BY KERRY BENEFIELD, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, Wednesday, July 7 2021 – POST-PANDEMIC SALES UP FOR STORE RAISING FUNDS FOR YWCA SAFE HOUSE The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on many Sonoma County businesses, but the toll it took on Treasure House feels unique. The consignment and thrift shop, run for nearly six decades entirely by volunteers… Continue Reading New age for vintage shop
PRESS DEMOCRAT CLOSE TO HOME, BY MADELEINE KEEGAN O’CONNELL, CEO, YWCA SONOMA COUNTY. April 18, 2021 — Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz and now, closer to home, Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli faces multiple allegations of sexual assault. You and I know this is only a partial list. We live in a country… Continue Reading A survivor says, don’t suffer in silence
By MARTIN ESPINOZA, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, Sunday, April 11, 2021 — PUBLIC ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE CAN RESURFACE SURVIVORS’ PAST TRAUMAS. When a high-profile sexual assault case makes headlines, those who are survivors of rape, domestic violence and related offenses are re-traumatized by their own experiences, said local advocates for victims of sex crimes. Allegations by… Continue Reading Assault stories rip open wounds
By SUZIE RODRIGUEZ, FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, Sunday, January 31, 2021 — YWCA SONOMA COUNTY Santa Rosa nonprofit answers call as more abuse victims reach out – Sheltering in place has helped slow the spread of COVID-19, but in some areas of the country and the world, a worrying side effect has appeared — an increase… Continue Reading Lifesaver for struggling women, kids
By ETHAN VARIAN, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, November 30, 2020, 6:49PM — Giving Tuesday — the annual post-Thanksgiving effort to encourage charitable donations worldwide — has taken on greater significance this year for many Sonoma County nonprofits. With contributions down considerably due to the economic fallout wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, local nonprofits are launching… Continue Reading Sonoma County nonprofits look to Giving Tuesday for much needed financial boost amid pandemic