Fact Sheet

YWCA is 20th Largest Non-Profit Agency in St. Louis^*

YWCA Metro St. Louis is a 120-year-old non-profit human services agency dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
Founded in 1904 to provide safe housing for women who came to work at the World’s Fair.
Oldest and largest women’s advocacy organization in the region.
Serves more than 10,000 women and families annually.
Three core service areas: Women’s Crisis Services and Housing, Early Education, Career Readiness and Economic Empowerment.
YWCA is fully accredited by Social Current and designated as an Outstanding Provider.

Largest provider of direct Head Start services in Missouri, with nine Early Education Centers and 12 childcare partners.
YWCA receives more Head Start funding in St. Louis City and County than any other agency, and is the second largest grantee in a four-state region.
YWCA is the only program in the state to receive the National Program of Excellence Accreditation from National Head Start Association.
YWCA is addressing the childcare crisis with its Department of Labor registered apprenticeship, Successful Pathways®, designed to support the development of the next generation of early education professionals.
YWCA is collaborating with St. Louis Innovation Districts (39 North and Cortex) to build Early Education Excellence Centers with STREAM curriculum and access to ag-tech resources for all its centers.

YWCA is the largest provider of sexual assault and domestic violence services for women in the region.
YWCA is the ONLY dual-services agency (sexual assault and domestic violence) in the St. Louis region offering both a 24/7 Crisis Help Line and a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) that partners with area hospitals and police departments.
One of only two YWCAs in the United States with a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART).
YWCA is the largest provider of housing for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in St. Louis City and County.
YWCA holds the largest HUD contract in the area.

Innovator and trailblazer in Career Readiness and Economic Empowerment, which connects and leverages all YWCA services, creating a collaborative partnership that provides a path to self-sufficiency for all clients.
YWCA takes a holistic approach to help women pursue careers in high-growth industries such as biotech, agtech, and geospatial
YWCA’s WorkREADI Program trains participants and places them in careers with our regional industry partners, enrolls them in an education program, or connects them to an apprenticeship program.

YWCA is the only agency that provides wraparound services, such as childcare, transportation, grocery assistance, rent/utility assistance, and housing at no charge to sustain women while they are in our programs.
All YWCA clients, including Head Start families, may access our wraparound services.