YWCA Clark County nabs $3M grant to prevent homelessness

YWCA Clark County’s (YWCACC) Domestic Violence Program, SafeChoice, has received a $3 million, multi-year grant to prevent homelessness from the Ed and Dollie Lynch Fund at the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington.

Domestic violence is a major cause of homelessness for women as half of all homeless women and children have fled abuse. To address this cause, YWCACC plans to increase its SafeChoice shelter capacity and enhance holistic services that give long-lasting support to survivors of domestic violence according to Holly Jacobs, Board President of YWCACC.