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Join us for YWCA Billings Empowerment Hours®
YWCA Billings Empowerment Hours are one-hour virtual gatherings every Wednesday from 1:00 - 2:00pm featuring a variety of topics aimed at empowering victims, survivors, friends, and families with practical information and skills on leading healthy lives free of...
Survivors Thrive: Rita survived the unimaginable with YWCA’s help and guidance
Rita came to YWCA’s shelter after being sexually assaulted. Before our attorney could file an Order of Protection, Rita had to leave because her ex-husband abused their young child so badly that she had to be flown to an out-of-state trauma center. The girl did not...
Season of Sharing 2021 Coming Soon!
Get excited! Season of Sharing 2021 – YWCA's annual Holiday Gifting program – is coming soon! We are rapidly approaching the time of year when YWCA Billings and YOU look forward to fulfilling wish lists for the survivors of domestic violence as we strive to...
YWCA Plans to Build Second Emergency Shelter due to Increase in Partner/Family Member Assaults
Article courtesy of KULR8 BILLINGS, Mont. - YWCA Billings is looking to build a second emergency shelter due to the nearly 40% increase in partner and family member assaults during the pandemic. "We have been really struggling to figure out how to house everyone who...
Salute Honoree Spotlight: Sarah Calhoun, Red Ants Pants
Founding Owner of Red Ants Pants and Red Ants Pants Foundation, Sarah Calhoun has nearly two decades of leadership experience in the non-profit and small business sectors. She is the Salute 2020 recipient of the Woman of Achievement Award, a prestigious honor which...
Salute Honoree Spotlight: Zonta Club of Billings
The Zonta Club of Billings is comprised of executives and professionals dedicated to the advancement of women through education, economic stability, legal and legislative equality, health and wellness. This passionate and hard-working group of women are honored...
Salute Honoree Spotlight: Brandon Walter
A native of Billings, Montana, FBI Special Agent Brandon Walter has worked tirelessly with hundreds of victims in human trafficking...
Salute Honoree Spotlight: Gainan’s Flowers
Gainan’s Midtown Flowers and Garden Center demonstrate their commitment to the Billings community by supporting more than 60 non-profit...
Take a Stand
Today we would like you to Meet Shelly and Sandra
Everyone makes mistakes! Some of us have an easier time than others -- learning lessons, making amends and moving on. Shelly was not having an easier time. Her life had spiraled downward. She had a criminal record and had been evicted more than once for not being able...
Season of Sharing
‘Twas a Season of Sharing for YWCA Billings families and for those who put magic in the holidays.The children were surprised with needed and wished for gifts and their mothers shed tears of joy. Here’s what some of them said: “I just wanted to tell you thank you so...
$1 Million Gift Launches YWCA Billings’ Fund-Raising Endeavor to Build Additional Sheltering for victims of Domestic Violence and Poverty
BIILINGS, MT, December 16, 2020 – Women and children who desperately need shelter and protection from their abusers; YWCA Billings programs to end family homelessness caused by domestic violence and poverty; and one of the worlds’ most generous philanthropists formed...
Today we would like you to meet Jody and Tasha
Jody came to YWCA’s Shelter after she was severely beaten and strangled by her partner. She was very depressed due to her children being taken into Child Protective Services custody following the assault. During her 12-week stay, she worked full time, saw a therapist...
You can help these women and children
YWCA is on a mission to save, change, and improve the lives of women and children who have had to overcome problems the rest of us never face. Our services — which are unduplicated in our region — help people transition from violence and poverty to living...