About the YWCA Wheeling

The YWCA Wheeling is a member association of the Young Women's Christian Association. With more than 25 million members in 122 countries, the YWCA is the oldest and largest women's organization in the world designed to empower women and eliminate racism. Located in the heart of downtown Wheeling, at 1100 Chapline Street, the YWCA Wheeling seeks to positively impact the local community and the region, while eliminating racism and empowering women. It offers a number of programs including:

-The Y Not Repeat Boutique (a boutique that accepts gently used donated clothing from the community and helps clothe women going back into the work force)

-Resident and Homeless Program that houses single women over the age of 18 in a community style residence

-A Cultural Diversity & Community Outreach program that helps the community at large with cultural diversity issues

-The Family Violence Prevention Program, a multi-faceted and diverse domestic violence program geared towards ending the cycle of abuse.

For the last 33 years, the program has offered support and advocacy to victims of domestic violence in Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel Counties, by offering civil and legal court advocates, a child advocate, an employability advocate, three teen dating violence advocates, Madden House (our domestic violence shelter), BIPPS - Batterers intervention and prevention - 32 week court-ordered educational classes for men who batter and FOCUS - behavior modification for women who batter, 911 save a lifeline, supervised visitation and exchanges, and transitional housing for survivors and their children.

The YWCA Wheeling is one of 300 associations in the nation and has been a prominent part of the Northern Panhandle since 1906.

Click the links below to learn more about the programs of the YWCA:
Family Violence Prevention Program
Cultural Diversity & Community Outreach Program
YWCA Women's Boutique
Women's Residence & Homeless Shelter

News Updates

wheeling news register.net

The YWCA Wheeling board of directors elected officers for 2010-11 at the organization's annual meeting at the YWCA building Thursday, June 17. The YWCA held it annual meeting on Thursday June 17. New members were elected, and we said good-bye to several board members.

Elected were Karen Stakem, president; Dea Kennen, president-elect; Colleen Mindzak, vice president; Penny C. Evans, secretary, and Heather Lapp, treasurer.

The group also elected Evans, Hali Exley, Kim Florence, Mindzak and Barbara Pettit to second three-year terms as board members. Dr. Carolyn Darling, Angela Fennerty, Patty Kota, Tina West and Nini Zadrozny were elected to their first three-year terms on the board.

Click Here to Read the YWCA Tribute to Women Press Release. The YWCA Wheeling will honor notable area women at a Tribute to Women Party Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Wheeling YWCA. The event, which will begin at 6 p.m., serves to recognize outstanding women and at the same time help the YWCA Wheeling to raise funds for programs that eliminate racism and empower women.

Click Here to Read about the YWCA Wheeling partnering with Kroger's to offer you the opportunity to contribute to the YWCA Wheeling at no cost to you!

Click Here to Read YWCA FVPP Buys Vehicles with Mary Kay Grant.

Family Violence Prevention Program Gets Wheels

Women and children served by the Family Violence Prevention Program at the YWCA Wheeling now have access to transportation, thanks to a Mary Kay Foundation grant and the generosity of Roberta Olejasz of the Robinson Group auto dealership. Read article from Wheeling News Register

Leaders Honored at YWCA Event

Eight amazing community leaders were honored at the YWCA Wheeling's Tribute to Women event Monday evening, April 26. Read article from Wheeling News Register

Head Start Partners with Shelter

As part of the expansion grant recently awarded to Northern Panhandle Head Start, the agency is partnering with the Family Violence Prevention Program at YWCA Wheeling to serve the residents of the emergency shelter and their young children. Read article from Wheeling News Register.

Dating Violence is Domestic Violence

April 5, 2010 A group of senior graphic design students at Wheeling Park High School participated in a poster contest to help raise awareness of teen dating violence at high school and community-wide. Read article from Wheeling News Register.