YWCA of Niagara2011 Year in Review

Girls’ Sports

In 2011, the YWCA Girls’ Sports program reached over 390 girls between the ages of 3 and 14.

Classes were offered in soccer, basketball, and volleyball.

The YWCA also introduced Super Sports, a program that introduces girls to all different sports including field hockey and lacrosse.

YWCA Preschool

YWCA Preschool

121 children attended YWCA preschool programs in 2011

In 2011 the YWCA established a scholarship from the Andrew "Drew" Roth Foundation. "Drew" was a member of the 2008 Playroom Plus Class and died suddenly Nov. 26, 2010. The Scholarship was presented to a preschool student.

Summer Youth

Field trips every Friday

Strong Museum

Darien Lake

Fantasy Island

Maid of the Mist

Fallsview Indoor Water Park

Summer Youth and SACC

The Lockport and Niagara Falls Summer Day Camps offered summer fun for over 180 school age children in 2011.

  The YWCA School Age Childcare

programs saw an increase in attendance to over 100 children in 2011.

Advantage ProgramEmmet Belknap Before School/After School Program

The Advantage Grant ended on June 9, 2011 for all Round 4 programs around NY State. This changed the fee structure of the YWCA Advantage Program while keeping the same curriculum.

  Emmet Belknap has become a fee based

site for 5th and 6th grade. Newfane Middle continues to be a free program thanks to a grant from the Grigg Lewis Foundation.

Carolyn’s House

278 women and children have come to live at Carolyn’s House since 2005, forty-nine in 2011.

Six women graduated from Carolyn’s House programs in 2011.

Five residents have participated in the matched savings program in 2011.

Carolyn’s House New Director J Suzan Ben

The Catering Crew

Monthly luncheon served over 600 patrons in 2011.

The Catering Crew served 142 events in 2011.

City Hall Café opened April, 2011 The Catering Crew hired 15 graduates of

the culinary program to work at the Airport Café.

The Airport Café has grown exponentially as the number of passengers, flights and airlines have increased.

IREX Fellows Rejoice Matanga and Robertetta Rose

Alternatives to Domestic Violence Program/ Rape Crisis

The YWCA provided shelter to 35 women and 40 children in 2011.

3 families moved to Transitional Housing and 1 to Carolyn’s House upon leaving.

  320 non residential domestic violence victims have been

counseled in 2011 .  The YWCA initiated the county’s first Sexual Assault

Response Team (SART), comprised of law enforcement, sexual assault nurse examiners, advocates and prosecutors. 

75 Rape Crisis Hotline Calls were responded to in 2011.

2011 Niagara Awards

Our New CFO

Visions for 2012