YWCA is 20th Largest Non-Profit Agency in St. Louis*
- YWCA Metro St. Louis is a 120-year-old non-profit human services agency dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
- Founded in 1904 to provide safe housing for women who came to work at the World’s Fair.
- Oldest and largest women’s advocacy group in St. Louis.
- Serves more than 10,000 women and families annually.
- Three core service areas: Women’s Crisis Services and Housing, Early Education, Economic Empowerment/CREED
- YWCA is fully accredited by Social Current and designated as an Outstanding Provider.
Head Start & Early Head Start Early Education Centers
- Largest provider of direct Head Start services in Missouri, with nine Early Education Centers and 12 childcare partners.
- YWCA receives more Head Start funding in St. Louis City and County than any other agency, and is the second largest grantee in a four-state region.
- YWCA is the only program in the state and one of only 13 in the country to receive the National Program of Excellence Accreditation from National Head Start Association.
- YWCA is collaborating with St. Louis Innovation Districts (39 North and Cortex) to build Early Education Excellence Centers with STREAM curriculum and access to ag-tech resources for all its centers.
Women’s Services for Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence and Homelessness
- YWCA is the largest provider of sexual assault and domestic violence services for women in the region.
- YWCA is the ONLY dual-services agency (sexual assault and domestic violence) in the St. Louis region offering both a 24/7 Crisis Help Line and a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) that partners with area hospitals and police departments.
- ONLY YWCA in the United States with a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART).
- YWCA is the largest provider of Rapid Re-Housing for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in St. Louis City and County.
- YWCA holds the largest HUD contract in the area.
Economic Empowerment/CREED
- Innovator and trailblazer in Economic Empowerment/CREED, which connects and leverages all YWCA services, creating a collaborative partnership that provides a path to self-sufficiency for all clients.
What Differentiates YWCA
- YWCA is the only agency that provides wraparound services, such as childcare, transportation, grocery assistance, rent/utility assistance, and housing at no charge to sustain women while they are in our programs.
- All YWCA clients, including Head Start families, may access our wraparound services.