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Western Massachusetts
STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
STOP
SEXUAL ASSAULT
STOP
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The YWCA of Western Massachusetts is one of 300 local Associations in the United States. For nearly 150 years, the YWCA has served our region, guided by its founding principle: to provide shelter, support services, and tools for self-sufficiency for women and girls in our community.
Contact Us
Tel: (413) 732.3121, www.ywca.org
24 HOUR bilingual domestic violence/sexual assault hotline (413) 733 - 7100 (TTY/V)
(800) 796 - 8711 (TTY/V)
Llamanos Spanish-language
(800) 223 - 5001
Today, the YWCA provides safe places for women and children in crisis. It offers counseling, job training, child- care, and health and fitness. The YWCA also offers job training to people ages 16-21 who are out of school.
In pursuit of its mission to empower women and eliminate racism, the YWCA strives to create opportunities for women’s growth, power, and leadership to obtain peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people. The YWCA supports all people across all gender spectrums.
The YWCA of Western Massachusetts operates 16 programs at several sites, including Westfield, Holyoke, Northampton, and Springfield. The YWCA also operates an 11-acre campus in Springfield that provides shelter to battered women and their children in a modern facility with state-of-the-art computerized security.
