Women's Programs & Services

 

The YWCA empowers women in the Pittsburgh region through programs and services such as:

 

The Liz Prine Fund:

This fund, established in 1982 at the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh in memory of Elizabeth Erskine Prine, provides small, one-time grants to help women participating in a YWCA program who find themselves in a crisis situation.

Housing Programs: 

The YWCA offers supportive and affordable housing programs for homeless low-income women and their children.

 

Personal Finance Improvement Programs: 

Focus on empowering women to build wealth by providing training, education, and resources necessary to increase income and purchase assets.  The program includes seminars on investment and home ownership, post-secondary education, and business ownership.