2011 Year in Review
In 2011, the YWCA Girls Sports program reached over 390 girls between the ages of 3 and 14. Classes were offered in soccer, basketball, and volleyball. The YWCA also introduced Super Sports, a program that introduces girls to all different sports including field hockey and lacrosse.
121 children attended YWCA preschool programs in 2011 In 2011 the YWCA established a scholarship from the Andrew "Drew" Roth Foundation. "Drew" was a member of the 2008 Playroom Plus Class and died suddenly Nov. 26, The Scholarship was presented to a preschool student.
Summer Youth Field trips every Friday Strong Museum Darien Lake Fantasy Island Maid of the Mist Fallsview Indoor Water Park
The Lockport and Niagara Falls Summer Day Camps offered summer fun for over 180 school age children in The YWCA School Age Childcare programs saw an increase in attendance to over 100 children in 2011.
The Advantage Grant ended on June 9, 2011 for all Round 4 programs around NY State. This changed the fee structure of the YWCA Advantage Program while keeping the same curriculum. Emmet Belknap has become a fee based site for 5 th and 6 th grade. Newfane Middle continues to be a free program thanks to a grant from the Grigg Lewis Foundation.
278 women and children have come to live at Carolyns House since 2005, forty-nine in Six women graduated from Carolyns House programs in Five residents have participated in the matched savings program in 2011.
Carolyns House New Director J Suzan Ben
Monthly luncheon served over 600 patrons in The Catering Crew served 142 events in City Hall Café opened April, 2011 The Catering Crew hired 15 graduates of the culinary program to work at the Airport Café. The Airport Café has grown exponentially as the number of passengers, flights and airlines have increased.
The YWCA provided shelter to 35 women and 40 children in families moved to Transitional Housing and 1 to Carolyns House upon leaving. 320 non residential domestic violence victims have been counseled in The YWCA initiated the countys first Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), comprised of law enforcement, sexual assault nurse examiners, advocates and prosecutors. 75 Rape Crisis Hotline Calls were responded to in 2011.