Welcome to YADDA!
YADDA provides education, programs, and services that help increase the awareness of domestic and dating violence in the community. YADDA also sponsors a yearly scholarship program that awards scholarships to seniors in high school or college students attending educational institutions in Spokane County.
As this program develops, we purpose to provide young people (ages 16-25) with resources and community so that they can be empowered young people who know who they are and have healthy relationship skills. This will enable them to avoid getting into dating or marital relationships that are abusive.
What is YADDA?
Youth Against Dating and Domestic Abuse. YADDA is a branch of the Women’s Healing and Empowerment Network, with a focus on education and empowerment of the youth.
The purpose of YADDA is to help youth:
Learn how to develop and maintain healthy self-esteem while discovering their identity.
Establish healthy boundaries
Become active listeners and develop assertive communication
Find healing and empowerment while exploring family of origin issues
Build and maintain healthy relationships
Find resources in the community that can help them as needed
Future Goals for YADDA:
To increase youth social events to provide an environment for healthy and safe interaction for at-risk youth and young adults.
To compile a resource list to refer teens and young adults in need.
To network with schools and community organizations to best provide for the needs of at-risk youth.
To have focus groups to encourage healthy self-esteem and identity, good communication skills, appropriate boundaries, and to identify red flags of abusive people.
If you have any suggestions, don't hesitate to get in touch with the YADDA team at cierra.yadda@gmail.com.
2024 YADDA Scholarship Opportunities
Women’s Healing and Empowerment Network will be awarding six scholarships to seniors in high school or Spokane County College students to help increase the awareness of domestic and dating violence in the community. Awards are one $2,000 first prize, two $1,000 second prize, and one $500 third prize scholarships to students who meet these qualifications:
You are a senior in high school or a college or vocational school student.
You are between the ages of 16-25.
You are a resident of Spokane County.
You have applied for or are attending a community college, university, or vocational school in Spokane County.
You submit an essay, art project, story, poem, video, song, skit or any other creative manner that answers the questions asked in the application.
You can attend our Scholarship Awards Banquet on Sunday, May 18, 2024 at the Hillyard Baptist Church.
You send in your application by May 1, 2024.
You give us permission to post your picture and entry on our Website, FB, and Newsletter to promote YADDA.
The application deadline is May 1, 2024
The scholarship winner will be announced at the award banquet on May 18, 2024.
If you are interested in sponsoring our YADDA scholarship program, please contact, YADDA Coordinator, Cierra Schreven at cierra.yadda@gmail.com.
2022 Scholarship Awards Ceremony
2022 Scholarship Award Recipients
2022 Winning Essay Response
Ashley Boswell, Freeman High School Senior
Question: What are the signs of an abusive dating relationship? How can you avoid getting into a bad relationship? How can people be helped who are in a toxic dating relationship?