YWCA Greater Lafayette

03/13/2026

🌸 Celebrate the Women Who Inspire Us! 🌸

At YWCA Greater Lafayette, we’re building a “Community Bouquet” to honor the women who have shaped our lives — mothers, mentors, colleagues, and friends.

We invite you to make a gift in honor of a woman who has impacted your story. Each tribute supports YWCA Greater Lafayette’s critical services for women and families and advances our mission to eliminate racism and empower women.

The names of the women you honor will be featured on our website all year long as a lasting tribute: ywcalafayette.org/salute-to-women-2026-digital-program

For just $20, you can honor a special woman in your life — and her name will bloom as part of our beautiful online community bouquet.

👉 Make your tribute today: bit.ly/communitybouquetdonation

Celebrate. Connect. Honor. Let’s shine a spotlight on the incredible women who inspire our community.

03/13/2026

Support is here

YWCA Greater Lafayette offers free support groups that provide a safe, welcoming space for healing, connection, and growth.

Learn more: bit.ly/YWCA-VP

Sign up for in-person support groups: bit.ly/In-PersonSupportGroupsSignUpForm

You’re not alone, we’re here for you.

03/12/2026

We’re grateful to be part of the Coordinated Homeless Response Team and the ongoing collaboration happening across our community. Partnerships like this are essential to creating real pathways to housing and support for those who need it most.

YWCA Greater Lafayette was represented at this meeting by Hailey Halliwell, Support Services Manager. We’re thankful for the opportunity to work alongside so many dedicated partners committed to strengthening our community.

Twice each month, the Coordinated Homeless Response Team (CHRT) meets to discuss individuals in our community facing the greatest barriers to housing. Together, they review the coordinated entry prioritization list and work collectively to identify housing solutions and supportive services for those who need them most.

This team includes partners from across our community who often serve the same individuals and families, including Lafayette Urban Ministry, Valley Oaks Health, NAMI West Central Indiana, YWCA Greater Lafayette, Greater Lafayette Family Shelter, Pauls Plan Ministries, the Lafayette Police Department and West Lafayette Police Homeless Outreach Teams, The HIVE Recovery Hub, and the Outreach Advocacy Center. All who come together to share knowledge, resources, and solutions because collaboration is how real progress happens.

Some partners may not be pictured here, but each plays an important role in this ongoing work.

03/12/2026

A big thank you to Jasmine Norris Photography for capturing the incredible moments from our Salute to Women 2026 celebration. We are grateful for Jasmine’s work documenting this special evening and the inspiring women in our community.

The full event gallery is now available for viewing and download. You can access the photos here:
https://jasminenorrisphotography.client-gallery.com/gallery/ywca-salute-to-women-2026

How to download photos:
- Click on any photo in the gallery.
- Select the download button to save that image.
- If you'd like the entire gallery, use the download button at the top of the page to download all photos at once.

The gallery will remain available for at least one year, so we encourage you to download and save any photos you would like to keep for future use.

The images are provided without watermarks, but we kindly ask that you include a photo credit when sharing. Please credit JasmineNorris.com, tag .norris on Instagram, or Norris Photography on Facebook.

If you share photos on social media, please also tag on Instagram, or Greater Lafayette on Facebook. Please also use the hashtags , , and on your post as well so we can celebrate and reshare with our community!

Thank you again to Jasmine for helping us preserve such meaningful memories from this year’s event.

03/11/2026

YWCA Greater Lafayette was honored to be part of the Beyond the Bridge Community Open Forum planning committee, helping to lift up domestic violence as a leading cause of homelessness in our community.

Thank you to Lafayette Urban Ministry and all who made this event such a success! With about 150 engaged participants, dynamic discussion, and powerful momentum, the evening reflected our community’s commitment to learning, collaboration, and change.

Together, we can break the cycles of violence and housing insecurity—because everyone deserves safety and stability.

Join us by adding your name to The Pledge and become part of the solution.
lumserve.org/blog/2026/03/08/the-pledge/

03/11/2026

This Women’s History Month we celebrate Rosetta Lawson (1875-1936), a trailblazer and suffragette driven by firsthand understanding of the needs of Black women after Reconstruction, worked to create a YWCA that served those excluded by segregation. She made history by establishing the first Phyllis Wheatley Branch of YWCA—an affirming, community‑built space by and for Black women. Her leadership expanded opportunity and visibility within a segregated system and paved the way for YWCA to become the organization it is today.

03/09/2026

We condemn the General Assembly's passage of SB 285, which punishes people for being visible when they have nowhere else to go.

This bill moves or community backward by turning a housing and health crisis into a police matter, despite clear objections from service providers and law enforcement. Sleeping outside does not make someone a criminal; it makes them our neighbor-a human being who needs a safe, stable place to live, not handcuffs, a record, and deeper debt.

This law is cruel, counterproductive, and should never have passed.

Greater Lafayette Family Shelter Lafayette Urban Ministry LTHC Homeless Services

03/09/2026

🚨 You’re Invited! 🚨 Join us for the Beyond the Bridge Community Open Forum

📅 Tuesday, March 10 | 🕔 5:00 PM | FREE | 📍 Connection Point Church – 2541 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette, IN

This forum brings together attendees of the Beyond the Bridge film and community stakeholders to:
✅ Explore the history of homeless services in Tippecanoe County
✅ Review current programs and initiatives
✅ Participate in a guided Q&A

Take meaningful action by joining the Community Pledge, and enjoy pizza & bottled water while you’re there! 🍕💧 It’s FREE!

🎟️ RSVP here: https://www.lumserve.org/beyond-the-bridge/

03/08/2026

there are YWCA’s operating in over 120 countries? We at YWCA Greater Lafayette are one of 20,000 local communities serving 25 million people worldwide. Every day we take action for the justice we want to see in the world. On , we demand rights and justice for ALL women and girls in this world.

03/08/2026

💐 Celebrate, connect, and honor the incredible women who inspire our community.

For just $20, you can honor a special woman in your life, her name will bloom in our online program as part of our beautiful community bouquet.

👉 bit.ly/communitybouquetdonation

03/08/2026

Salute to Women 2026 was a wonderful celebration of volunteer leaders in our community. The speeches were engaging, music fantastic and the peony theme delighted all. Jasmine Norris Photography Audrey Johnson Can’t wait for next year!

Last night I go to photograph the YWCA Greater Lafayette Salute To Women Gala! Here are just a few photos from the event. Congrats to all the honorees! Keep your eyes peeled for more images soon.
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