Who: Since 1906 the YWCA of Salt Lake City has been a voice for women, a force for change and a place for hope in our community. Over the last century the YWCA has developed innovative programming to meet changing community needs, including the first traveler’s aid society in Utah, the first domestic violence crisis shelter in Utah, the first women’s employment bureau in Utah, the first residential Teen Home in Utah, and the first transitional housing program (Kathleen Robison Huntsman Apartments) for low-income victims of family violence in Utah. The YWCA’s campus currently comprises 112,000 square feet, including the main building (est. 1919), the Kathleen Robison Huntsman Apartments (est. 1997) and the Lolie Eccles Teen Home and Child Care Center (est. 2001). Today the YWCA offers an integrated range of programs—primarily in the area of family violence—and reaches nearly 10,000 women and children annually, 1,200 of whom reside at the YWCA.
Why: Family violence is at the heart of public health and safety: it devastates families, reaches across generations, and strains public and private resources. Although the YWCA has developed a strong continuum of programs to address family violence over the last 32 years, several key issues prevent the YWCA from being as effective as it could be in addressing this serious problem. The YWCA was unable to fill more than 800 requests for shelter last year because the residence was full. The YWCA’s aging shelter is inadequate for its current functions. There is a lack of affordable short-term and long-term housing for domestic violence victims. There is fragmentation and lack of coordination in current systems protecting victims and holding offenders accountable. Programs and services have focused on low-income victims of violence to the neglect of other women who need support but do not need or want shelter. The YWCA Centennial Capital Campaign will raise needed funding to expand and enrich programs and services for victims of family violence, and provide the foundation for a more coordinated community response that includes prevention, intervention, accountability and systemic changes.
What: The YWCA’s Centennial Capital Campaign is the culmination of significant planning and preparation over the past two years. The initiatives and their implementation costs are as follows:
Phase I – Centennial Capital Campaign (hard and soft costs)
- New Residence for Women and Children
Crisis Shelter $7,000,000
Short-term and Long-term Housing $8,500,000
- YWCA Center for Families $4,300,000
- Property Purchase $1,125,000
Phase I Total $20,925,000
Phase II (costs to be determined)
- Renovation of Historic Main Building
- Endowment
For detailed information on Centennial Capital Campaign Projects:
Phase I - YWCA Residence for Women and Children
Phase I - YWCA Center for Families
Phase II - YWCA Historic Main Building and Endowment
When: The facilities in the YWCA’s long-term master plan will be phased in to ensure that homeless women and children at the YWCA are not displaced during construction, to complete business planning to sustain the expansion, and to secure needed capital funding. The YWCA’s Centennial Capital Campaign will fund Phase I of the long-term master plan. The YWCA hopes to break ground before 2009, with the additional projects to follow.
How: To meet the funding challenge for Phase I, the Board of Directors, management, and friends of the YWCA are undertaking a Centennial Capital Campaign to complete phase I of the YWCA's campus expansion. Gifts for the campaign will be pledged over a three-year pledge period. The YWCA will seek needed funding through individual, foundation and corporate gifts. We ask you to join us as we create this place for hope—for generations to come.
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Ways of Giving
Children and Family Violence
Women and Family Violence
YWCA Fact Sheet
