Your voice counts.

Volunteers are an integral part of our organization. Below is a list of volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in volunteering with the YWCA in one of the roles below, please contact the Executive Office at 313/259-9922, Ext. 200.

Volunteer opportunities

• Board Members
• Program Assistants
• Fundraising Supports
• Interns
• Special Events – Community Outreach
• Foot Handlers
• Maintenance Support
• Volunteer Guest Speakers

Note: All volunteers may be subject to a criminal history background review

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Sign Up for YWCA USA Advocate Program

Take action with us and become a YWCA Advocate as we continue advance our intersectional mission.

ADVOCACY AGENDA

Informed by our 160-year history and by the expertise of our nationwide network, YWCA is carrying on its long tradition of social action and advocacy to advance our mission. Since our inception, YWCA’s nearly 200 local associations in 45 states and the District of Columbia have been on the frontlines of more than 1,200 communities providing child care, safety from gender-based violence, housing and other programs and services to as many as 2 million women, girls and families in a typical year. Today, with our mission and communities in mind, YWCA advocates at the federal, state, and local levels for `practical solutions that meet the needs of women, girls, and marginalized communities that bring us closer to eliminating racism, empowering women, and ensuring peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

Your voice is a crucial part of this work.

Take action with us and become a YWCA Advocate as we continue advance our intersectional mission. Sign up for the YWCA Action Center today.

Federal Legislative Priorities: 118th Congress

In this moment of ongoing economic uncertainty and compounding social challenges facing our nation, YWCA is driving an inclusive agenda to address the underlying gender equity and racial justice tensions that are deeply embedded in our nation.

We are calling on members of Congress to act on the following health, economic, safety, and racial justice priority areas:

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Signs of Trauma

Reexperiencing

• Thoughts and feelings pop into one’s mind.
• Reliving what happened, feels like its happening again
• Get upset at reminders

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Avoidance

• Try to block it out and not think about it.
• Try to stay away from reminders.
• Feel numb or have no emotions

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Increased Arousal

• Always afraid something bad will happen.
• More easily startled or jumpy.
• Trouble with sleep or concentration.
• Go into fight or flight mode.

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Dissociation

• Things feel unreal like a dream.
• Trouble remembering parts of what happened.
• Freak out (disorganized and behavior no longer predictable or regulated).

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If you feel that you experience any of the signs listed above and would like to seek help and resources, feel free to contact us at our YWCA Interim House, 24/7 Helpline (313)-861-5300.

You can also reach us at YWCA Metropolitan Detroit office, phone number (313)-259-9922.

Proposal 22-3 Approved in Michigan

Michigan approved for Proposal 22-3, providing a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom for individuals. Finalized Vote “YES” casted 56.65% of votes, and “NO” casting at 43.35%.

Although this is a win for YWCA Metropolitan Detroit, YWCA fight is not over until the world sees women, girls, and people of color the way we do: Equal! Powerful! Unstoppable!

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PROPOSAL 22-3

A proposal to amend the State Constitution to establish new individual right to Reproductive Freedom, including right to make all decisions about pregnancy and abortion; allow State to regulate abortion in some cases; and forbid prosecution of individuals exercising established right

THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WILL:

• Establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including
right to make and carry out all decisions about pregnancy, such
as prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception,
sterilization, abortion, miscarriage management, and infertility;

• Allow state to regulate abortion after fetal viability, but not
prohibit if medically needed to protect a patient’s life or physical
or mental health;

• Forbid state discrimination in enforcement of this right; prohibit
prosecution of an individual, or a person helping a pregnant
individual, for exercising rights established by this amendment;

• Invalidate state laws conflicting with this amendment.

Support Women’s Health Protection Act

Equal access to safe, legal abortion care is the right of all persons to determine their own lives. Abortion access is also essential to the social and economic equality and women’s reproductive autonomy – but once again it’s under attack. The decision released by the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ignores decades of legal precedent, medical experts, and public will effectively overturn Roe Vs. Wade and with it the reproductive freedoms of people in this country.

Every person experiencing pregnancy deserves to be protected, to receive accurate, unbiased medical information so they can make the best medical decisions for themselves, and to make decisions about whether to continue a pregnancy or to access abortion care. The decision in Dobbs and subsequent punitive abortion bans disproportionately affect women of color, LGBTQ persons, young women, immigrants, low-income people, and others who have difficulty accessing reproductive health services. 

Abortion access is fundamental. It’s time we raise our voices and call on Congress to take immediate action and protect that right!

The Women’s Health Protection Act (S. 4132/H.R 8296) protects the right to access abortion, free from burdensome and often medically unnecessary restrictions, including mandatory ultrasounds, waiting periods, biased counseling, and irrelevant medical testing. The bill also protects providers offering abortion services to ensure abortions remain safe and accessible.  

Every person faces their own unique circumstances and potential challenges. They must be able to make their own decisions based on their personal values, the advice of the medical professionals they trust, and what’s right for their family. Every person has the constitutional right to make decisions regarding their reproductive health and the Women’s Health Protection Act is a step towards protecting these fundamental freedoms. 

We all deserve access to quality and affordable health care – including abortion care.