NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 1, 2019) – More than 500 friends and supporters of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee shopped and sipped for a good cause during the seventh annual Wine Women & Shoes on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Music City Center. The event was presented by Regions, and proceeds support the YWCA’s Domestic… Continue Reading $393,000 Raised for State’s Largest Domestic Violence Shelter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 15, 2019) – The Bridgestone Arena was ground zero for shining the spotlight on the crisis of domestic violence in Nashville and Middle Tennessee on Sunday, Feb. 10. More than 17,000 fans and spectators witnessed how extensive this crime is in our community, and across the U.S., through videos, public service announcements,… Continue Reading YWCA Teams Up with Nashville Predators to Help End Violence Against Women
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – Ten years after the failed “English Only” referendum, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee is hosting a Lunch & Learn series on racism and immigration and the ways they intersect in our community. The series will conclude with the annual Stand Against Racism public rally in Downtown Nashville on April 25. Learn more… Continue Reading No Hate No Fear – 2019 Stand Against Racism Luncheon Series & Public Rally Announced
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee was recently awarded a $515,000 grant to provide transitional housing support to women and children leaving the Weaver Domestic Violence Center and starting their lives anew. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – Office on Violence Against Women funding supports holistic, victim-centered approaches for moving victims of… Continue Reading YWCA Receives $515,000 Grant to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence
Last spring, after suffering eight long years of emotional and physical abuse “Margaret” found the courage to leave her husband. She took the kids and moved into a new apartment, but her freedom didn’t last long. Her abuser found them, broke the locks, and took children. With the help of Metro’s Office of Family Safety,… Continue Reading Congress must reauthorize Violence Against Women Act | Opinion – Sharon K. Roberson (Tennessean)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 12, 2018) – YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee hosted its 27th annual Academy for Women of Achievement celebration and induction dinner at the Music City Center in downtown Nashville last night. More than 500 people, including Mayor David Briley and leaders from Nashville’s music, business, government, and philanthropic sectors attended. The 2018… Continue Reading YWCA Hosts 27th Academy for Women of Achievement Celebration
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Domestic violence is a crisis in Tennessee. Once again, Tennessee ranks among the worst in the country for females murdered by males. In fact, the state ranks fifth across the country in an annual study released Tuesday by the Violence Policy Center. Tennessee has been somewhere on the study’s top-10 list for the… Continue Reading More females murdered in Tennessee than almost any other state (WSMV-TV)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 500 men and women came together Thursday morning at the Omni Nashville Hotel to confront a timely and critical issue —how to challenge a culture and end the epidemic of violence against women. The AMEND Experience spotlights the YWCA’s AMEND Together program, a primary prevention initiative dedicated to ending… Continue Reading AMEND Experience Challenges Community to Work Together to End Abuse Against Women & Girls
Calling for an end to domestic violence, Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton stood before a group of more than 500 Middle Tennessee community leaders among others in Nashville Thursday and asked them to take a stand. “We have to talk about something that we don’t want to talk about,” Hamilton, who lives outside Nashville, told the group during the 3rd annual… Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton calls on leaders to take stand against domestic violence (Tennessean)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee is working to stop domestic violence before it starts. That’s what the AMEND Together program is all about. The YWCA’s VP of External Affairs and AMEND Together appeared WKRN News 2 on Tuesday, Sept. 11 to discuss the initiative and the upcoming AMEND Experience. Watch his Newsmaker… Continue Reading Newsmaker : Shan Foster, VP External Affairs & AMEND Together (WKRN-TV)