Investing in your YWCA Silicon Valley
Your investment in the YWCA supports the more than 18,000 clients we serve each year in the areas of domestic violence, rape crisis, counseling and child and youth services. Here are examples of how your investment makes a difference.
Your $25 investment provides…
- small, essential, practical necessities for a sexual assault survivor
- a sexual assault survivor a pair of sweat pants and a sweat shirt to wear after their medical exam
- a counseling session for a depressed adolescent
- one month of diapers to support a teen mom in our Teen Success Program
Your $50 investment provides…
- food, clothing, toiletries and other essential items for families living in our shelter
- a care-package for sexual assault survivors which includes toiletries, change of clothes, flip-flops and a teddy bear
- art and play therapy supplies for counselors in 2 middle schools
- one field trip for 10 children in our child care centers
- materials for five TechGYRLS classes on the Scientific Method
- one month of VTA transportation to support a teen mother in getting to school and work
Your $75 investment provides…
- enriching board games to teach families with child abuse or neglect how to work and play together collaboratively
- one crisis counseling session for an adolescent contemplating suicide
- four individual art projects for 60 children enrolled in Child Care
- markers and pencils for two years for TechGYRLS program
- materials for 10 TechGYRLS classes learning about the Sun and Moon
Your $100 investment provides…
- bilingual, toll-free hotline services for individuals in danger from domestic violence
- a MyStrength group for young men, who learn about sexual assault mythology, define feminity/masculinity and tools to help end sexual violence
- 1 session of licensed therapy for a new mother suffering from post-partum depression
- art and educational supplies for one six-week program at one of our child care centers
- art and play-therapy supplies for one year of counseling on two middle school campuses
- 6 months of clothing for a baby of a mother in our Teen Success Program
- TechGYRLS students with the opportunity to create their own stop motion animation films
- every student in TechGYRLS with her own science observation notebook
Your $250 investment provides…
- culturally sensitive individual therapy sessions for individuals and families experiencing domestic violence
- a CAPP (Child Assault Prevention Program) presentation which allows our staff to do interactive workshops with elementary school children by teaching them about their rights and how to stay safe
- a subject-specific clinical training for 20 counseling interns
- materials for 5 TechGYRLS classes to build their own Rube Goldberg simple machines
- one subscription to an online educational service for TechGYRL students
- one month of food for a teen mom and her child
Your $500 investment provides…
- individual counseling for individuals and children who have suffered trauma and abuse due to domestic violence in their home
- our Rape Crisis staff to train 2 volunteers to work on our 24/7 crisis hotlines
- 3 stress-management counseling groups of 8 sessions each helping up to 25 women cope with anxiety and acute stress
- training for 20 pre-school teachers in curriculum for accreditation
- snacks for three preschoolers for one year
- two months of weekly subsidized therapy for a low-income mother suffering from post-partum depression
- LEGO Robots with software that allows TechGYRLS students to program the robots to avoid obstacles, recognize colors, and much more
- 32 TechGYRLS students with the opportunity to go on field trip to explore chemical reactions
- guest speaker fees for our teen mom programs
Your $1,000 investment provides…
Your investment of over $1,000 provides…
For more information on donating to the YWCA of Silicon Valley, please email us at Fund Development.