YWCA of Central Virginia Annual Purse & Passion event will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Oakwood Country Club in Lynchburg, Virginia.  This dinner and silent auction works to bring awareness about domestic violence during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and its links to sexual assault/violence and housing insecurity for women and girls. 

We would be honored to have you as a sponsor for this wonderful community event through investment into one of our sponsorship tiers or through an in-kind donation of a silent auction item. Your investment could be tax-deductible as YWCA of Central Virginia is a 501(c)3 organization (EIN: 54-0506490).

Funds raised from our Purse & Passion event will be used to continue our critical program including:

• Domestic Violence Prevention Program (DVPP) which includes two (2) 24/7 emergency safe shelters located in the City of Lynchburg and Campbell County, along with our communities only safe child supervised visitation center.
• Sexual Assault Response Program (SARP) with 24/7 crisis response to our local emergency departments to ensure all victims and survivors have access to care, compassion, and critical assistance as they heal.
• Town Center Residential Housing that provides a safe and affordable community-style living for low-income adult women.
• Racial Justice Programming that includes our annual Side By Side event.