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The YWCA is making an impact through...
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High
quality, affordable child care
By making child care
affordable to the families that need it most through
affordable rates and private scholarships, the YWCA is
making a multi-generational impact in the lives our
clients. Reliable child care makes it easier for parents
to advance in their careers, look for work, or continue
their education.
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917 children ages 6 weeks-12 years old received care
in 2006-07
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96% say their child is safer than they would be in
their alternative
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60%
of children in YWCA care receive some form of
subsidy
The programs use
educationally-based curriculum to support school
readiness and success for the children in their care.
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Free
mammogram, diagnostic exams and patient navigation
YWCA Women’s Health tackles a focused and essential part
of the health care crisis by providing the only no-cost,
comprehensive approach to preventive breast health care
in the Dallas area. We are able to focus our efforts on
medically underserved and high poverty areas through
partnerships with mobile mammography units and clinics.
All services are available in English and Spanish.
- 1,518 free
mammograms and 343 free diagnostics in 2006-07
- Client base is
nearly 91% minority, with 76% being Hispanic
- 74% are ages
40-59
Without means of access to screenings and diagnostics,
many of these women would otherwise be at-risk for late
detection and diagnosis – limiting treatment options and
survival rates. Providing the first level of diagnostic
services allows women to obtain resolution quickly and
access necessary treatment sooner.
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Financial literacy education and matched savings
incentives
YWCA Financial
Empowerment teaches women and their families basic financial literacy and
skills to develop effective savings habits and encourage
first time banking relationships. Consumer education
seminars, case management, tax credit education and a
matched savings program are also offered.
Three months after
graduating from a YWCA Financial Empowerment workshop
series:
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92% had
increased savings or reduced personal debt
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82% were
teaching savings habits to their children
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79% had
established and followed a household budget
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65% found it
easier to pay monthly bills
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62% reduced
use of payday loans
In 2006-07 the YWCA
provided financial literacy education to 709
individuals, including 27 new clients in the matched
saving program. Match savings account holders saved
$22,000 in 2006-07. More than $14,000 was paid in
matched savings toward 16 asset purchases including five
for first-time homeownership, five for home improvement,
three for small business purchases and three for
education.
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Case management for teen mothers and first-time mothers
The YWCA implemented
the nationally recognized Nurse-Family Partnership
program in May 2006 as the first NFP site in Texas and
served 105 women during 2006-07. The evidenced-based,
nurse home visitation program improves pregnancy
outcomes, child health and development, and
self-sufficiency for low-income, first-time parents.
Mother and child receive
more than 60 visits from a highly educated nurse,
beginning in pregnancy and continuing until the child is
2 years old.
The most rigorously
tested program of its kind, studies of the program have
shown:
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48% reduction in child abuse and neglect
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Improved prenatal health, fewer childhood injuries,
fewer subsequent pregnancies, increased intervals
between births, increased maternal employment, and
improved school readiness
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$5.70 return for
every dollar invested for the high-risk population
served
The YWCA also offers the
YWCA Young Parent Program, a comprehensive resource for
young mothers that builds upon each family’s strengths
to create a personalized program plan for addressing
their needs. Education attainment, and particularly
graduation from high school, is highly stressed. The
program uses a research-based parenting education
curriculum to build stronger families by teaching young
mothers how to parent, how to create a support system,
and how to become self-sufficient.
The program aims to
increase positive parenting behaviors in at least 80
percent of program participants. It also sets goals to
encourage identified career goals, decreased occurrences
of repeat pregnancy, improved social networks, and
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