Win a Trip to Meet “Scandal” Star Kerry Washington!

Make a $50 donation here and you're entered to win a trip to meet Oliva Pope Kerry Washington from the TV show "Scandal"! Contest ends Oct. 3, 2014.

Help the YWCA reaching their goal of raising $100,000 during the month of September for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This contest is an easy way for the YWCA to raise a lot of money to support the YWCA and the important work they do!

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* The YWCA was awarded a grant from the Allstate Foundation and chosen to participate in their annual Purple Purse Challenge during the month of September. A total of 146 agencies nationally were chosen to participate. Only two in Washington -- the YWCA of Yakima and the YWCA of Kitsap County. The challenge continues through Oct. 3.

ABOUT PURPLE PURSE
The primary reason domestic violence survivors remain in or return to an abusive relationship is because they don’t have the financial resources to break free and stay free. That’s why the Purple Purse program was created – to raise public awareness about domestic violence and financial abuse, and get people talking about the issue. The purple purse is symbolic because purple is the color of domestic violence awareness and a purse represents a woman’s financial domain. For the past two years, purple purses filled with domestic violence information have been passed in local communities and online to help raise awareness and funding for financial empowerment services for survivors. Based on the success of Purple Purse, The Allstate Foundation is growing the program to include more communities and organizations in the campaign to end domestic violence through financial safety and security.