Zonta Shelters Women around the Pacific Northwest

Zonta Clubs around District 8 coordinated the giving of support to Women's Shelters around the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia and Canada under the “Zonta Shelters Women” service project.

The Zonta Club pf Yakima Valley does not operate any women's shelters. We refer anyone who contacts us to the local Domestic Violence Shelters - the Yakima YWCA or the Lighthouse in Sunnyside for services/shelter. If you'd like to support these shelters and their work, please contact them directly.

Learn more about the many years of support for Yakima Shelters like the Yakima YWCA, Rod's House and Sunrise House that Zonta fundraisers have supported through our local Grants and Service Projects.

February 2018

In February 2018, members contributed to individual Valentine's toiletry bags for each of the women staying at the Noah's Ark Shelter in Wapato. Members also donated additional toiletry supplies along with the blankets, towels and flatware.

June 2017

Zonta members donated underwear, socks and toiletries for the women living in the Noah's Ark Shelter in Wapato.

December 2016

Our 2016 Christmas Project gave a $400 pre-paid store card to Triumph Treatment to be used to purchase underwear for the women when they enter the residential program.

February 2016

In February, Zonta Members donated items to help stock the pantry at the Yakima YWCA, under our ongoing "Zonta Shelters Women" emphasis.

Christmas 2015

Zonta members donated pantry items for our 2015 Christmas Project to the Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services in support of "Zonta Shelters Women". LVCSS provides shelter for domestic violence victims in Lower Valley communities from Prosser to Wapato. Donated items included women's clothing, hats/gloves, toiletries & feminine products, laundry soap, cleaning products, diapers, food staples and gift cards for each family member. We salute the wonderful staff and volunteers at the Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services for the wonderful care they give to women in need in the Lower Valley.

Thanks to the generous donations of Zonta members we were able to fill a Honda Fit!

Fall 2015

We putt together care bags for youth who receive services at Rod's House Homeless Youth Drop In Center of Yakima. Contact us if you'd like to contribute!

May, 2015

In celebration of Mother's Day our "Zonta Shelters Women" project put together care bags for the women who are participating in the year long Women's New Life Program at the Yakima Union Gospel Mission.

Pictured at left is Debbie Phillips, Director of the Women's New Life Program.

February, 2015

For our February "Zonta Shelters Women" project, the members of Zonta donated toiletries, towels, and other requested items to put together a bag for each of the 8 women in the women's shelter at Noah's Ark in Wapato.

Pat Reynolds and Danielle Surkatty delivered the bags and enjoyed the tour given by board member Jeff and Director Mike Zink. We learned about the challenges of the homeless in Wapato, the history of their organization, their ongoing and current needs .. and more! We salute the many volunteers who run Noah's Ark, the only homeless shelter in the Lower Valley, and encourage other individuals and groups to give them a call and see how you can help them serve the homeless population in Wapato. Learn more at https://generatinghope.org/

See pictures of Noah's Ark

February, 2015

We also want to express our thanks to Tracy Durrall of Paradise Island Tanning for sponsoring goodie bags for the teen girls sheltered at Sunrise House! We appreciate your generous support of this incredible program in our community; the girls were so happy to receive the bags!

If your business would like to partner with Zonta in supporting the many women's shelters in the Valley through the "Zonta Shelters Women" project please contact us.

December, 2014

In December, 2014 Zonta members purchased purses and filled those purses with personal necessities and toiletries to create individually different and "special" pre-filled "U-R-Special" purses for the residents of the YWCA Shelter. The filled purses were donated to the Yakima YWCA. They will be given out to women who enter the emergency shelter, many of whom arrive with very little after fleeing a precarious domestic violence situation.

Becky Kochie of the wonderful Yakima YWCA staff helped get the purses into the Y!

November, 2014

Under the “Zonta Shelters Women” service project Zonta members donated X-Long Twin Sheet sets & personal hygiene products to the Woman's New Life Program at the Yakima Union Gospel Mission in November, 2014. The ladies were thrilled to receive the new sheets and quickly put them on their beds. The New Life Program is a year-long program that helps women facing serious challenges to heal and return to a healthy state to be able to live a productive life.

In the picture, Cathie Degrood, Zonta member and coordinator of the project, presents the sheets to Debbie Phillips, director of the Woman's New Life Program at the Yakima Union Gospel Mission.