2012 Annual Report - the YWCA Cass Clay

Mission - Board of Directors -
Contact - Membership
Year in Review
Our Mission
The YWCA Cass Clay is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women,
and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
Board of Directors
Erin Prochnow, YWCA Cass Clay Executive Director
Sindy Keller, President
Shelley Earsley, First Vice President
Katie Hasbargen, Second Vice President
Lisa Yoney, Treasurer
Chitra Ramanathan, Secretary
Denise Magness, Past President
Annette Ambuehl
Kathy Benson
Contact Us
Administrative Offices
A Child’s World
3100 12th Avenue North
Fargo, ND 58102
701.298.8047 (A Child's World)
701.232.2547 (Administration)
701.232.2590 (Fax)
Emergency Shelter
3000 University Drive South
Fargo, ND 58103
701.232.3449
701.232.9408 (Fax)
Website: www.ywcacassclay.org
Email: info@ywcacassclay.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ywcacassclay
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ywcacassclay
Blog: www.ywcacassclay.areavoices.com
Membership
BY THE NUMBERS
$35
a year provides a YWCA
membership
313
individuals were members of
the YWCA in 2012
Tracy Briggs
Becky Cote
Jessica Foss
Kimberlee Hegvik
Ramona Johnson
Angela Novak
Deb Reynolds
Carolyn Trana
The YWCA Cass Clay
has been serving
the Fargo-Moorhead
community since
1906.
The YWCA is one of the oldest and largest multicultural women's membership movement in the
world. Today, over two million individuals participate in YWCA programs in more than 1,300
locations across the United States, with programs and activites supported by more than 47,000
volunteers. Worldwide, the YWCA serves over 25 million women and girls across 125 different
countries.
Your $35 annual donation to membership supports the operations of all YWCA Cass Clay
programs and helps further our work of eliminating racism and empowering women. We invite
you to become a member today.
"What Matters"
This past year has been one
of exciting accomplishments,
unexpected challenges, and hard
work as the YWCA continued to
live out its mission of eliminating
racism and empowering women
and children.
Having the unique perspective
to serve as the Board President,
throughout the year I often found myself asking the
question “What matters?” Looking back on 2012, it
became very clear that this underlying theme of “what
matters” runs through all aspects of the YWCA.
The YWCA answers the question of what matters
again and again with clarity, determination and passion
by offering a safe refuge, a listening ear, and hope for a
brighter future to those who need a helping hand.
The YWCA has devoted itself to making a profound
and significant impact on the lives of women, children
and families in our community.
What We Do Matters:
The YWCA works hard every day to offer our
community comprehensive programs from emergency
shelter, homeless prevention, supportive housing, early
childhood education, and additional supportive services
including education and employment, on-site shelter
faith community nurse, after school programming and
racial justice work.
If you ask any of the 1,361 women and children who
called the Emergency Shelter home last year, they
will tell you it matters. They will tell you that their lives
have been forever changed. If you ask one of the
7,370 individuals who received a food basket because
they struggle to make ends meet, they will tell you it
matters. They will tell you that this food basket ensures
their children don’t go to bed hungry. And if you ask a
parent of any of the 136 children who were entrusted to
our care, they will tell you it matters. They will tell you
that they are empowered to go to work and provide for
their families knowing their children are in good hands.
What We Say Matters:
Not only does the work of the YWCA matter, but how
we actively participate, advocate, and speak out about
issues directly affecting women, children and families
matters as we give voice to those who would otherwise
go unheard.
The Purple Purse Campaign was a new and engaging
way to educate about domestic violence and our
annual Stand Against Racism involved twice as
many community groups as collectively we said no to
prejudice and discrimination.
Additionally, while we
work with women,
children and families,
what we say matters.
This is critically
important in our
supportive housing
programs, which
provided 121 women
and children the
opportunity to live in
their own apartment
last year. As we help
them to regain their
independence, we don’t tell women what to do, but
support them as they make their own decisions and
plan their own goals. We tell them that they matter,
they are worthy, and they deserve respect.
What We Believe Matters:
At the core of everything we do is the belief that we
can make a difference; that we collectively live out our
mission of peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
We believe everyone deserves to feel safe, to not be
judged by the color of one’s skin, and that our future
lies within our children’s eyes. We believe in meeting
people where they are at in their journey and offering
support along the way.
At the end of each day, we know the YWCA matters
to the 237 people touched by our supportive services.
As an organization we have accomplished a great deal
thanks to our dedicated staff and committed volunteers
and we are blessed to work with our partners, individuals,
business and organizations to make a difference.
Thank you on behalf of the YWCA and all women,
children and families we serve. Your involvement
matters, as we could not do it without you.
Sindy Keller
YWCA Cass Clay Board President
"
The YWCA has
devoted itself to making
a profound and
significant impact on
the lives of women,
children and families
in our community.
"
-Sindy Keller
YWCA Cass Clay Board President