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.
YWCA Network Letter Supporting Reauthorization of VAWA
122 YWCAs from 40 states and the District of Columbia wrote a letter urging the Senate to swiftly pass the bipartisan Violence Against WomenReauthorization Act (VAWA) and strengthen support services for survivors and their children.
YWCA USA Supports Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
YWCA USA authored this letter urging Congress to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2021 (H.R. 1620).
YWCA USA Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 2021 Legislative Fact Sheet
This YWCA Factsheet outlines how the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 will promote safety and provide essential support to survivors.
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.
YWCA USA CEO's Statement on the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
YWCA USA CEO, Alejandra Y. Castillo, urges Congress to support a reauthorization of VAWA that maintains the safety, resources, and protections that have been critical to all survivors, particularly women of color and other marginalized communities, and includes the following modest but critical improvements to more fully address the needs of victims and survivors.