ywca peoria services
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Sustaining the Vision for the ywca
Change for Everywoman
Hope for everyone
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Peoria’s YWCA got its start in 1893 and today serves hundreds of families from four locations through our Comprehensive Emergency Services Programs.
The Young Women’s Christian Association is the nation’s oldest and largest women’s membership movement, serving two million women, girls, and their families.
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“Families are served through the ywca Peoria
Comprehensive Services programs through a
continuum program that starts at getting them off
the street, works with them addressing their needs
but at the same time getting to the root of the
problem, giving them long-term stability”
ywca Peoria is dedicated to eliminating racism,
empowering women and promoting peace, justice,
freedom and dignity for all.
MISSION: To Eliminate Racism and Empower Women
Our Mission
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Our Vision
We are an active, vibrant, well-organized organization, fulfilling the needs of women in our community, eliminating sexism and racism and empowering women and families to make changes in their daily lives through economic empowerment, education and self-awareness, social empowerment and providing basic material needs.
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Our services are located throughout the community. We are committed to providing emergency, transitional and sustaining housing to families in the Peoria area. We are located in downtown Peoria, in the warehouse district near the ball diamond, in the near Northside valley, and on the
west side of Peoria in the Wardcliffe neighborhood.
the ywca peoria comprehensive emergency services program
Can you imagine having no where to sleep??? What if you had your 2 & 3 year old children
with you???
The face of homelessness is NOT the man you see standing on the corner asking for change.
It is women, children & families!
The average age of a homeless person in our area is 10!
Our programs offer an answer:
the ywca of peoria emergency and transitional housing site
The ywca operates our homeless emergency shelter and the ywca Village transitional housing
program on the 3rd, 5th. 6th & 7th floors of the Dream Center Peoria facility!
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The ywca emergency housing shelter is housed in the Dream Center Peoria building, on the third floor.
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The average age of a
homeless person in our
area is
10 YEARS OLD!
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The ywca emergency housing shelter is housed in the Dream Center Peoria building, on the third floor.
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The ywca YHouse emergency shelter is a vital component of the network of services provided to families who are homeless in the Peoria area.
the ywca of peoria transitional housing site
The ywca Village transitional housing program has 13 family apartments. It also has 8 additional units
which can house 24 single women. A person can live in transitional housing for up to 2 years.
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The ywca Peoria offers a continuum of services, beginning at ground level, just getting women, children & families to safety and off the streets. Our case managers then begin working to target the reason for their homelessness and placing them within one of our many programs that will guide them to self-sufficiency permanently.
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Can you imagine working a 40 hour a week job, but still not being able to find safe,
affordable housing??
Can you imagine looking for decent housing to raise your children and only finding housing
out of your price range??
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We offer an answer:
Woodbine Apartments offer affordable housing for low-income families – provided by the ywca
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Woodbine Apartments has 13 units with one handicapped accessible–facility is operating
at capacity.
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“Women and their families
need a safe and secure
home in close proximity to
employment opportunities
and good schools”
Glen Perry Permanent Supportive Housing
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Affordable Housing for women and children• A new permanent housing complex in the near Northside for families graduating from our Village and other transitional housing programs.• Six new duplexes located on Wayne and Glendale Streets in the North Valley.
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“Women and their families need affordable housing with
services.
the ywca of peoria GlenPerry site
“The YWCA of Peoria has always provided housing for women
since our inception in 1893!”
the ywca permanent supportive housing units.
The ywca renovated this four unit facility and is housing 4 single adult women who were homeless. The building is adjacent to our GlenPerry development on Morgan Street.
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Can you imagine not being able to take a shower or wash your clothes??
Can you imagine not having a phone number to give a prospective employer??
Can you imagine not having an address so you can receive important mail??
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We have an answer:Peoria Community Connections Center – operated by the ywca Peoria – offers alternatives to the Street for many
homeless individuals and provides basic services.
826 SW Adams St.
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Peoria Community Connections Center – ywca provides a connection to prevention services for those in needs in the Peoria area. Our facility is the first step in getting people off the streets, into emergency services and/or referrals to other appropriate agencies.
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826 SW Adams St. near the ball diamond in downtown
Peoria
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Past, Present, Future
The ywca Peoria is 120 years old!
Our history and mission guide us into the future.
ywca Leader Luncheon & Legend Reception,
we honor Women Leaders!
ywca of peoria recognizing legends
YWCA depends upon volunteers to tell our story of
service and Mission.
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Chairperson Myra Peitzmeier and volunteers at the Spring Home
Builders Show
Day of Caring volunteers
ywca of peoria Community Support
Soup for the Shelter
Held at
Rhythm
Kitchen
Music Café
&
Contempora
ry Art
Center
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Ceramic mugs &
bowls painted by
“Kids helping Kids”
A variety of sweets for an after dinner treat
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For information regarding how you
can become involved with the
ywca Peoria, please visit our
website:www.ywcapeoria.co
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ywca Peoria is committed to change and to making a difference in our community.