Strong Alone.
Fearless Together.

YWCA is the catalyst for change in the lives of those who need it most. Through our services in gender equality, education, crisis services, childcare, and more, the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier creates a strong support team giving women and their families the resources they need to lead the lives they deserve.

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YWCA

IS ON A MISSION

For over 100 years and still going strong

ELIMINATING
RACISM

EMPOWERING
WOMEN

PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL

YWCA’s mission is to increase equal protection and equal opportunity for women and girls of color. We want to make meaningful change in every neighborhood, and that starts with powerful programs that will transform the lives of people in our community.

More About Our Mission

Housing Services

Carolyn’s House
Safe Dwelling

Crisis Services

Focused on helping victims of sexual and domestic violence find hope and healing.

About Our Crisis Services

Youth Services

Affordable Childcare
Before & After School Care
Preschool and Playroom Plus
Summer Programs
Universal Pre-K

GET INVOLVED

There are plenty of ways to get involved and make a difference

Donate

While we receive funding from various sources, our programs only flourish with the generosity of others.

Volunteer

We assist clients over the phone, in person at the hospital, police stations or at court.

Wish List

Items can be dropped off any YWCA location

Upcoming Events

There are plenty of ways to get involved and make a difference

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YWCA Tremont Street Project
Building Empowerment, Brick by Brick

Honor a loved one, give tribute to a special person, or see your own family name engraved on a brick that shows your support for the women of the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier.

The YWCA of the Niagara Frontier will soon open the doors of yet another innovative project that will enhance the lives of women and the community of North Tonawanda. As a result of the 2015 merger of the YWCA of Niagara and the YWCA of the Tonawanda’s, the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier has strengthened its portfolio, increasing its effectiveness within the broader geographical footprint.

The YWCA Tremont Street Project will be a 12-apartment permanent housing complex with a social enterprise component to help women avoid homelessness and escape family violence. It will be the YWCA’s first supportive housing enterprise for single women.

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Services available to the residents and also to area low-income women are case management, trauma-informed individual and group counseling, safety planning, court accompaniment, life and/or job skill training with on-site employment opportunities, financial literacy advocacy, responsible tenant, and homeownership counsel, and client-specific information and referrals.

The ground floor building will feature a café/coffee shop. YWCA’s commercial enterprise will also provide residents with on-site workforce training and employment opportunities. The café will feature seasonal-appropriate outside seating

Buy a brick and leave a lasting legacy while helping the YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women.

Your engraved, personalized brick(s) will be laid in the courtyard and front patio of the YWCA Tremont Street Project. The number of bricks for the courtyard and front patio is limited, so purchase your brick soon.

This Building Empowerment, Brick by Brick campaign is an opportunity to make the dream of the YWCA Tremont Street Project a reality. Our goal is to raise $30,000 to direct towards furnishings for the apartments. Make history, benefit women, help us complete our vision.

Please contact CEO, Kathleen Granchelli, for more information about sponsorship opportunities at Granchelli@ywcanf.org or 716 433 6714 ext. 212.