Mission

The YWCAs Mission is dedicated to eliminating racism; empowering women; and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The reentry-related project works toward successful reintegration by shortening the time-frame of pre-trial incarceration for nonviolent offenses, allowing individuals to better advocate for themselves when charged with a nonviolent offense, and to more fully maintain the community connections (family, religious, career-based) that help stem future criminality. One element of this project is the creation of a community bail fund to support the release of individuals charged with nonviolent offenses who are unable to afford bail.