YWCA Greater Lafayette is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

What We Do ↘

YWCA Greater Lafayette provides direct services, empowerment programming, and advocacy to support marginalized individuals and families, especially women and girls of color, while working to challenge structural barriers to equity.

  • Violence Prevention

    Education, support, and advocacy for victims and survivors of assault, trafficking, and violence.

  • Women's Wellness

    Resources and support for breast and cervical cancer and cardiovascular risk factors.

  • Racial and Social Justice

    Learning opportunities to help facilitate change in your organization.

  • Empowerment Services

    Free opportunities for all people who are seeking to retain living wage employment.

Additional Programs ↘

YWCA Greater Lafayette provides direct services, empowerment programming, and advocacy to support marginalized individuals and families, especially women and girls of color, while working to challenge structural barriers to equity.

  • Dress for Success

    Providing women with a network of support, attire, and development tools to help them thrive.

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  • Y-Dance

    Y-Dance offers a variety of dance classes for all ages.

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  • Shared Kitchen

    Our commercial/commissary kitchen is available for rent to culinary entrepreneurs.

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  • Pickleball and Basketball

    Drop-in pickleball and noon basketball.

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  • Room Rental

    Space available to rent for your next party, meeting, or event.

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Community Impact ↘

YWCA Greater Lafayette's impact reaches from our local area to across Indiana. Our Violence Prevention and Rape Crisis Programs serve Tippecanoe and five surrounding counties, and our Women's Wellness Program stretches across 36 counties in central Indiana.

  • Economic Advancement

    YWCA’s employment training, career navigation, job search support, paid internships, and financial classes help low-wage workers build economic security.

  • Homelessness & Housing

    YWCA’s eviction prevention, rental assistance, affordable housing, and basic needs programs, such as food and hygiene, help low-income households find stability.

  • Safety & Health Access

    YWCA’s emergency shelter for DV survivors, health access programs, and gender-based violence advocacy help protect the well-being of women and families.

545

Screening mammograms across central Indiana provided by the Women's Wellness Program in 2022.

14,594

People provided unduplicated services by the Violence Prevention Program in 2022.

80

Women provided with work-appropriate clothing, coaching, and support provided by Greater Lafayette Dress for Success in 2022.

Support our mission for gender equality and racial justice ↘

$25

Funds a domestic violence support group.

$50

Pays for a job skills class for a single mother.

$100

Provides a mammogram for an underserved woman.

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Any amount helps families in need!

It Takes Courage

We create real change. Every day.