safety. healing. empowerment.

The YWCA Pierce County has been a community leader in domestic violence services for over thirty years. After starting the state's first domestic violence shelter in 1976, the YWCA has steadily expanded and enhanced a comprehensive menu of domestic violence service provision, offering clients real tools to change their lives through safety, healing, and empowerment 
The YWCA Pierce County touches the lives of over 12,000 women and children annually seeking safety 
through this bevy of services. Support from community members via volunteering and donations help 
the YWCA support its clients in creating lives free of violence and full of hope.
Consider a gift to maintain our stellar services. Give online here.

safety

The YWCA Pierce County has been committed to making its community safer through comprehensive services for over a century.

accessibility

Trained advocates are available around the clock, 24 hours a day to safety plan and offer assistance for callers concerned with their own safety or that of a loved one. 253-383-2593.

healing

Therapeutic services aimed at breaking the cycle of violence is available for women and children rebuilding their lives after fleeing violence in their home.

hope

A safe haven, the services offered by the YWCA offer the first sense of peace and hope felt in years for many YWCA clients.

empowerment

The combination of services provided by the YWCA give clients the tools they need to create healing in their own lives. YWCA staff, committed to an empowerment model of advocacy, encourage clients to make their own priorities, their own decisions, and to take control of their own futures.