Resources for Action
Upcoming Share the Plate: June 8, 2025
YWCA of North Central Washington
https://ywcancw.org/
212 First St.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
509-662-3531
YWCA North Central Washington is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women.
Their housing department is the branch of our organization responsible for the most direct service. This location offers five housing programs, all with the goal of helping people achieve or maintain safe and stable housing.
YWCA’s Housing Programs:
- Two on-site programs are available, including a 90-day emergency shelter for women and their dependents, as well as a 1-year transitional shelter program. Each program requires regular meetings with a case manager to work towards their individual goals.
- A 6-unit permanent supportive housing location for folks with a disability and chronic homelessness.
- The YWCA’s Housing First program is designed to assist individuals struggling with behavioral or mental health issues in maintaining their housing.
- Emergency Rental Assistance program to help folks meet one-time shortfalls.
If people want to connect, the YWCA currently has a few opportunities available. Their location is actively recruiting board members; the thrift store has regular opportunities.
Upcoming Events for YWCA:
- Thursday, June 19, 3-6 pm at Walla Walla Point Park, Juneteenth
- Thrift Store Pop Up at Wenatchee Pride Festival on Saturday, June 21 at Memorial Park
- Rainbow Camp, Fri.-Sun, August 22-24
Justice Action Events
Housing Security
February 19, 2024 Service Topic
View the presentation on the Chelan Douglas Homeless Crisis Response System completed in January 2023 before the Point in Time homeless count.
Housing Resources
- Washington 211- https://wa211.org/
- Chelan and Douglas County Housing Authority – http://www.ccwha.com/
- Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council – https://cdcac.org/
- Serve Wenatchee – https://www.servewenatchee.org/
- Bruce Transitional Housing – https://www.wrc-ncw.org/index.html
- Salvation Army Wenatchee Shelter- https://wenatcheeshelter.salvationarmy.org/wenatchee_shelter
- Chelan-Douglas Coordinated Entry
- Women’s Resource Center
Indigenous Rights and Reparation
The CUUF congregation has identified Indigenous Rights and Reparation as a priority this year; reflected in our Land Acknowledgement. “We are not here to “save the Indian,” or atone for our past actions, but to work together to address the issues that affect all of us, our shared future.” Here are some actions that can be the start of our individual work.
False Promises
For information on the post-colonial history of the Wenatchi-P’squosa People see: False Promises, a 57-minute documentary The History of the Wenatchi Fishing Reservation, E. Richard Hart, p 163 in Western Legal History 13(2) 2000 Click Here to view the article.
JUUstice Washington
JUUstice Washington is a UU action network addressing social and environmental justice on a regional basis. JUUstice Washington strives to inspire, educate, empower, and nurture the capacity of Unitarian Universalists, as well as community allies, to collaboratively advocate for and undertake social and environmental justice initiatives, and to support legislative change that aligns with Unitarian Universalist values in Washington and beyond.