2008-2009 Annual Report - YWCA West Central Michigan

annual community report
2008 - 09
YWCA West Central Michigan
25 Sheldon Blvd., SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
the ywca west central michigan
embraces diversity, creates a safe and empowering environment for all women and
children, and celebrates peace, justice, freedom and the dignity of all people.
As the 2008-09 fiscal year came to a close, we reflected on what has been one of the most challenging times in our organization’s
history. Circumstances required us to make heart-wrenching reductions in services and staffing. While many begin to hope
that we are in the waning months of this global recession, great uncertainty remains. Despite this uncertainty, the YWCA
finds great reason for optimism.
Our financial management has been central to our ability to react immediately to the quickly-changing economic conditions.
As a result, our core services remain intact and accessible to the most vulnerable. A professional financial review of our
2008-09 records underscored our fiscal responsibility and produced an unqualified opinion from our auditors once again.
Our community knows the need for YWCA services. The YWCA’s 2008 TRIBUTE! Awards Celebration attracted 900 guests
and grossed over $111,000 in sponsorships. With last summer’s funding cut from the city’s annual appropriation still fresh on
supporters’ minds, an anonymous donor provided matching funds for our year-end appeal. A group of new YWCA friends,
led by Paula Fogarty, took it upon themselves to refurbish our Nurse Examiner Program suite. Now, sexual assault victims
have a “new” space that expresses our community’s desire to help them heal.
In all that we do, we are guided by our mission - eliminating racism, empowering women and girls, and promoting peace,
justice, freedom and dignity for all. Our strategic goals strengthen our position as an Employer, Provider, Partner, and Financial
Steward of Choice. We incorporate client feedback as part of our accreditation process and ongoing quality assurance objective
that evaluate YWCA programs and operations.
The YWCA ranks top among its peers and was one of just twelve agencies in the country chosen by the Council on Accreditation
to undergo focused accreditation, a pilot review process reserved for organizations who have received exemplary scores on
previous on-site reviews.
The YWCA is well-positioned and well-partnered to reach those most in need and address the issues of violence which our
community struggles with daily. Just a few examples of our initiatives include providing:
• Culturally- and linguistically-competent domestic violence and sexual assault services with our partners Safe Haven
Ministries and the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, and the Michigan Department of Human Services.
• Program screening, housing case management, counseling, advocacy and additional security supports for single domestic
violence survivors living at The Dwelling Place’s new Bridge Street Place.
• Job coaching and additional transitional housing apartments for domestic violence victims with key funder, Kent County
Department of Human Services.
• Expanded outreach to domestic violence, sexual assault, and child sexual abuse survivors at private physician offices within the
Grand Rapids Women’s Health Center, and medical-forensic examinations for domestic violence victims through the YWCA’s
Nurse Examiner Program in collaboration with Safe Haven Ministries and our area’s Domestic Assault Response Team.
In 2010, the YWCA will celebrate our 110th anniversary. It is no accident that we reached this significant milestone and
continue to be a vital resource for those in need and a model for our peers. Through our past successes and current challenges,
our friends and investors have been strong allies. This report is testimony to that.
Sincerely,
Elsa Kerr, Chairperson
Board of Directors
Caroline “Carla” Blinkhorn,
CEO
The YWCA’s Domestic Violence Services have been an integral part
of our programming since 1977. We are one of Michigan’s leaders in responding
to the issue of domestic violence. Our services have evolved to include crisis
intervention, emergency shelter, specialized counseling for victims and assailants,
programs that teach healthy parenting techniques, supervised parenting time and
safe child exchange, medical-forensic examinations, and a long-term transitional
housing component designed to equip women so they can better support themselves
independently and live free from violence after they transition out of the shelter.
For families experiencing the trauma of incest and non-familial molestation, there are
the YWCA Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Services. Components
of our treatment program include individual, family, marital, and group counseling,
as well as, educational and support groups.
YWCA services
work in concert to
address the issues
of violence against
women and children
which undermine
individuals, families,
and our community.
Noted as one of the most comprehensive programs in Michigan, the YWCA’s
Sexual Assault Services include critical crisis intervention, individual and
group therapy, and short-term respite services for victims unable to return home.
The YWCA’s Nurse Examiner Program is also our community’s resource for medicalforensic sexual assault examinations for patients 13 years and older.
Girls Incorporated ® at the YWCA West
Central Michigan offers programs designed
to build girls’ self-esteem and confidence, help
them set boundaries, and develop healthy relationships with adults – all key elements
to reducing girls’ vulnerabilty to violence. As Michigan’s first Girls Inc.® affiliate, we
offer programs that teach self-defense and violence prevention; adolescent pregnancy
prevention; media and economic literacy; skills to resist pressure to use harmful drugs;
skills that increase self-confidence in science, math, technology and related careers; and
leadership development.
Elsa Kerr
Chair
ywca board of directors
2008 - 2009
Ingrid Jensen
Vice Chair
YWCA West Central Michigan board members are charged with governance of the
organization. Board members actively oversee the YWCA’s finances, compliance with
best practice standards, participate in private fund-raising and community outreach
efforts, and develop organizational advocacy policies based on the YWCA’s strategic
plan, mission, and vision.
Potential new members are identified by a committee comprised of community leaders,
volunteers and current board members. A slate of candidates is voted upon annually
by the YWCA Board of Directors. New members are chosen based on a proven
commitment to the YWCA mission and their ability to support the organization as it
works to meet that mission.
This committee - renamed the YWCA Board Governance Development and
Nominating Committee is responsible for training opportunities for current members
and standardizing outreach activities where potential board members are identified.
The board’s financial oversight was key to the YWCA’s strong audit performance which
resulted in receipt of an unqualified opinion for the fiscal year. Board members were
active fundraisers for the YWCA, helping secure over $500,000 in private revenue.
They were equally active in advocacy efforts that helped bring attention to unexpected,
significant government funding cuts.
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Deb Schutmaat
Treasurer
Shlynn Rhodes
Secretary
Lisa DeFerrari
Development
Committee Co-Chair
Jessica Murphy
Development
Committee Co-Chair
Caroline “Carla” Blinkhorn
CEO
Mary Gill-Thornton
Stan Greene
Gail Hammontree
Mike Melinn
Rachel Mraz
Jacque Schafer
Denise Sherwood
Leonard Slott
Wanda Toohey-Olave
Kristin Vanden Berg
program service report
With comprehensive
services, participation in
community-based solutions and ongoing education,
our vision is a community that demonstrates a commitment to creating a
nurturing, violence-free environment for
women and children.
sexual assault services
1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be a victim of sexual assault in their
lifetime.
The YWCA assisted 1,078 individuals through the range of our sexual assault
services over the course of this year. Indicating a reduction in the trauma they
experience, 94% of victims reported feeling supported as a result of participating
in the YWCA Nurse Examiner Program or a YWCA support group. These
outcomes confirm our underlying philosophy, that a nurturing initial engagement
with sexual assault victims can be instrumental in their long-term recovery.
As we move forward, the YWCA Nurse Examiner Program is looking to build on
our partnership with the newly opened Grand Rapids Women’s Health Center
in order to reach individuals in need of YWCA domestic violence services.
This centralized consortium of medical practices dedicated to women’s health provides the YWCA with the opportunity
to reach a population that is often less visible and thus underserved in the area of domestic violence services - specifically,
women with the financial resources to seek private medical care. While this partnership is currently focused on addressing
the issue of domestic violence, it provides the foundation that will be used to also support survivors of sexual assault and
child sexual abuse who do not appear in other venues.
child sexual abuse treatment services
When a child is sexually abused, her perception of the world is altered. She loses much of her ability to identify healthy
relationships, to feel justified in setting boundaries, or navigate developmental milestones into adulthood. This is the unfortunate
reality for approximately 1200 children in Kent County each year.
Early intervention and supportive family involvement is central to a child’s ability to heal from the trauma she has experienced
and improve her long-term safety. In response, the YWCA supported 213 families (749 individuals) this year through individual
and family therapy, child therapy groups, and parent therapy groups.
Of the children leaving the YWCA child sexual abuse counseling services this year, 72% demonstrated an improved ability to
cope with their past abuse and with daily stresses. They also showed a marked decrease in their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
symptoms. The YWCA’s interventions are helping parents become more sensitive to how trauma impacts their child’s behavior,
learn to advocate for their children, and create nurturing, safe homes. Of the cases referred to the YWCA, 98% did not require
additional services because of re-abuse and 80% of children were returned to or kept in the safe care of a parent.
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domestic violence services
The YWCA’s domestic violence services saw a 12% increase over projected participation during the year.
Specifically, the YWCA served 669 individuals (278 families) through our emergency shelter, transitional housing,
and longer-term housing. Almost 2,700 individuals (832 families) were served via the YWCA’s 24-hour crisis line,
individual therapy, support groups, assailant counseling, and safe child exchange/supervised parenting time.
The YWCA is committed to maintaining the safety of victims. Our core services remain intact, accessible to the
most vulnerable, and beneficial in meaningful ways. For 87% of clients participating in longer-term counseling,
they report stability and safety in their homes. Of the YWCA’s clients who participated in longer-term counseling,
completing a safety plan, and a service plan, 97% do not re-enter domestic violence services because of a new
assault.
Collaboration and partnership are central to our ability to reach domestic violence survivors where they feel most
safe and supported. To this end, the YWCA has expanded its partnerships with Safe Haven Ministries, the Hispanic
Center of Western Michigan, and Dwelling Place.
Girls who witness or experience violence are more likely
to become involved in risky behaviors. Because of this,
the YWCA is committed to providing girls with the skills
and self-confidence they need to reduce the likelihood that
they will participate in situations that put them in harm’s
way. The sooner we can reach and teach girls, the better.
Girls Inc.® at the YWCA West Central Michigan is proving
effective in doing so.
The YWCA successfully met quality assurance standards
in 10 operational areas during a 2009 on-site review by the
Girls Inc.® national office.
A recent restructuring initiative within the Grand Rapids
Public Schools provide us with the opportunity to direct
programming resources to girls in middle and alternative
schools. During the year, we conducted over 365 Girls Inc.®
program sessions related to self-reliance and life skills,
health and sexuality, leadership and community action,
and economic literacy. The results have been positive. Of
the girls who completed a Girls Inc.® program, 93% grew
to describe themselves as valuable, and demonstrated a
stronger commitment to learning, social competencies,
and healthy boundaries and expectations.
Looking forward, Girls Inc. ® will be expanding its
partnership with Wyoming and Kentwood Public Schools.
It is anticipated that 800 additional girls will be served in
the coming year.
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financial position
(Oct. 1, 08 - Sept. 30, 09)
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statement
actvities
(Oct. 1, 07 - Sept. 30, 08)
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statement of actvities
(Oct. 1, 08 - Sept. 30, 09)
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Income 
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outside
trust
funds
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   
   
 
 
     
     
   
   
     
     
    
    
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     
      
      
    
    
   
   
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    
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   
   
    
    
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      
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     
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     
     
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 
 
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 
 
  
  
 
 
  
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   
   
 
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private community support
address operational and emergency needs,
participate in valuable strategic initiatives, and fill gaps that
allows the YWCA to
would otherwise remain for the women and families whom we serve.
2008 Title Sponsor
Photo courtesy John Corriveau Photography.
2008 Award Honorees(l-r)
Leann D. Arkema, M.A., Business,
Management, Industry & Labor
Dr. Gayle Davis, Professions
Mary Angelo, Community Service
Sue Stauffacher, Arts
Leslie King-Borrego, Advocacy
Barbara Hile, Sports, Fitness & Wellness
Rosa Lopez, Student Honoree and Recipient of
the Judy Lloyd Leadership Award
2008 Premier Sponsors
A Trusted Name in Grand Rapids Real Estate
2009 Title Sponsor
(l-r) Tiara Parks (Girls Inc. ® at the YWCA
Participant), Bonnie St. John (Open Circle Keynote
Speaker, Olympic Medalist, National Author, and
Girls Inc.® Graduate), Jerria Parks (Girls Inc.® at
the YWCA Participant). Photo courtesy Dianne
Carroll Burdick.
2009 Premier Sponsor
The YWCA celebrated the 10th anniversary of its “Circle of Women”
celebration with a new name, an expanded audience which actively
included men for the first time, and keynote speaker/national author, US
paralympic medalist, Bonnie St. John.
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Spearheaded by Paula Fogarty of Paula
Scott Unlimited, the YWCA was the
grateful beneficiary of a much-needed
makeover for its Nurse Examiner Program
suite, now in its 13th year of use. Annually,
approximately 250 victims of sexual assault
and domestic violence receive medicalforensic examinations in the space. The
renovation transformed the suite and
consisted of donations totaling more than
$18,000. Special thanks goes to donors:
Paula Scott Unlimited, David Weston of
Think Design, Bob and Paulette Israels
of the Other Store, Verhey Carpets East,
Fabricut, Applause Catering & Events,
Seven’s Paint & Wallpaper Co., and
LaFontsee Galleries.
In April, we
celebrated our
CEO, C a r l a
Blinkhorn, as
she marked her
25th anniversary
with the YWCA.
Special thanks
goes to artist
Lisa Ambrose for her portrait depiction of
Carla, LaFontsee Galleries for framing,
Reagan Marketing for invitation design,
and Foremost Graphics for printing.
community gifts and donors
fiscal year 2008-09
Heart of
West Michigan
United Way
Government
Funders
Kent County
Kent County Department of
Human Services
Michigan Department of
Community Health -Victims of Crime Act
Michigan Department of
Human Services
Michigan Domestic
Violence Prevention and
Treatment Board
Michigan State Housing
Development Authority
United Way of America
Emergency Food and
Shelter National Board
Program
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Justice
- Office of Violence
Against Women - Kent
County Fiduciary
Private Support
Grace Dyer
Hunting Circle
($5000+)
As one of the YWCA’s early
leaders, Grace Dyer
Hunting led the capital
campaign in the early 1920s
to build our current Sheldon
Boulevard facility. She
inspired her fundraising
committee to raise $567,000
in just seven days.
Alticor Enterprises
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Michigan
Fifth Third Bank,
Western Michigan
Gild the Lily
Gill Industries
Grand Rapids
Community Foundation
Cheryl A. Grant
John Hunting
Huntington Bank
Robert Ray Israels
John and Margaret Bertsch
Charitable Foundation
Mayflower Congregational
Church
Nokomis Foundation
Sebastian Foundation
Steelcase Inc.
Target
TrimQuest
US Signal Company, LLC
Helen J. Claytor Circle
($1,000 - $4,999)
Civil rights leader, Helen
Claytor, blazed the trail
for later generations when
she became our
association’s board
president in the late 1940s
and again in the mid1960s when she assumed
the position of board
president of the YWCA of
the USA.
Agent Alliance Corporation
Applause Catering and
Events
Debra Ann Bailey
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
BDO Seidman, LLP
Beene Garter LLP
Kenneth and Judy Betz
Caroline and Scott Blinkhorn
The Blodgett Foundation
Cascade Engineering
Clark Hill PLC
Comerica Bank
Lisa DeFerrari
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Janet Dietsch
Dodds Trust
Betsy and Stan Dole
Donald and Doris Griffith
Foundation
Julie Duisterhof and
Randall S. Damstra
Emergency Care Specialists PC
Madeline Erickson
Ernst & Young, LLP
Eyes Wide Open
Fairway CRC
Paula S. Fogarty
Mary Gill-Thornton
Grace Episcopal Church
Grand Rapids Adjusters
Association
Grand Rapids Community
College
The Grand Rapids Press
Grand Valley State
University
Stan Greene
Grotenhuis
Gail Hammontree
Jeannie Hosey and
Tony Travis
Kyle and Win Irwin
Irwin Seating Company
J. P. Dermody, Inc.
Elsa Kerr
Languages International
Louis and Helen Padnos
Foundation
Liesl A. Maloney
Marilyn F. Martin
Mary Free Bed
Rehabilitation Hospital
Meijer
Mike Melinn
Mercantile Bank of Michigan
Michigan Women’s
Foundation
Mika, Meyers, Beckett &
Jones, PLC
Carol and Jon Muth
Norris, Perne & French LLP
Preferred Benefits, Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Reagan Marketing + Design
Denise Sherwood
Patricia H. Siciliano
Smith Haughey Rice &
Roegge
Spectrum Health
Summit Training Source, Inc.
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Thomas M. Cooley
Law School
United Bank of Michigan
Universal Forest Products
US Trust, Bank of America
VanWyk Risk & Financial
Management
Varnum
Verhey Carpets East
Len and Emili Slott/
Vi-Chem Corporation
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Wege Foundation
Bridget White
Rita Williams and John Gill
WOOD TV8
WZZM TV13
YMCA of Greater
Grand Rapids
Jean McKee Presidents’ Circle
($500 - $999)
Educator, attorney, social
activist and later
candidate for the Fifth
Congressional District,
Jean McKee, led the
organization during the
tumultuous times
following the local race
riots in 1967 and 1968.
Aquinas College
Margaret W. Bishop
Bissell Inc.
Susan K. Broman
Calvin College
Carrol J. Cook
Cassandra Daller
Barbara J. DeMoor
Robin Dykhouse
Nancy Erhardt
Jennifer L. Faber
Valerie Feehan
First United
Methodist Church
Fishbeck, Thompson,
Carr & Huber
Harold E. Fisher
Marjorie B. Goebel
Golf Systems, Inc.
Barbara L. Griffin
Patricia A. Haist
Diane Hedeman
Robert and Barbara Herr
Dirk Hoffius
Independent Bank of
West Michigan
Ora B. Jones
Carol J. Karr
Sheila A. Kinney
Birgit Klohs
Laura Knapp
Law Weathers &
Richardson
Karen Loth
Mary B. Loupee
Macatawa Bank
Susan Mason
Agnes Masselink
Margaret A. McCrystal
Michigan Community
Blood Centers
Bonnie K. Miller
Rachel Mraz
Jessica Murphy
Oasis Group, LLC
Marianne and Steven
Parker
Joann A. Paul
Paul Goebel Group
Phyllis and Harold Penny
Performance Systematix Inc.
Plante & Moran, LLP
Plymouth Congregational
Church UCC
Priority Health
Rhoades, McKee,
Attorneys & Counsel
Linda L. and Bruce
Rossman
Schuler Books & Music, Inc.
Sara J. Smolenski
Sue Stauffacher
Janette E. Tazzia
Beth Ann Townsend
Kris Vanden Berg
Michelle VanDyke
West Michigan Flocking &
Assembly, LLC
Westminster Presbyterian
Church
Women Lawyers
Association of Michigan
Western Region
Doug and Sharon Wynkoop
Gilbert and Barbara Wynn, MD
Laura A. Young
Francis Rutherford &
Emma Wanty Circle
($100 - $499)
Dr. Frances Rutherford,
the first female city
physician in the U.S.,
directed her commitment
to women’s health toward
the establishment of the
YWCA’s predecessor
organization - the
Women’s Gymnasium and
Noon Rest - in the
nineteenth century.
Rutherford and others,
including Dr. Emma
Wanty whose extraordinary fundraising ability
and active leadership in
numerous offices, helped
establish the YWCA and
strengthened its position
as an important community
resource.
JoAnn Abraham
Ethel A. Ackerson
Bob and Wende Alighire
Margaret Elizabeth Allen
Barbara W. Amberg
Catherine Amodeo
Dana Anderson
Kathy Anderson
Margo Anderson
Joan Andrew
Andy and Mary Angelo
Aon Consulting
Arbor Circle Corporation
Ruth Arents
Donald and Ellen Arlinsky
Chris Arnold
Sarah J. Ash, MA CNS
Atek Medical, LLC
Edward Aune
William Baillargeon
Lori J. Baker
Margaret M. Bakker
Susan Bakkila
Bank of Holland
Christine Barfuss
Beverly Barrett
Mary Jo Baweja
Laurie Beard
Annette Beatty and
John Little
Mary L. Benedict
Rosemary Bennett
Anne M. Benson
Honorable Robert A. Benson
Judy Bereza
Dr. Dorothy Berg
Bethel Lutheran Church
Jody Betten
Kurt E. and Michelle L. Bishop
BKC Insurance, Inc.
Leslie C. Black
Bryan Blackburn
Janet and Burt Bleke
Bolhouse, Vander Hulst,
Risko, Baar & Lefere, PC
Brooke Bollin Richards
Marcia Borowka
Elizabeth E. Borre
Bos & Glazier PLC
Laura Bouch
Karen Bradshaw
Diane Brady
Tracey Brame
Lenore Brashler
Frank T. Brechin
Julietta Brothers
Fredric and Carolyn Brown
Gail Brown
Mark and Kelly Brushaber
Lenika Bryant
Rita D. Buitendorp
Lorilee Bultinck
Brenda Burch
Marcel Burgler
Julie A. Burns, CPA, PC
Linda Burpee
Betty S. Burton Groce
Sharon Burtrum
Anna M. Butzner
Sharon M. Buursma
Kathlen S. Byers
Debra S. Byl
Charles and Lucy Caldwell
Nikole Canute
Janet Carbonneau-Jones
Ellen Carmody
Dawn R. Carpenter
William Casey
Tracey and Richard Cassard
Phil Catlett
Center Manufacturing, Inc.
Mary Pat Chelsky
Mary Ann Cheney
Julie M. Chicklan
Child and Family
Resource Council
Constance Christenson
Andrea Clark
Anna Clark
Donna Clark
Joellen Donnelly Clary
Dotti Clune and Jill Henemyer
Melissa Collar
Mary C. Command
Sue Conway
David Cope
Barbara Corbin
Corrigan Moving Systems
Costco
Cottage Bar and Restaurant
Thomas Cottrell
Charles Covello
Carol A. Crawford
Kathy S. Crosby
Andrea Crumback
Leslie J. Cummings
Norine M. Cunningham
Shirley K. Perkins Daniels
Misty and Joseph Davis
Sandra Davison-Wilson
Jean and Charles Day
Dermody Truck Sales
Curt and Kim DeVries
Christine A. Dingman
Lorna Dobson
Amy Donohue
Pam Doty-Nation
Nancy L. Douglas
Drew, Cooper & Anding, PC
Candace Dugan
Karen Dujovny
Terri Dunderman
Christine Dunnuck
Dykema Gossett, PLLC
Dykema Law Offices
Julie Dykstra
Janice Earl
Mindy Earley
Louise Eastman
Echelbarger, Himebaugh,
Tamm & Co., PC
Cheryl G. Edwards-Cannon
Scott Eggleston
Evelyn K. Eister
Norman Elam
Mimi Emig
Jean W. Enright
DeDe Esque
Regina Essex
Andrea L. Essling
Georgia Everse
Deborah Exo
William and Patricia Faber
Oluwaffemi Fadayomi
Kathy Farquharson
Pamela J. Farrer-Cross
Kim Fedrigo
Cecile Fehsenfeld
Stephanie Fekkes
Margaret Felix
Rhea Ferrier
Annie B. Fields
First Congregational Church
Carolyn Foote
Laurie and Al Forte
Andrea A. Fotias
Founders Bank & Trust
Fountain Street Church
Cherie Fox
Sheila D. Frank
Deborah J. Fraser
Mary Caroline Frey and
Jim McKay
Friend Foundation
Heidi Frye
Patrick Geary
Jill Gebben and MSU Friends
Falinda Geerling
James Gehrke
Susan Gell Meyers
General Motivation
Gaetan Gerville-Reache
Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids
Dona Gillson
Richard and Linda Glaser
Nancy and Robert Gleffe
Margaret Goebel
Dawn Goetcheus
Bridget Tucker Gonder
Martha Y. Gonzalez-Cortes
Sarah L. Gooden
Kathleen Goodrich
Kristin Gootjes
Susan Gordon
Barbara and John Gracki
Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids Women’s
Health PC
Rae Allyson Green
Sarah Green
Wilhemenia Greene
Lynn Gregory
Diane Griffin
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Anthony B. Grossa
Connie Grzanka
Julia Guevara
Virginia W. Gustafson
GVSU Women’s Center
Marcia Haas
Meg Hackett
Robert and Kay
Griffith Hammond
Elizabeth A. Hanning
Kim Hanrahan
Elena C. Hansen
Jillaine Harkema
John Harrington
Nicole Havener
The Honorable
Janet A. Haynes
Rev. George and
Susan Heartwell
Meredith Ann Hedeman
Theresa Hendricks
Sara J. Hendrix
Janice A. Henry
Jeanne Herold
Pauline Hewitt and
Gerard Schaefer
Nancy Hickey
Barbara Hile
Sandy Hisey
Dorothy Tegner Hodgkins
Allison Holifield
Leah Hooks
Charlotte Howard-Holland
Robyn Hubbard
Tosha Huddleston
Jeffrey R. Hughes
Sonya Hughes
Nancy Huhn
Kristine L. Huizen
Roberta Hummel
Krista Inosencio
Integrated Building Solutions
Interlogic Outsourcing, Inc.
Diane E. Ishmael
Bill Jack
Julie Jacobs
Ellen M. James
Lynne Jarman-Johnson
Lynn Jekkals
Ingrid A. Jensen
Nancy Jesko
MariBeth Johnson Jelks
Jennifer L. Jordan
Katherine M. Julien
Jo Jullette
JW Event Management
Julienne Kanazeh-Gordon
Bridget Kehoe-Howell
Kenowa Municipal
Federal Credit Union
Kent County Victim Witness
Rebecca D. Knack
Sheila Knopke
Gregory Koenig
Lynne C. Koss
Thomas Koster
Anna M. Kruse
Heather Kubiak
Kuiper Orlebeke, PC
Jessica Mariucci Kurylowicz
Gina Kuyers
Julie Lam
Deborah Poeder
Barbara and John Langan
Kelli Langan
Cynthia R. Lanning Burch
Valeri R. Lawson
Mary Esther Lee
Lynn LeHocky
Melissa Sue Lettinga
Leslee M. Lewis
Marcella T. and
Mark J. Lewis
Marcia Lewis
Ann E. Liefer
Matt Lindgren
Leslie Liuzzo
Susan Livingston
Mike Lloyd
Carol Rose Lopucki
Susan Lowden
Rhonda Lubberts
Mary Lucas
Elizabeth J. Luce
Janis A. Lunquist
Heather and Michael Lunt
Elizabeth Welch Lykins
Lykins Law Firm, PLC
Heidi Lyon
Deborah Macdonald
Amy Mackay
Cynthia E. Mader and
Pamela K. Olsen
Debra Maintz-Evans
Teresa Mairn
Elizabeth Males
Manpower International Inc.
Julie Manshum
Barbara Marfia
Marjorie Talhelm Estate
Julie Marshall
Edna C. Martin
Megan Martin
Ronald Martin
Toni Rawlings Martin
William and Inetta Martindill
Wendy T. Marty
Dina Masek
Vicki R. McClellan
Deborah J. McCormack
Eileen Joy McKeever
Mary T. McLoughin
Lisa McManus
Stephanie McNamara
Tom Merchant
Merrill Lynch
Jennifer Mesler
Carol Meyers
Bruce A. Mickelson, DDS, PC
Ginny Mikita
Diane Milanowski
Patrick A. Miles, Jr.
Laura K. Miller
Bridget M. Mitchell
Barbara J. and
Daniel C. Molhoek
Michele Montague
Brian W. Moy
Anne Mulder
Mary Mulder
LaRae G. Munk
Margaret A. Murphy
Myers Nelson Dillon &
Shierk, PLLC
Diane L. Nagelkirk
Debra Nails
Susan and Bruce
Mary and James Nelson
Patricia M. Nelson
Jessica J. Neville
Next Generation
Enrollment, Inc.
James Nicholas
Jennifer Niemann
Molly Nolan
North College Block Club
Northern Trust Company
James Norton Jr.
Nucraft Furniture Company
Bruce Nugent
Tanja Oquendo
Cheryl Ora
Carolyn S. Otzman
Nancy L. Owens
Diana Pace
Shelley E. Padnos
Karen L. Palmore
Nicholas Paradiso
Parkwood Presbyterian
Church
Kathy Partogian
Laura Paschall
Tracy Patterson
Lynn Marie Perry
Perry Van Dyken P.C.
Stephen M. Pestka
Lynn Peters
Julie Petrie
Danielle A. Phillips
Deborah A. Phillips
Rhett and Jeralyn Pinsky
Lawrence Podolak
Kelly Powis
Mike Pratt
Sally A. Prieto
Principal Financial Group
Progressive AE
Protravel Grand Rapids
Emily Quinn-Nausadis
Courtney Quist
Clara Raaymakers
Rapid Growth Media
Judith A. Raskiewicz
Patricia Renucci
Mark W. Renzenbrink
Shlynn Rhodes
Right Management
Consultants
The Right Place, Inc.
Sarah Riley Howard
Barbara A. Robinson
JoAnn Roche
Rockford Financial Group
Elizabeth Rogers
Elizabeth J. Rohlke
Penny Rosema
Jane M. Ross
Royce Rolls Ringer Company
Shawn Ruetz
Rhonda Rupp
Kathryn Ryan
Nancy and Emil Sabolish
Celia Said
Ashima Saigal
Sales Performance Plus
Carol L. Sarosik
Teresa Fleming
Kimberly A. Schaefer
Schenk, Boncher & Rypma
Lisa M. Schichtel
Sheila and Devin Schindler
Joan Schleef
Susan K. and Gary L.
Schroder
Suzanne M. Schulz
Deb Schutmaat
Karen Schwarzwalder
Gail Scott
Paula Scott
Ingrid Scott-Weekley
Deb Sears
Second Congregational UCC
Vickie Lynn Seidl
Sentinel Pointe
Community Church
Seyferth and Associates Inc.
Shaggy Pines Dog Park
Kathlene A. and
Adam J. Sheridan
Sherlund, Faber &
Van Meter
Susan Sherman
Debra E. Shimmel
Mary Short
Melinda Shull
Jennifer Rae Simpson
Yvonne Sims
Denise Sironen
Eva Sitek
Diane C. Slay
Heather Slay
Helen and Jerome Smith
Julia P. Smith
Mary E. Smith
Patricia A. Smith
Patricia C. Smtih
Susan J. Smith
Kathleen Smith Brach
Linda Southwell
Darrel Springett
Diane D. St. Claire
Joan Stauffacher
Ellsworth J. Stay, Jr.
Margaret Steketee
Stenger & Stenger
Ruth S. Stevens
David C. Stocking
Barbara Stoffer
June L. Strieby
Michele Suchovsky
Ann Sullivan Soet
Mary Swanson
Bonnie Sue Swart
Phyllis Syrek
Judith Teater
C. Joy Teitsma
Terryberry Company LLC
Jane B. Thiel
Janet W. Thompson
Thomson Reuters
Diane Timmer
Mary Anne Timmer
Pam Titus
Iva Tol
Kevin Toler
Mercedes Toohey
Wanda Toohey
Elizabeth Topliffe
Beth L. Topp
Wayne Norlin
Trinity United
Methodist Church
Thomas Truesdale
Tamara A. Unger
Stacy L. Van Dyken
Kathryn A. Vance
Dr. Patricia L. VanDenBrink
Sheryl and Michael
Vander Baan
Tamsen Underwier
Kim VandeVusse
Jaye VanLenten
Conshana Vaughn
Richard W. Verburg
Eileen Verduin Raphael
Julie Verhulst
Kara A. Vermeulen
Matthew L. and
Paula M. Vicari
Nicole Marie Villanueva
Susan Vogel-Vanderson
Walker Charter Academy
Jana Wallace
Jill Wallace
Wallin Congregational
Church Board of Missions
Caroline Waltz
Karen L. Ward
Alison R. Waske
Christine Wassenaar
Jo Ann Wassenaar
Joyce Watson
Barbara and Peter
Weatherhead
Weatherhead & Sons
Diane J. Wechter
Judy Welch
Julie Wench Regan
Wells Fargo
Insurance Services
Dr. Juli S. Wemmer
Daniel and Agnes West
Western Michigan
5th District PDRC
Julie Westra
Mary Wharton-Short
Diane White
Dolores A. White
Lois White Tomasiewicz
David and Stephanie
Whitford
Jeanne M. Wiest
Willey and Chamberlain, LLP
Fredericka Williams
Laura WIlliams
Rita Williams Citron
Jim Winter-Troutwine
Barbara Witt
David and Susan Wittenbach
Amy and Paul Wolbert
Jessica Wood
Kara Wood
Joanne W. Woods
Kathy L. Woronko
Lisa and Tom Wurst
Janet M. Wyllie
Janice and Christopher
Yates
Teresa A. Yeomans
Amy L. Young
Bruce and Susan
Lisa C. Young
Milinda Ysasi
Lori J. Zellers
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Loney Clinton Gordon
Circle
($30 - $99)
Loney Clinton Gordon, a
YWCA volunteer in the
1940s, played a leading
role in the research that
led to the discovery of the
Whooping Cough vaccine.
Like her YWCA peers, her
contributions extend well
beyond our organization
and even our local
community.
Alpha Phi Omega AZI
Russell D. Ambrose
Bonnie Nawara
Laura Armenta
Paul Arnold
Jodi Arsulowicz
Marti Atwater
Jim Bachmeier
Mary Banfill
Susan Barfelz
Anne Bartish
Kimberly Batdorff
Mary Bauman
Chris Becker
Jane M. Beckering
John Belile
James and Julie Ann
Benison
Eric and Anita Bennett
Darrell Black
Helen Blinkhorn
Dirk C. Bloemendaal
Rita Bockheim
Brian Bosley
Gretchen Bouwsma
Patsy Brandow-Sharp
Brooke Breeding
Kathy Breslin
Helen Brinkman
Terri and Robert Brown
Sarah Bryska
Maria Cristina and
Roel Buentello
LaDonna Cannon
Joyce V. Cawthon
Robert and Jackie
Chovanec
Kathleen A. Churchman
Ashley Cierlak-Lubben
Charles L. Clapp
Nanette Clatterbuck
Evelyn Claus
Trinity M. Clemens
Julie V. Clough
Trudy Collings
Bette Contreras
Ellen Copple
Megan S. Corcoran
Tracey Cordes
Judith Crawford
Marsha DeHollander
Kim DeStigter
Kathleen A. Devlin
Lisa A. DeVries
Sister Jarrett DeWyse, O.P.
Jill V. Dover
Mark Drew
The Driver Family
Jeannette Duane and
Douglas Shapiro
Richard Duimler
Gloria Jean and
Gene Dummer
Steffany Jo Dunker
Andy and Ashley Dyer
Jane E. Dykstra
Emily A. Eichenberg
Karen Elbert
Thomas and Jane Elferdink
Linda Emperor
Cherisse Estes
Honorable Kathleen Feeney
Lynne Ferrell
Peggy L. Fessenden
Sheryl R. Fett
Courtney Flanagan
Karen Flick
William Forsyth
Cynthia Fox
Frey Foundation
Sandra Gaddy
Kathleen Gill
Christine Gilman
Diane Goller and David
Murkowski
Gordon & Shaw, PLC
Gloria Gregory
Vera Hamacher
Terri Handlin
Sandy and Thomas Harmon
Lisa Harms
Kathy Higgins
Jane C. Hofmeyer
Cynthia Black Hosner
Lisa Howe
S. Katherine Humphrey
Neva Hundly
Cindy M. Idema
Rebecca S. Inbody
Elaine Sterrett Isely
Dale Ann Iverson
Mary Ivie-Scoggins
Jenison Christian
School Reserved
Frederick Johnson, Jr.
Kellie Johnson
Latharee Helen Johnson
Lisa B. Johnson
Robert J. Jonker
JPMorgan Chase
Keener Law Offices, P.L.C.
William G. Kelly
Marie Kessler
Heather King
Teresa Kinney-Gent
Helen Kinsworthy
Janet Knaus
Denise Knight
Adam Komar
Kellee A. Koncki
Loretta Konecki
Jane Kreha
Kay Kremsreiter
Cynthia Kruska
Marjorie Kuipers
Debra Laakso
Diann J. Landers
Matthew and
Kimberly Large
Jeanine Nemesi Laville
Loney Clinton Gordon
Circle con’t
Shirley K. and Albert M. Lewis
Susan Lewis
Judge Benjamin H. Logan
Thomas and Anne Logan
Pamela Love
Rebecca Lyben
Rose Maciejewski
Janice Kittel Mann
Barbara P. Marcus
Matthew Marion
Jane Markey and Curt Benson
Susan Martin
Elaine Maternowksi
Christopher and Kelly
Matthysse
Katherine M. McCarthy
Dean Cynthia Ann
McCurren
David Medema
Debra M. Medina
Cheryle Mercer
Eileen Mershart
Kelly Merwin
Diana S. Miers
Catherine Mish
Judith A. Mitchell
Eric and Amy Mock
Koleta Moore
Walter Moore
Nancy A. Mroczkowski
Elizabeth Murray
Jean Nagelkerk
Neil Patrick’s Hair Design
Jennifer E. Nichols
Connie Noel
Jana and Wayne Norlin
Kellie Norton
Deb Ondersma
Gayle Orange
Patrick and Therese
Partridge
Mary Ellen Payne
Peninsular Chapter 65 OES
Karen Pieper
Terri L. Piersma
Polar Construction and
Development
Michael J. Polkowski
Kathryn Post
Emma Powell
Linda Powell
Melanie Prisby
Jennifer A. Puplava
Mary Beth Quillin
Susan J. Rabick
Lupe Montigny
Cindi E. and Mark T.
Rasmussen
Jackie Rautio
Robin Renzenbrink
Constance D. Reynolds
Jeff Richardson
Kimberly Kay
Kelly A. Roelofs
Jeralyn Rolston
Shawn Roscoe
Christina Rosloniec
Ryerson Library Foundation
Dan Stauffer and
Monique Salinas-Stauffer
Sharon Sarnicola
Thomas Saxe
Judy and John Schneider
Susan Schroeder
Carol Seacord
Jennifer Shoub
Tisha Simmons
Sharon Smith
Rebecca Smith-Hoffman
and Jack L. Hoffman
Amanda Socher
William and Debra Steffes
R. John Stephan
Ronald and Belva Stocking
Kerri Stonehouse
John Stuive
Mary Ellen Sullivan
Mary Swain
Melvene Tardy
Cat Timermanis
Darcy Tompkins
Patricia Trepkowski
Nancy Twiehaus
Roger and Catherine
Van Liere
Aaron and Catherine
Van Proyen
Kathi VandeGuchte
Jennifer Vander Molen
Marcia Vander Woude
Elizabeth VanderVeen
Diane VanEck
Dean and Vera VanVelsen
Carmen Villa
Joy Walczak
Susan Walter
Michael Walton
Lois Ward
Virginia Welch
Claire B. Whitman
Jefferson Wilkerson
Gera Lyn Witte
Joanne Wolfe
Mary Jo Woronko
Tera Wozniak
David and Joanne Wright
Katharine Wright
Dorothy Sue Yost
Members
Maureen A. Abele
Juliann Bidwell
Andrew Bowne
Corey Brown
Pamela Dail Whiting
William Hall
Susan Haworth-Hoeppner
Krystal Heikkila
Amy Heiney
Kathi A. Horton
Deborah Kammer
Mary Kimmel-Alexander
Nancy Kocsis
Diane Kroll
Curt and Patricia Linscott
Robert Marko
Deb Minton
Kimberly Moore-Pimpleton
Sirhonda Polasek-Jackson
Karen Porter
Carole Redwine
Gina Rogers
Joseph and Margaret
Scoville
Melissa Seguin
Karen N. Shively
April St. John-Keenoy
Daniel and Betsey Tinkham
Amy VanDyke
Sharon VanKuik
Jennifer Lynn Vanskiver
Robert and Christine Wait
Adam Wamboldt
Bessie L. Ward
Shelly Westbrook
Mary Alice and
Mike Williams
Betty Zylstra
In-Kind Gifts
Michelle D. McHale Adams
Cynthia Kay Afendoulis
Bernadine Agacinski
Peter J. Aleksynas
Tricia Alyne
American Seating Company
LeRoy Anderson
Brynn Arend
Arnie’s, Inc.
Laurie Atkari
Bonnie Moore
Heather Beahre
Simon Bakhuyzen
Leslie J. Ball
Banana Republic
Zenia Bates
Bath and Body Works
Marcus Bautista
Baxter Community Center
Belle Tire
Michael Bennett
Best Buy Children’s
Foundation
Bethel Lutheran Church
Celia Bickel-Beals
Michael Bieber
Amy Birchmeier
Blythefield Hills
Baptist Church
Kathy Bogucki
Dee Boyer
Marjean Brillhart
Colleen Bronkema
Antoinette Brown
Cathy Brown
Dawn Brown
Franklyn and Vera Brown
Miriah Buckowing
Mary K. Buller
Ted Burba
Dianne Carroll Burdick
Melten Burr
Mary Burzynski
Melissa Bush
Judy Carlton
Cascade Church Soul
Warmers
Central Reformed Church
Mary Pat Chelsky
Sue Clapp
Jacqulyn Clark
Raquel Clark
Comerica Bank
Jeffrey Comstock
Don and Cindy Cooper
Mary Cooper
John Corriveau
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Costco
Michelle Cox
Curves
Shirley K. Perkins Daniels
Lisa DeFerrari
Michelle DeRose
Curt and Kim DeVries
Pamela DeWilde
Maureen Doyle
Gary Drew
Sarah Dufendach
Jane E. Dykstra
Arline Dzwonkski
James H. Edwards
Dawn Emalander
Kim and Don Eves
Express- Woodland
Shopping Center
Paul Faba
Fairway Christian
Reformed Church
Carol Farquhar
Janene Fast
Jeff Fellows
Ferguson Supply Company
First Reformed Church
of Grandville
For His Glory Ministries
International
Foremost Insurance
Cynthia Fox
Amy Frank
Laurie M. and Donald S.
Gardner
Amy Garlets
Sherry Gasser
Marion Gauthier
Gemini Publicications
Jean Goldner
Grand Rapids
Community College
Roger and Elliott Grandia
Carol Griffin
Guiding Light Mission
Nancy Hager
Vicki Hahn
Kimberly Hall
Kevin Harmelink
J. A. Hauri-Foster
Amy Haywood
Dorothy Heney
Her Plus Him
Becky Heredia
Linda Karen Hernandez
Elizabeth Herro
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Hillman
Charnel Hodges
Homes Acres
Building Supply
Evelyn Horsmanhof
Rob Hudson
John Huebler
Robert Hust
Heidi and Fred Iacovoni
Israels The Other Store
Kate and Ted Jauw
Laura Jaynes
Amber Jones
Debra Kearns
Paul Kellerman
Kent County
Medical Society
Robin A. Kidder-DeWent
Renee Kiefer
Helen Klein
Natalie Kleis
Mat E. Klemp
Ara D. Klyce
Mary Knatz
Jennifer Kolster
Krista Kopchick
Kim and Steve Kuperus
Carol Kurlenda
Cheryl LaFaire
Eric and Nichole Lambert
Sheryl Lankheet
Margaret Laurcto
Cheryl LeFaive
Amy Leik
Nancy Levenburg
Brandi Leys and
Denise Anderson
The Limtied
Mary Lucas
Michele Lussky
Mark Luxford
Laura Madison
Vickie Maile
Suzanne Makarewicz
Cindy Masse
Maurice’s of Caledonia
Oranda May
Julie McKeiver
Marie McKendall
Jason and Susan McNamara
Heather Medendorp
Meijer
The Mersereau Family
Gary Metcalf
Nancy Metke
Carlos S. Meza
Gary Miller
Janet Miller
Holly Mitchell
Gordon Moeller
Elizabeth Mohan
MOMS Club Cascade,
Caledonia, and Kentwood
Paulette Moncure
Kay Moore
Yunorma Moore
Tammy Moran
Greg Morton
Terry Mosley-Johnson
Lisa Mulder
Jennifer Murphy
Naked Plates Studios
Jennifer Nawrocki
NCO Club Auxilliary
Shirley Nevins
Elaine Neymeiyer
Darlene Noorman
Nucraft Furniture Company
Elisabeth Nunn-Karnowski
Eric and Lindsey Osterhaven
Holly Paniwocik
Parkwood Presbyterian
Church
Fern Pasholk
Rich Penny
Andrea Petiet
Lisa Pietrzak
Joyce Ploeg
Ploeg Property Management
Rhonda Posthumus
Wendie and David Preiss
Presto Print, Inc.
Elizabeth Pride
Anita Prins
Promotional Impact &
Green Giftz
The Quakenbush Family
Sara and Sean Quashnie
James Quinn
Lynne E. Rademacher
Remi Rakipi
Heather Riggle
The River 100.5/Regent
Broadcasting
Rosa’s Closet
Penny Rosema
Sue Russell
Rebecca L. Russo
Steve and Laura
Samaria J’s Salon Suite
Jacqueline Sarach
Theresa Schlosser
Debbie and Matt Schneider
Louis and Connie Schultz
Sedlock Family
Annetta Serulla
Louise Shaw
Karen N. Shively
Janet and Jim Shumway
Shawn Sivyer
Linda Slager
Jackie Sleeman
Rita Snyder and
Karen Mann
William Soule
Spirit Dreams
Melissa Stachowiak
Julia Stellini
Barbara Stephenson
Sandy Strong
Bobbi Stukel
SUPERCUTS
Mike and Kelly TenBrock
Anne Todd
Transportaion Security
Administration-DHS
Tiffany Traxler
Pam Trommeter
Two Men and a Truck,
Grand Rapids North
Becky Underwood
Meghan McDowell
USA Baby
Renae Uturo
Karen Van Zweden
Kris Vanden Berg
Lisa VanRyn
Janeen Vanswol
VFW Post 702 Auxiliary
Len and Emili Slott/
Vi-Chem Corporation
Victoria’s Secret - Grandville
Jenny R. Vidal
Caitlin Volovlek
Karen L. Ward
Tracey and Kevin Weberg
Steve Welch
Carrie Weston
Emily Wiarda
Linda S. Wilke
Mary Williams
Daryla Wilt
Cheryl Winkle
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Women’s Lifestyle Magazine
Pam Zuidgeest
Recognition/Memorial
Gifts
Helen Blinkhorn
Carla Blinkhorn
Lenore and James Brashler
Wilma Brashler
William Casey
Diane Casey
Carrol J. Cook
Carla Blinkhorn
Ann M. Cooper
Carla Blinkhorn
Teresa DeJager
Sarah A. DeJager
The Driver Family
Mildred Meyers
DeDe Esque
Carla Blinkhorn
Andrea L. Essling
Carla Blinkhorn
Peggy L. Fessenden
Mildred Meyers
Barbara and John Gracki
Reverend Susan York
Rebecca Hines
Carla Blinkhorn
Kathi A. Horton
Carla Blinkhorn
Edna C. Martin
Carla Blinkhorn
Tom Merchant
Sue Karrick and
Georgia Merchant
Cheryle Mercrer
Mildred Meyers
Eileen Mershart
Carla Blinkhorn
Eileen Mershart
Carla Blinkhorn
Marianne and Steven Parker
Carla Blinkhorn
Karen Porter
Carla Blinkhorn
Celia Said
Ruth Kindel Clay
Karen Schwarzwalder
Carla Blinkhorn
Jennifer Shoub
Carla Blinkhorn
Caroline S. Waltz
Annie Starr
David and Stephanie Whitford
Jody Eikenhout
Mary Alice Williams
Carla Blinkhorn
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YWCA Caroline W. Putnam
Heritage Society
In recognition of her steadfast commitment to the women and girls of
our community, the Caroline W. Putnam Heritage Society honors the
generosity of its namesake whose gift during the early part of the twentieth
century became the cornerstone of today’s YWCA. The Putnam Heritage
Society recognizes those individuals with similar personal commitments
who have graciously made estate gift arrangements to eventually benefit
the YWCA and those it serves.
Caroline W. Putnam
Membership
Ethel Ackerson
Deb Bailey
Jackie Bess
Peggy Bishop
Carla Blinkhorn
Dr. M.P. Chelsky
Carrol Cook
Carol Crawford
Jean & Charlie Day
Betsy & Stan Dole
Beth Goebel
Ingrid A. Jensen
Theresa & Todd Mairn
Marilyn F. Martin
Maggie McCrystal
Stella Royce
Wendy Stock
Cindy Storer
Jaye VanLenten
Rev. Bunny Voss, Ph.D.
Sandy Weir
Bridget White &
Dick Willobee
Dolores & Doug White
ywca services
The YWCA West Central Michigan has been a place of hope, healing and renewal for over one hundred
years. During that time, the YWCA has renewed itself in response to the changing needs of women in our
community. Today, we are working to end violence against women and children - by helping victims heal,
helping survivors thrive and empowering our community through prevention, education and advocacy.
YWCA services work in concert to combat the pervasive violence against women and children that debilitates
individuals, destroys families, and undermines our community.
Crisis Services and Referral Information
Domestic Violence
24-Hour Crisis Line (616.451.2744)
Emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and
their dependent children for up to 15 days.
Sexual Assault
24-Hour Crisis Line (616.776.RAPE)
As part of our community’s response to sexual assault,
the YWCA provides comprehensive, timely and sensitive
medical-forensic examinations on a 24-hour, on-call basis
for females and males 13 years and older.
Short-Term Crisis Support
(616) 459-4652, M-Th 8am-6:30pm
F 8:30am-Noon
For victims and survivors of domestic violence, childhood
sexual abuse, or adult sexual assault.
Transitional and Long Term Housing and
Supportive Services
(616) 459-4652, M-Th 8am-6:30pm
F 8:30am-Noon
To strengthen a domestic violence survivor’s ability to
maintain a safe and independent life, the YWCA provides
transitional and longer-term housing, employment,
advocacy and legal assistance.
YWCA Safe Connections
(616) 459-7062 ext. 292
The YWCA’s supervised visitation and exchange program
provides safe, quality parenting time between children
and non-custodial parents for families where domestic
violence, sexual abuse or stalking has been present.
25 Sheldon Blvd., SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
phone 616.459.4681
fax 616.459.5423
www.ywcawcmi.org
Counseling Services
Therapy and Counseling
(616) 459-4652, M-Th 8am-6:30pm
F 8:30am-Noon
- for survivors of domestic violence and their children
- for survivors of sexual assault and their families
- for child victims and their families who are
experiencing the trauma of incest or non-familial
molestation
Support Groups
(616) 459-4652, M-Th 8am-6:30pm
F 8:30am-Noon
-for adult women who are survivors of domestic
violence, childhood sexual abuse and/or adult sexual
assault
-for teen survivors of sexual assault
Group Therapy and Counseling
(616) 459-4652, M-Th 8am-6:30pm
F 8:30am-Noon
-for victims and survivors of domestic violence,
childhood sexual abuse and/or adult sexual assault
-for men seeking to stop abusive behavior
Girls Incorporated® at the
YWCA West Central Michigan
(616) 459-7062 ext. 160
In order to reduce girls’ vulnerability to abuse, the YWCA
offers programs designed to strengthen their safety skills,
build their self-esteem and confidence, help them set
boundaries, and develop healthy relationships with adults—
all key elements to building healthy young women.
24 hour confidential crisis lines
domestic violence
616.451.2744
sexual assault
616.776.7273 (RAPE)
Benchmarks and quality assurance standards for the YWCA West Central Michigan are available at
www.ywcawcmi.org