YWCA of Kitsap County

YWCA of Kitsap County is the only state-certified domestic violence service provider in the County. We advance justice through direct service programs—24-hour hotline, safety planning, advocacy, emergency shelter, transitional housing, legal services, trauma-informed care, kids’ after-school and summer activities, support groups, strengthening families classes, digital skill classes and job counselling. We also serve the community indirectly by providing training for professionals and first responders and school-based prevention education. At the YWCA, a woman is empowered to leave an abusive relationship. With us, a mother and her children escape their abuser, avoid homelessness, and access safe, permanent housing. Here, with support and caring, a mother can find her positive path forward and families break the intergenerational cycle of violence. We bear witness to survivors’ dignity and celebrate their victories. But we don’t do it alone. It takes a community to end domestic violence–and Kitsap County CAN interrupt the cycle.

Website: www.ywcakitsap.org