YWCA Hamilton

Secure Safety Every Day: Support Survivors Monthly 🏠
When a family flees domestic violence, emergency shelter is just the first step on a long journey toward healing and independence. To provide that path forward, YWCA Hamilton relies on steady, predictable funding.

By becoming a recurring monthly donor, you provide the reliable foundation needed to keep our life-saving programs running 24/7/365.

What Your Monthly Support Sustains:
-Continuous Safety: Funding operations for Dove House, the only emergency domestic violence shelter in Butler County.
-Stable Housing: Supporting individuals and families in our permanent supportive housing as they rebuild their lives.
-Always-On Crisis Care: Ensuring our 24-Hour Crisis Hotline is always answered when someone reaches out for help.

For as little as $20 a month, you can help bridge the gap for families at risk. Your consistent support ensures that safety, dignity, and a fresh start are always available to those who need them most.

Join our circle of monthly supporters today.
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Today, SB 341, a bill to raise the age of marriage in Ohio to the age of 18, passed unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee!

We know that marriages that begin when one spouse is a child have an elevated risk for physical, sexual, emotional, and financial violence across the duration of their relationship. When the legislature returns in the fall, the bill will need to be voted on by the full Senate and then it will start its process in the House.

➡️Click this link to watch the supporter testimonies and committee vote from today: https://tr.ee/yhXRrEoSN9

A Trailblazer’s Journey: Honoring Pauli Murray 🏳️‍🌈✊🏾
Did you know that legal scholar, Episcopal priest, and civil rights icon Pauli Murray stayed at the YWCA Harlem while attending Hunter College?

Long before her ideas transformed American law, she found a place of community and belonging within our movement. Pauli Murray was a pivotal figure for racial, gender, and social justice, and her foundational work helped shape the YWCA into what it is today.

As a q***r Black trailblazer who spent her life fighting for the intersections of civil and LGBTQ+ rights, we are incredibly proud to have played a small role in her historic journey. This Pride Month, we honor her enduring legacy, her brilliant mind, and her fight for absolute equality.

✨ Discover her incredible story: https://bit.ly/4tPsE8h

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( ) is the only dedicated federal funding source for domestic violence, helping keep the lights on and the doors open at local programs.
Demand for services continues to grow - Congress must increase FVPSA funding!

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( ) is the only dedicated federal funding source for domestic violence, helping keep the lights on and the doors open at local programs.

Demand for services continues to grow - Congress must increase FVPSA funding!

NNEDV and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence are welcoming 200+ advocates to Washington, DC, this week for . Follow along as we share this year's congressional asks to support survivors, advocates, and programs!

[Image description: Over a purple and teal ombré background, orange and white text reads: “Advocacy Days 2026. Congress must: Fund Family Violence Prevention and Services Act programs and services at $526 million.” White NAESV and NNEDV logos are at the top; a white silhouette of the U.S. Capitol is at the bottom.]

Honor. Celebrate. Protect. Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈✨
At YWCA Hamilton, our mission to eliminate racism and empower women is built on a foundational commitment to peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people. That commitment inherently includes demanding true equity and equality for our LGBTQ+ community.

This , we celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ lives, leadership, resilience, and voices. To the advocates, creators, and neighbors who enrich our community: thank you for your immense, beautiful contributions to the fabric of our nation.

True justice means creating a world where everyone is safe to live authentically. We stand with you this month and every month. ✊🏽🏳️‍⚧️

Annual YWCA USA conference.