Young Womens Christian Association of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
Eliminating Racism and Empowering Women
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
The Best Choice Center
The Best Choice Center, located at 1031 Highland Ave in Winston-Salem, is an academically focused program that provides after school care, enrichment activities and summer camp for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Scholarship assistance is available for all child care programs. Children attend the Best Choice Center program as a result of sliding scale scholarship support from United Way. (83% have family incomes below $31,000.)
Hawley House
The YWCA Hawley House is the only state-licensed residential recovery facility in Forsyth County for women diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder.
The Hawley House became part of the YWCA in 1998 at the request of the United Way and the City of Winston-Salem. Staff and volunteers in the YWCA's Supportive Services Department provide integrated solutions for Hawley House residents to help them become physically, mentally and spiritually healthy women, free of addictive substances and productive members of society.
Hawley House has a solid track record of reduced recidivism which reduces costs significantly in Forsyth County. More importantly, we have a track record with 90% of graduates remaining substance free the last three years prior to the pandemic. We have reunited over 90 children with their mothers in the past decade. Our graduates become productive members of society.
Gateway to Success
The YWCA Gateway to Success program helps low-income patients manage diabetes through a unique integrated care model located at the YWCA Wellness Center. Gateway to Success (GTS) is a strategic alliance with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Novant Health, and the YWCA of Winston-Salem Forsyth County. It is the only integrated care model in the country for diabetes prevention and management for low-income adults diagnosed with pre-diabetes or with Type 2 diabetes. The program is located at the YWCA Wellness Center. The goal of the program is to help low-moderate income participants with diabetes manage and improve their health through life-style changes including good nutrition, weight loss, exercise and behavioral health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Novant Health physicians refer patients to the program based on their A1C and BMI levels. There is a one-month orientation at the YWCA before a participant is "on-boarded" to the official GTS Program - an intensive year of life-
Second Chance at Graduation
Our Second Chance at Graduation program (Teen Court and Work & Earn It) is the only juvenile crime prevention program in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The program is a partnership with the YWCA, the local Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) and the United Way. We have operated this partnership for over 20 years. Both Teen Court and Work and Earn It have exceptional results with reducing recidivism once a youth has completed the program. Our results over the last 10+ years shows 85-90% reduced recidivism
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients who achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol and drugs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of children no longer performing below average academically
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
The Best Choice Center
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Create a sustainable financial model for the YWCA
Continue to evaluate partnerships for revenue growth / investment in our mission
Continue to evaluate and explore wellness programs and services aligned with emerging and underserved growth
demographics
In partnership with community organizations, provide evidence-based programs and demonstrated impact for members, and clients served, especially those in low-income families
Increase the number of women in Forsyth County who are successful in recovering from substance abuse and living
productive lives by 2019
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Secure large major gifts following ($12MM) reduction in debt\naccomplished late 2019.\n2. Develop more robust annual giving program to include on-line and \nreoccurring giving.\n3. Cultivate new donors through launch of mission membership, board \nhosted receptions, and gifts that fuel advocacy work\n4. Review and revise major fundraisers to maximize effectiveness and \nreduce reliance on events over time.\n5. Initiate planned giving for YWCA major donors\n6. Plan for and fund development and marketing budgets to support \ngrowth in donors and members.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Young Womens Christian Association of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2023
Jamehl Demons Shegog
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.