YWCA Mohawk Valley Joins National YWCA USA Campaign UTICA, N.Y. (Oct. 11, 2022) – YWCA Mohawk Valley (YWCA MV) will join YWCA USA and sister associations across the country in observing Week Without Violence, a signature campaign to raise awareness and engage action to end the broad spectrum of violence. For more than 20 years,… Continue Reading Week Without Violence: A Vision for the Future
Observing National Domestic Violence Awareness Month at YWCA Mohawk Valley Each October, everything at YWCA Mohawk Valley (YWCA MV) turns purple. Not a new shade of orange for Halloween, not reds and yellows like the autumn leaves, but a vibrant, deliberate purple. Why? Purple is the official color for domestic violence awareness, and October is… Continue Reading On a Mission to Eradicate Domestic Violence in Our Community
YWCA MV Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Fundraiser Returns YWCA Mohawk Valley (YWCA MV) will hold their annual Purple Ribbon Campaign throughout October for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. After minimizing the fundraiser in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, YWCA MV is opening participation to interested members of the community. Local businesses and organizations… Continue Reading YWCA MV Invites Local Businesses to Participate in Purple Ribbon Campaign
Last Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we launched Steps to Stop Violence, a new awareness initiative as a partner to Take Back the Night (TBTN). We are excited to bring back this campaign for TBTN this year! Click here to pledge your steps for 2021! Together, we’re taking the steps to end domestic violence for good. COVID-19… Continue Reading A Look Back at Steps to Stop Violence 2020
For the first time in five years, YWCA Mohawk Valley (YWCA MV) revealed a new addition to the Silent Witness Project: Cheri Saupp. In May 2018, Cheri Saupp lost her life at the hands of her boyfriend, just weeks before her 50th birthday. By adding her story to the Silent Witness Project, YWCA MV will… Continue Reading YWCA Mohawk Valley Memorializes Local Domestic Violence Victim