YWCA Glendale & Pasadena is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

What We Do ↘

YWCA Glendale & Pasadena provides resources and support to survivors of domestic violence and their children, and through our education and prevention efforts we empower women, girls, and families to build healthy relationships, achieve self-sufficiency, and live free from violence.

  • Ending Gender-Based Violence

    Our Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Programs offer safety and healing to survivors as well as community education in order to break the cycle of violence. All services are provided at no cost and are available in English, Spanish, and Armenian.

  • Empowering Girls

    Our Girls' Empowerment Programs are designed to support young girls and those who identify with female development through evidence-based Healthy Relationship education, Girls Circle groups, and pathways to the future in STEAM learning opportunities.

  • Advancing Racial Justice

    Our Racial Justice programs address both individual and systemic forms of racial and gender inequities through advocacy, education, and policy change. We are a proud supporter and founder of the annual Glendale Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Gathering as part of the Coalition for an Anti-Racist Glendale.

Our Programs ↘

YWCA Glendale & Pasadena provides resources and support to survivors of domestic violence and their children, and through our education and prevention efforts we empower women, girls, and families to build healthy relationships, achieve self-sufficiency, and live free from violence.

  • Domestic Violence Supportive Services

    Survivor support programs include case management, emergency shelter, mental health support, legal support, and housing navigation to ensure short and long-term success. Our trauma informed and culturally competent services are provided at no cost and are available in English, Spanish, and Armenian.

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  • Sunrise Village Emergency Shelter

    We offer a confidential 16-bed emergency shelter for women and their children who are fleeing abusive homes.

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    24/7 Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline

    We are here for you at 1-888-999-7511. Our hotline is staffed 24 hours a day by trained domestic violence counselors.

  • Housing Navigation

    Financial aid, housing support, and long-term planning assistance to secure stable living.

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  • Legal Support

    We provide free, civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence, such as assistance obtaining a protective order, U Visas, divorces, and child custody.

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  • Mental Health Support

    We provide mental health support for survivors including individual counseling to adults and children and a variety of support groups.

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  • Case Management

    Connect with a case manager to address immediate and ongoing needs at our Domestic Violence Service Center.

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  • Violence Prevention Education

    Preparing professionals, youth, and all community members in healthy relationships, consent, and more on their pathways to support survivors of domestic violence.

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  • Girls’ Empowerment Programs

    Empowering youth year round in evidence-based support group Girls Circle, TechGYRLS®, and Camp Rosie: Girls on the Rise.

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  • Racial and Gender Equity Advocacy

    Our programs include racial equity education and advocacy and policy change at the local level.

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Annual Holiday Giving Program

We provide resources and support to survivors of domestic violence and their children so they can achieve self-sufficiency and live free from violence. Every year our donors make holiday wishes come true for families affected by domestic violence through our Hope For The Holiday program. Families provide a list of their most needed items, and donors are matched with them and their wish lists.

Join the Circle ↘

Named after YWCA’s signature color, The Persimmon Donor Circle is a special group of caring individuals. Become part of a community of engaged supporters creating change for survivors for just $42 per month.

Benefits of being a YWCA member include:

  • Receive invitations to private Persimmon events

  • Receive curated updates and sneak peeks into program expansions, trends, and innovations

  • Listed on our website, annual report, and event materials

  • Receive two tickets to our annual Women for Racial Justice Breakfast and a full-page ad in the event program book

  • Receive two tickets to our annual Heart & Excellence Luncheon and a full-page ad in the event program book

  • Option to use four tickets for one event

Reach Out ↘

YWCA Glendale & Pasadena provides direct services, empowerment programming, and advocacy to support marginalized individuals and families, especially women and girls of color, while working to challenge structural barriers to equity.

  • I Need Help

    Our trauma informed and culturally competent services for survivors of domestic violence are provided at no cost and are available in English, Spanish, and Armenian.

  • I Want To Help

    Become part of an extraordinary collective of YWCA supporters who consistently power our work in the community through your investment of time, resources, and care for the women and girls in our community.

Community Impact ↘

In 2023 alone, we managed to empower more than 2,500 women and girls through our emergency domestic violence shelter, mental health, legal support, social service, and girls' empowerment education and violence prevention programs, advancing our mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

  • Shelter for Survivors

    YWCA’s emergency shelter and housing program including eviction prevention, rental assistance, and housing navigation help families find stability.

  • Safety & Trauma-Informed Support

    YWCA’s Domestic Violence Service Center team supports survivors and advocates to help protect the well-being of survivors and their children.

  • Violence Prevention

    YWCA’s violence prevention programs build pathways toward futures free from violence.

2,145

Domestic Violence Survivors and Children served

70%

of Shelter Residents secured transitional housing

4,058

Shelter bed nights provided

$130,000+

of financial assistance was provided to 289 households

75,436

Meals provided to 102 women and children living in shelter

What’s Happening

The latest updates from YWCA Glendale & Pasadena

It Takes Courage

We create real change. Every day.

Thank you for your interest in supporting our direct services for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Your tax-deductible donation allows us to provide survivors with the services needed to ensure their safety and security, implement violence prevention and STEAM education programming for girls, and support our Coalition for an Anti-Racist Glendale in advancing racial justice and systemic change.

$50

Provide critical support for our mission.

$250

One month of meals for a family in our shelter

$500

25 hours of trauma-informed childcare

$1500

1 week / teen dating violence prevention education