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Healing Financially After Domestic Violence

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

By Fabiola Alfonso, Financial Education Specialist, YWCA Evanston/North Shore After a financially abusive relationship, the road to financial well-being can be overwhelming, but it is not impossible. According to NCADV, 99% of domestic violence survivors also suffer financial abuse and they have the additional challenge of rebuilding their financial life. Financial abuse can leave a… Continue Reading Healing Financially After Domestic Violence

Tiffany McDowell to Lead Equity Institute at YWCA Evanston/North Shore

Monday, October 8, 2018

YWCA Evanston/North Shore recently announced that Tiffany McDowell has been named director of the organization’s newly formed Equity Institute. McDowell is a community psychologist and she brings expertise in using an equity lens to inform policy, advocacy, and program evaluation. She will lead development of the Equity Institute’s strategy for comprehensive training and consulting throughout the… Continue Reading Tiffany McDowell to Lead Equity Institute at YWCA Evanston/North Shore

YWCA Evanston/North Shore kicks off Purple Purse campaign

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Evanston, IL — YWCA Evanston/North Shore today kicked off its participation in The Allstate Foundation’s Purple Purse Challenge, a fundraising and awareness campaign centered on the role that financial abuse plays in domestic violence. The Purple Purse Challenge will continue throughout October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the YWCA has installed a giant… Continue Reading YWCA Evanston/North Shore kicks off Purple Purse campaign

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