Ywca Golden Gate Silicon Valley / Ywca of Silicon Valley

The Ywca support services and housing departments provide an integrated continuum of crisis response and prevention services for sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking survivors, with 24-hour crisis lines and crisis intervention, shelter, transitional, and supportive housing programming, counseling, advocacy, legal services, and community education. Ywca ggsv believes that gender inequality, racism, and violence are mutually compounding and fueled by untreated trauma, unconscious beliefs, and systemic inequality. The mission framework of Ywca ggsv allows for the adoption of capacity building and systems change approaches to eliminate racism and empower women, as well as provide needed crisis intervention services. To ensure systems change, Ywca ggsv provides prevention and community education to change societal and cultural norms; advocates with policy makers and influencers; and engages with community partners to ensure collective impact. The provision of a quality, integrated multi-service offers a safe, welcoming environment where individuals and survivors can receive critical services that provide the tools to establish violence-free relationships and safe living environments. Services include: a 24-hour toll-free bilingual (english/spanish) crisis hotline and crisis intervention services; counseling and therapy; legal advocacy services; emergency shelter; rapid re-housing services; services for children; case management; and community education and training. These vital services reduce the number of santa clara county women and children living in danger of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

Housing services: Ywca Golden Gate Silicon Valley housing team works from a housing first model and focuses on client empowerment. In addition to providing temporary financial assistance, participants in our housing programs work closely with a housing specialist to mitigate any barriers and secure housing in the community. Participants also collaborate with a housing advocate on long-term personal and financial goals, including a plan for maintaining their housing after the program subsidy ends.

Child care: providing families with affordable, quality child care is crucial to achieving the Ywca ggsv mission; access to child care is central to women's empowerment, and access to education for children is key to achieving equality. The Ywca ggsv's early learning curriculum is rooted in the agency's values, and centers on building a community that promotes peace and justice. Serving families for more than 60 years, the Ywca ggsv operates child care centers for almost 112 children each year, ranging in age from 6 weeks to entry into first grade. Each of the Ywca's licensed centers is staffed with enthusiastic individuals trained in cultural diversity and responsiveness.

Employment programs: the fifty+ program prepares mature job seekers to find and secure stable employment, while minimizing the amount of time they are unemployed. We offer workshops & forums, one-on-one assistance and placement services in marin. Beginning april 2022, bloom (formerly image for success) is a program of Ywca Golden Gate Silicon Valley that provides two weeks free clothing, hygiene kit, undergarments, shoes and accessories to those in need seeking a life of self-reliance. Bloom serves low-income & underprivileged working populations referred by supporting social services agencies at no cost.