Tannya: WELCOME BACK.
FOR KAUA'I FORWARD WEEK, WE'RE
FEATURING THE PEOPLE AND PLACES
UNIQUE.
THEY'VE BEEN SERVING PEOPLE
FOR OVER A CENTURY.
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THE YWCA KAUA'I HAS BEEN
SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR A
HUNDRED YEARS.
WE'RE COMING UP ON OUR HUNDRED
YEARS IN 2021, SO OUR FOCUS IS
EMPOWERING WOMEN.
WE PROMOTE TRUTH, JUSTICE,
FREEDOM FOR ALL PEOPLE.
HOW WE DO THAT ON KAUA'I IN
VIOLENCE AND SPECIAL VIOLENCE IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY IN
TERMS OF BRINGING OUR WORK TO
THE COMMUNITY.
ENDING THAT TIME OF VIOLENCE ON
KAUA'I.
WE KNOW THIS HUGE PROBLEM.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
MONTH.
WITH THE ADDED PRESSURE OF COVID
AND PEOPLE STAYING HOME AND
NEEDING RESOURCES, IT'S SO
WONDERFUL THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO
OFFER THOSE SERVICES.
WITH YOU GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF
THE RANGE OF SERVICE TO MAKE
WOMEN?
SURE.
WE APPROACH ENDING DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN
THEE -- THREE WAYS.
THE FIRST IS OUR SUPPORT FOR
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AND FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES OF
PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT SURVIVE.
WE HAVE OUR 24 HOUR CRISIS
SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES A
HOTLINE.
SHELTER ON KAUA'I.
WE PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF
SERVICES, TRYING TO MEET THE
MANY NEEDS OF SURVIVORS AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
BEYOND THE SHELTER, TRYING TO
FIND HOUSES FOR THEM.
AND ADVOCACY THEY MAY NEED.
DOING COUNSELING AND SUPPORT
GROUPS FOR THEM AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
WE DO A SPECIAL FOCUS ON KIDS.
HELP THEM DO THAT AND PROVIDE
EVERYTHING AT THE SHELTER.
IF PEOPLE COME WITH WHAT THEY'RE
WEARING, WE HAVE ALL THE FOOD
FOR MEALS AND CLOTHES AND THE
COMMUNITY IS SO GENEROUS.
WE ALSO DO PREVENTION EDUCATION.
WE'RE GOING TO END THIS WITHOUT
WE'RE IN SCHOOLS FROM PRESCHOOL
D.O.E. APPROVED CURRICULUM.
TALKING TO STUDENTS.
IT'S AGE APPROPRIATE.
TALKING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT, 1,
THEIR BODY WRONGS -- BELONGS TO
THEM.
TO RESPECT THEMSELVES.
TO RESPECT OTHERS.
WE DO THAT, WE SERVE OVER 5,000
STUDENTS EVERY YEAR.
IT IS SUCH A FANTASTIC
RESOURCE THAT SERVED THIS
COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY A HUNDRED
YEARS.
HOW CAN PEOPLE REACH OUT IF
THEY'RE IN NEED OF SUPPORT OR
NOW SOMEONE WHO CAN BENEFIT?
SURE.
LIKE I SAID WE WORK 24 HOURS A
DAY.
OUR HOTLINE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT,
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS AVAILABLE
EVEN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
YOU'RE CALLING ABOUT SOMEBODY
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL US WHO
YOU ARE IF YOU'RE WANTING
INFORMATION.
THAT NUMBER IS 245-6362.
ANOTHER WAY FOR PEOPLE TO REACH
OUT AND TO GET INFORMATION AND
TO HAPPEN INTO RESOURCES, AND
THAT'S WITH AN ONLINE CHAT.
PEOPLE CAN ALSO, IF THEY GO TO
OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS YWCA
KAUA'I.ORG, THEY WILL SEE A LINK
TO A CHAT.
IT'S SAFE CHATROOM.
IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.
THERE'S AN ESCAPE BUTTON SO IF
YOU HAVE TO LEAVE RIGHT AWAY,
THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT.
SO WHETHER IT'S BY PHONE,
WHETHER IT'S ONLINE, WHETHER YOU
TEXT US, WE'LL BE THERE.
Tannya: SO WONDERFUL AND
NEEDED.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU
DO.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
YOU HAVE A BUSY DAY, WORKING 24
HOURS.
FOR CARVING OUT A FEW MINUTES TO
TOUCH ON THE WONDERFUL SERVICES
AT YWCA KAUA'I.
LEARNING THE HISTORY OF HITTING
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SERVICE TO
THE COMMUNITY NEXT YEAR.
TO KNOW THE IMPORTANT SERVICES
OFFERED FOR PEOPLE GOING THROUGH
A DIFFICULT VIOLENCE AND SO
FORTH.
John: YEAH.
THAT'S A GREAT PLACE.
THEY'VE BEEN HELPING PEOPLE FOR
SO LONG.
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A
HUNDRED YEARS.
GREAT.