Community Youth & Women'S Alliance

“Linda lavender-norris lillie lavender board member board member sisters-in-law”

“A a draft copy is reviewed and approved by the board of directors prior to being filed.”

“The alliance regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with conflict of interest policy by having all employees and board of directoprs sign a conflict of interest statement that is kept in their employee file.”

“The board of directors annually appropves the executive director's salary. For all other employees, the executive director recommends a range of salaries and the board of directors approve.”

“All governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are stored in the accounting department at cywa and are available upon request.”

“Purpose: the cywa draws into membership, men, women and children of diverse background and faiths, that together they may gain personal responsibility, dignity and self-esteem to help eliminate poverty and improve the quality of life in our community. Imperatives: the elimination of racism; directly address the elimination of poverty through the implementation of supportive and independent housing iniatives and programs in education, counseling and community outreach; maintain a program for providing decent housing that is affordable to low - and moderate-income persons; to promte positive child development education; to encourage and support parents in their role as advocates and primary teachers of their children; to provide for the elimination of barriers to healthy family life through education, counseling and community outreach; to promote positive, life-long recovery from the family illness of addictions.”

“Inpatient program: the drug and alcohol program assists alcohol and/or drug addicted women in recovery to maintain continuous sobriety and solidify personal recovery, assists recovering women with children in the development of independent life styles as mothers and head of households, assists in breaking the cycle of intergenerational addiction through direct assistance to the children of addicted women, and provides positive role models. Food distribution program: the cywa currently distributes food two days a week plus one additional "bonus food" day each month serving an average of almost 500 households per month. We work closely with the chester county food bank, philabundance, local grocery stores, organizations and individual markets to provide the most nutritious food options for our community residents. In addition, we provide recipes in english and spanish to allow families the option of preparing fresh produce that are a key part of their health and well-being. The cywa's food distribution program has expanded greatly with the recruitment of enthusiastic volunteers and new food donation resources.”

“Other program services: performing arts, roymar hall, rapid rehousing, and all other programs-various programs supporting the local community.”