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MISSION
Promote gardening and gardening/outdoor businesses in their region while raising awareness and funds for the YWCA of the Coulee Region. To learn more about the YWCA, click here.
HISTORY
GardenFest was first held in 2002 at the Southside Oktoberfest Grounds as a fundraiser for the YWCA. A group of volunteers and board members of the YWCA happened to also share a fondness for gardening. Many of the volunteers were Master Gardeners and founded GardenFest based on other gardening events they had visited in other communities.
Proceeds fund YWCA of the Coulee Region programs.
A-PRO
(Adaptive Physical Recreational Opportunties)
A program which provides recreational opportunities for youth who are challenged by disabilities.
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CASA for Kids
(Court Appointed Special Advocates)
A program which provides professional training and supervision for volunteer advocates who support children involved in the courts as a result of abuse or neglect.
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Coulee Region Rapids Swim Club
A program which provides youth 5-18 years of age an opportunity to practice and compete in a team swimming atmosphere, resulting in increased personal growth and team camaraderie.
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GALAXY
(Gay Alliance of La Crosse Area Youth)
A program which educates, empowers, and supports gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning youth and their straight friends within a safe environment. It also provides community education to eliminate homophobia and other forms of oppression.
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Girl's Basketball
A program for girls in grade 5th-8th which provides the opportunity to play competitive basketball, encouraging physical fitness, improved self-esteem and leadership.
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Mediation and Restorative Justice
A program which provides victims with the opportunity to ask, "Why me?" along with other questions they may have. Besides holding the offender accountable for the act, this program also gives the juvenile an opportunity to apologize to all those who have been harmed by the crime. And together the victim and the offender come up with concrete ways for the offender to repair the harm that has been done.
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Ruth House
The Ruth House is a home for single homeless women who are transitioning from treatment facilities. The Ruth House community is a strength based healing home supporting women. This safe environment is dedicated to restoring hope through goal directed living and learning.
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Transitional Housing
A program which provides twelve months of financial assistance, a support group, and mentoring for single parent homeless and their children. The goal of this program is self-sufficiency. The YWCA Mathew 25 volunteer mentors are trained to provide support to women.
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