YWCA Give Back Day at West Side Azzip
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — and you can support YWCA Evansville just by grabbing a slice!
Join us at Azzip Pizza on Tuesday, October 14 for a Give Back Day:
👉 20% of your purchase will be donated to YWCA Evansville’s programs for women, children, and families.
👉 Show this graphic at checkout OR use code GIVEBACK10 when ordering online.
Eat Pizza. Raise Some Dough. Support Survivors. 💜 #DVAM #SupportYWCA
Flowers on the Lake
Join YWCA, Albion Fellows Bacon Center and SAGVP for Flowers on the Lake on Tuesday, October 14 at 4:30 p.m. at the University of Southern Indiana outside the USI Liberal Arts Center. This powerful ceremony honors the lives lost to domestic violence and raises awareness about the warning signs of abuse. Together, we remember, reflect, and renew our commitment to ending relationship violence.
Rain Date: October 16th at 4:30 p.m.
Domestic Violence Awareness Press Conference and Proclamation
Join us at our annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month press conference to kick off the YWCA USA Week Without Violence. This important gathering brings together community partners, law enforcement, and victim services providers to stand united in raising awareness and promoting action to end domestic violence in our community. This year, we are honored to welcome Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry, who will present the official Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation, underscoring our shared commitment to supporting survivors and ending violence in all forms. The program will also feature brief remarks from local leaders and an opportunity for community partners to connect and share resources.
To visually demonstrate our solidarity, we encourage all attendees to wear purple, the recognized color of domestic violence awareness.
Love Shouldn't Bite Halloween Trunk or Treat
YWCA Evansville will host its annual Love Shouldn’t Bite Halloween Trunk or Treat and Resource Fair in our parking lot located at 118 Vine Street. Children are encouraged to wear costumes!
YWCA Tastes and Treasures Holiday Luncheon
YWCA Evansville
Tastes and Treasures Holiday Luncheon
2025 Woman on a Mission Honorees: Dr. Pamela Hopson and Angie Oliver
Bally’s Riverfront Event Center
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Doors Open at 10:00 a.m. for holiday shopping. Program begins at Noon.)
Tickets, Tables and Sponsorships available soon!
YWCA Legacy Auction presented by Liberty Federal Credit Union
The annual YWCA Legacy Auction presented by Liberty Federal Credit Union will be held online from November 17 - 24, 2025. We will have hundreds of items on the auction including gift cards, experiences, and varying themed items including beauty, kids, pets, self-care, foodie, fun and more! Check back for the auction link to be posted on our website!
YWCA Chalk it Up to Awareness Campaign and Challenge
YWCA Chalk it Up to Awareness Campaign and Challenge takes place during the entire month of October. We invite individuals, organizations, school, and businesses to grab some chalk and release the inner artists! This is a fun an free way to spread awareness about domestic violence through artistic expression. After you chalk up the sidewalk, take a photo, post it on your social media and tag @YWCAevansville , use our hashtags #YWCAChalkItUPChallenge #ChalkItUpEVV and then challenge other groups, businesses, organizations or individuals by tagging them in your post too. Let’s see how far and wide we can Chalk Up Evansville!!
Women's Equality Day Luncheon
21st Annual Women's Equality Day Luncheon
Bally’s Riverfront Event Center
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
(Doors Open at 11:00 a.m. Event begins promptly at 11:30 a.m.)
Keynote address by M. Susan Hardwick: “The Drive for Equality: Is it Ok to be Selfish?"
The Women Stepping Up presentation of the 2025 Inspirational Leadership Award
Purchase Tickets, Tables and Sponsorships here: https://womensequalityday.swell.gives
$75 Friend Ticket
$100 Donor Ticket
Sponsorships and Tables Available
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, YWCA Evansville will host Evansville’s 21st annual Women’s Equality Day celebration at a luncheon honoring the 19th Amendment, where we will shine a light on the achievements of women, and recognize the continued fight for equal rights.
This year’s featured speaker will be M. Susan Hardwick, recently retired Chief Executive Officer of American Water Works, Inc., She is well known in the Evansville region for her leadership roles with Vectren Corporation and her many contributions to our community and the state of Indiana. The theme of Ms. Hardwick’s address is “The Drive for Equality: Is it ok to be Selfish?” She will explore how women do (or do not) embrace the very real quality of selflessness.
Women Stepping Up will present the 2025 Inspirational Leadership Award to Erika Norris Taylor, CEO of YWCA Evansville for the past 15 years.
Loving Me Girls Empowerment Conference
Don't miss this day of fun and inspiration designed to empower YOU. Join YWCA Evansville for Loving Me, an annual day of learning the importance of positive self-esteem and self-love.
Registration begins at 8:30am.