YWCA of Rochester &
Monroe County
175 North Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
585-546-5820
Fax: 585-546-1077
News & Events
Web Site Redesign RFP Available
The YWCA web site redesign RFP is available for download. Read More...
Rochester Women’s Giving Circle Awards Grant to Help Young Mothers Graduate
This June, amid the graduation ceremonies taking place at local high school and college campuses, the Rochester Women’s Giving Circle has awarded the YWCA’s Young Parents Support Services Program a $7,500 grant to help fund on-site case management services for pregnant and parenting teens to help them stay in school. Read More...
News ArchiveHelping Women and Families
The YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County has been a beacon of help and hope for local women and families since 1883. Today, our programs focus on providing support for pregnant and parenting teens and their babies, and on offering a continuum of housing for women in need of all ages and family situations.
Lifelong Advocates for Women.
Remembering Betty Jane Altier and Ermine B. Byas.
Hope. For the future.
Please consider a contribution to the YWCA's 2009-2010 Annual Appeal. The need has never been greater. Every gift is appreciated. Every gift makes a difference. To make an investment in the future of our community, please click here.
Thank You for Making the Holidays Brighter for Women and Children In Need
Our heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of individuals, schools, organizations, corporations and individual donors who provided wonderful holiday gifts and much-needed personal care items to over 600 women and children served by the YWCA.
In these economic times, it has become more difficult for families living on the edge of poverty to make ends meet, much less have money for holiday gifts. For some, even the basics have become luxury items - one woman in our Housing Program shared her delight and gratitude upon receiving a new bathrobe, the first she had ever had.
This holiday season, our donors have truly shown the women and children we serve that they do have a caring community – one that supports their efforts to create brighter futures for themselves and their children. Below are just a few of the donors who made it all possible. For a full list of donors, click here.
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(L_R) Senator Jim Alesi, several Citizens Bank Branches, and Kitty Keller of Patricia’s Fabric House along with many of her customers all donated wonderful gifts and personal care items.
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Many corporate groups, like Xerox Corporation’s Lean Six Sigma Club and employees from Erdman Anthony, took part in the gift drive. Parents also encouraged their children to participate, helping choose gifts, wrap shoeboxes, and deliver contributions to the YWCA.
In 2009, YWCA Emergency Housing Program Served Three Times the Number of Homeless Children
Last year, almost 600 women and children secured safe and supportive housing critical for building successful futures through the YWCA's residential programs.
Our thanks to The Community Foundation for a recent grant to expand the capacity of our Emergency Housing program from 13 to 21 beds. As a result, the YWCA Emergency Housing Program served three times the number of homeless children in 2009 compared to 2008.
Intensive support services provided as part of the YWCA’s program help homeless women build the support networks necessary to find and maintain affordable, long-term housing.