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February 20, 2024

Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day 2024

Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day 2024 was unforgettable. YWCA staff, volunteers, allies, and fellow housing advocates played a crucial role in the success of the event. Here are the happenings and highlights of the day.

YWCA Staff and advocates at a rally for I-940

March 12, 2018

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The 2018 Washington legislative session is over, and YWCA advocates achieved amazing success by passing EVERY bill we set out to get turned into law!

YWCA advocates stand on the Legislative building steps.

March 5, 2018

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YWCA staff, program participants, and family members joined advocates from across Washington to advocate for housing and share their stories with legislators to make a difference in our communities.

YWCA participates at 2017 Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day in Olympia

January 8, 2018

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See what YWCA will be advocating for in the 2018 Washington State Legislature

YWCA endorsed King County Proposition 1 to improve housing and homeless services.

November 14, 2017

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Seattle's first mayor in 91 years, six of nine Council Members are now women, and a new Senator from the 45th District changes her party's control of the State legislature.

A rally of protestors against Betsy DeVos is shown

October 24, 2017

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Betsy DeVos stopped into Bellevue to speak at a think tank, and was met by a protest against her department's treatment of campus sexual assault survivors.

Brought to the US as children, thousands of undocumented Americans are at risk of being deported

October 3, 2017

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After months of saying that he was interested in protecting Dreamers, President Donald Trump made the decision to rescind the work authorization for undocumented immigrants brought to America as children through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).