CTAP SUPPORT / RISE from Trauma Letter
YWCA USA joins organizations asking Sens. Sanders and Cassidy to consider including provisions that address inter-generational child trauma and substance use disorder and addition as they work towards reauthorization of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
CHN Letter Re: Shutdown
YWCA USA joins organizations urging Congress to pass a clean bipartisan, bicameral continuing resolution (CR) including emergency funding that supports current services and addresses urgent needs and is free of poison pill policy riders that are harmful and irrelevant to the functions of government.
NWLC Emergency Child Care Letter
YWCA USA joins organizations urging Congress to urge you to invest at least $16 billion per year in emergency child care funding to avert a devastating decrease in the supply of care that would disrupt both families and our economy.
CTAP FY24 Appropriations Letter
YWCA USA joins organizations asking for increased support for TIC funding.
YWCA FY23 House Appropriation Network Letter
YWCA USA urges Members of Congress to strengthen and pass YWCA’s FY2023 appropriations priorities.
YWCA FY23 Appropriations Requests
This letter outlines YWCAs Appropriations request for FY2023 advocating for funding for serval major YWCA priorities and programs.
CDBG Report: Improving Lives and Strengthening Communities
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Coalition announces its latest report Improving Lives, Strengthening Communities and calls on Congress to provide robust funding – at least $4.2 billion for formula grants -- in FY23 to invest in community-based activities benefit low- and moderate-income persons
YWCA FY22 Appropriations Requests
This YWCA USA letter outlines the networks appropriations requests for fiscal year 2022 regarding FVPSA, Child Care Development Block Grant, Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims, Continuum of Care, and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
YWCA FY22 Appropriations and Legislative Successes
An overview of strategic efforts utilized to achieve the presidential signing of a $1.5 trillion government funding bill (Omnibus) which provides significant assistance for YWCAs in the areas of gender-based violence and federal appropriations.
FY2024 Funding Priorities in Presidential Budget Request
As Congress negotiate a final appropriations package for fiscal year (FY) 2023, YWCA USA urgees Congress to include the highest possible funding amount for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).
Make CTC and EITC Expansions Permanent in Forthcoming Reconciliation Bill
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter urging Congress to make permanent, through the reconciliation bill, the temporary expansions of the child tax credit (CTC) and earned income tax credit (EITC) contained in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and to extend eligibility to include all families, regardless of immigration status.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program FY22 Appropriations Request
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to increase funding for the Office of Population Affairs’ (OPA) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program to $150 million and dedicate at least $900,000 within the Public Health Services (PHS) funding for “Evaluation of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Approaches” to reactivate the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence.
Child Trauma and ACEs Policy Working Group's FY22 Appropriations Request
YWCA USA joined Child Trauma and ACEs Policy Working Group's letter asking Congress to support those who work with children and youth during the FY22 process, enabling a sustainable workforce environment and nurture the partnership of schools, communities, and families in order to meet the current needs of children and prevent the devastating consequences of unaddressed trauma.
Child Care and Early Learning FY22 Appropriations Requests to the Administration
YWCA USA joined this letter expressing our hope to see the President’s proposal for an additional $40 billion in child care relief funding enacted into law in the coming weeks, along with $1 billion for Head Start, providing the early learning sector with long-needed support and stabilization.
YWCA USA FY22 Appropriations Requests
This YWCA USA letter outlines the networks appropriations requests for fiscal year 2022 regarding FVPSA, Child Care Development Block Grant, Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims, Continuum of Care, and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs FY22 Appropriations Request
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to fund important programs that support gender equality in the FY2022 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations bill and to include related Committee report language to further assist in these efforts.
National Taskforce to End Sexual and Domestic Violence 2021 Budget Bill Amendments
YWCA USA joined the National Taskforce to End Sexual and Domestic Violence letter urging Congress to vote against amendments Blackburn #141, Fischer #151, Grassley #342, Tillis #174, Marshall #20, Young #54, and Tillis #175, and to affirm the intent and spirit of VAWA by supporting vulnerable survivors in immigrant communities.
Victims of Crime Act Grants Face Dangerous Funding Cuts
YWCA USA joined this letter calling on Congress to take immediate action to prevent expected catastrophic cuts to Victims of Crime Act (“VOCA”) grants which is a primary source of federal funding for thousands of victim service providers across the nation, including programs serving victims of gender-based violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, trafficking, and drunk driving.
Continue Funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program and the Personal Responsibility Education Program
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to continue funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), and to protect the integrity of those programs improving maternal and infant health as FY21 appropriations are determined.
Prevent Childhood Trauma from COVID-19
YWCA USA joined the CTAP Working Group's letter asking leadership to invest resources to prevent and mitigate the lifelong effects of the trauma many children are experiencing due to COVID-19 and address the disproportionate impact the virus is having on certain families and communities during determining FY21 appropriations.