items necessary to set up households. To date, we have provided for 15 residents all items necessary for independent housing.

women's cancer program provides education to women about the importance of early detection in the fight against breast and cervical cancer and facilitates access to medical services for clinical breast exams, pap tests and mammograms for low-income, underserved, minority women in 23 west central indiana counties. The program focuses on removing all barriers and providing free screenings, diagnostic procedures and treatment to all qualified women. In 2016 we added the well integrated woman's health grant to our funding. This provides for counseling and monitoring of women's overall health, diabetes, etc. We are currently in the process of assuming additional counties within indiana to bring us to a total of 39 counties that we would be serving.

our adult and youth programs stress exercise for health and wellness. We present seminars and lunches to enhance the lives of women. The youth department provides summer, fall, winter and spring break camps with different activities each day/week. We also have volleyball and dance for girls of all ages and swim, gym dance and social activities for special needs children of all ages. Fees are waived or scholarships provided for the disadvantaged. We recently added pickleball for adults and have many senior citizens participating when they are unable to play outside due to the weather. We also offer yoga, zumba, and aqua zumba.

adult programs provide social services for three senior citizen clubs. They also provide leadership, diversity, self sufficiency and money management classes as well as space for various organizations to conduct meetings. Youth department provides camps, classes, and after school programs for children of all ages and now provides swim, gym, and dance for special needs children of all ages. Fees are waived for the disadvantaged.