Email: info@ywcaclarkcounty.org.
Telephone: 360-696-0167.
Crisis hot line: 360-695-0501.
On the web: ywcaclarkcounty.com.
New office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, at 3609 Main St., Vancouver. Closed Fridays, except for individual appointments and evening support groups.
Like many nonprofit agencies that subsist on grants and donations, the YWCA Clark County has faced spiking need and dwindling resources during the Great Recession.
During the past year, the YWCA has cut staff hours and left positions unfilled. But some passionate employees found it impossible to stop working — counseling and advocating for domestic violence and sexual assault victims — even after their budgeted hours ran out.
“The staff we employ here is very motivated and very dedicated. We didn’t want to put them in the position of having to say, ‘No, sorry, we can’t help you on a Friday afternoon,’” said director of programs Natalie Wood.