It’s YWCA Sonoma County’s “Pop Up” Holiday Shop exclusively for families in our care. It’s a place where YWCA volunteers sort and distribute much needed holiday gifts to families living at our shelter, sending their little ones to our childcare centers and those receiving our trauma informed counseling support. Staff members schedule client visits and everyone… Continue Reading What is Holiday Depot?
By MADELEINE KEEGAN O’CONNELL, FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, Saturday, October 22, 2022 — CLOSE TO HOME The Business of Crisis Assistance The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 4.7 million women experience physical violence by an intimate partner each year. The National Coalition for the Homeless reports that 10 million children are exposed… Continue Reading The Business of Crisis Assistance
Assemblyman Jim Wood Honors Treasure House in Santa Rosa as AD2’s Nonprofit of the Year – Helping Victims of Domestic Violence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 6, 2022 SACRAMENTO—Today, Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa) announced selecting Treasure House, in Santa Rosa, as the 2022 Nonprofit of the Year for Assembly District 2. “Domestic violence is a crisis… Continue Reading Treasure House Nonprofit of the Year
PRESS DEMOCRAT, BY LORI A. CARTER October 7, 2021 — Dozens of brightly colored umbrellas bobbed in the cool air above a crowd of social service and law enforcement workers gathered Wednesday at the Family Justice Center of Sonoma County. They were suspended there not for any hint of rain in the fall evening, but… Continue Reading FJC of So. Co. celebrates a decade of helping victims of violence
PRESS DEMOCRAT CLOSE TO HOME, BY MADELEINE KEEGAN O’CONNELL, CEO, YWCA SONOMA COUNTY; October 14, 2021 — If you’re like me, newspaper headlines have a way of shaking you up and distracting you from other concerns. Whether stories like the death of Gabby Petito arrive in print on my doorstep or as alerts on my… Continue Reading Recognizing the signs of domestic abuse