Program areas at YWCA of San Gabriel Valley
YWCA Senior Services Program was founded in 1986 and continues to relentlessly work to end food insecurity and provide supportive services to seniors and adults with disabilities in the San Gabriel Valley. As one of the largest senior programs in Los Angeles County, During the calendar year 2022, a total of 9,010 older adults and adults with disabilities were actively enrolled in either the congregate dining or home delivered meals programs. The programs provides nutrition services, senior meals, case management and multiple supportive services throughout the greater San Gabriel Valley, including San Fernando Valley. The Senior Meal programs for seniors aged 60 or more are offered in 22 dining locations, and a total of 7,053 seniors received meals as part of the congregate dining program, and home delivered meals are were provided to 1,957 homebound seniors. See Schedule O for further details.
The YWCA of San Gabriel Valley's Healthy Communities Initiative offers a regional approach in addressing community-based prevention services to local agencies and communities focused on improving health, wellness, and safety. Most notably in 2022 youth services expanded with the development of the PATHWAYS to EMPOWERMENT Program. Focusing on transitional age youth ages 16 to 25, specialized case management services assist youth with education, employment, and independent living goals. YWCA-SGV continues to serve as a backbone organization to the regional effort called Healthy San Gabriel Valley (an CA Accountable Community for Health Initiative CACHI), which aims to improve and integrate multi-sector systems change in the San Gabriel Valley. See Schedule O for further details.
YWCA San Gabriel Valleys WINGS Domestic Violence and Prevention Services Program provides services to domestic violence survivors and their children. Services include: emergency shelter, emergency food and clothing, case management, legal advocacy, housing placement, outreach and education, and individual and group counseling. More than 2,000 clients were served with the goal of empowering, educating and supporting individuals to build a future free from violence. The emergency shelter program is the second largest residential domestic violence facility in Los Angeles County and promotes inclusivity, accepting all survivors of domestic violence, including men and members of the LGBTQ+ community. See Schedule O for further details.