YWCA McLean County

YWCA McLean County's Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) helps those age 55 and older put their skills and life experiences to work for their community by facilitating volunteering through carefully matched placement and providing follow-up support. RSVP is the one-stop resource for our volunteers offering a variety of opportunities with local nonprofit agencies.

YWCA Stepping Stones, the local McLean County sexual assault program, provides 24-hour assistance for sexual assault and sexual abuse victims and their families in McLean County. We are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Trained and caring sexual assault advocates can be reached anytime you need them.

This free, confidential service also serves as the central sexual assault resource for McLean County. Services focus on empowering survivors, their families, and their friends on the path of healing, building relationships with professionals and agencies that will be part of the process, and educating the community about sexual assault.

Stepping Stones also welcomes the opportunity to present information about sexual assault, date rape drugs, dating violence, or rape culture to a wide variety of audiences.

All programming related to our mission of eliminating racism and empowering women.

Labyrinth Made Goods creates opportunities that empower women who have experienced incarceration by providing professional development training, apprenticeships, and permanent employment as a part of YWCA McLean County. We reinvest all proceeds from our nonprofit social enterprise to create more of these empowering opportunities so every purchase and donation you make supports our mission. Each of our candles is hand-filled with 100 percent soy wax and premium fragrances that include blends of essential oils, extracts, and aromatic ingredients to create a unique sensory experience.

Labyrinth Made Goods also oversees and facilitates YWCA Strive, a free professional development program for individuals who struggle to secure or retain living-wage employment.

YWCA Labyrinth Outreach Services to Women offers reintegration services to formerly incarcerated women. The overall vision is to significantly reduce recidivism.

Labyrinth addresses the needs of women released from the Illinois Department of Corrections and McLean County jail who are returning to the community. We help rebuild each woman’s dignity and nurture her growth as she develops the attitudes and skills required for productive, independent living.

Upon assessing each woman’s needs, our staff and volunteers provide support and guidance for clients to obtain the resources needed to aid them on their new journey. We are a liaison to social service agencies who provide essential services including state identification, transportation assistance, medical services, education, employment skills, clothing, and personal needs.