YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. YWCA serves Knox, Blount, Anderson, Roane, Loudon, and Sevier counties in East Tennessee with programs ranging from transitional housing to domestic violence services, youth services, victim advocacy, and more. We welcome the opportunity to speak about YWCA’s work. YWCA Director of Events & Communications, Lorena Meza Hubbard, can connect you with experts from our organization who serve our community. All media inquiries can be sent to Emma Messer, Communications Coordinator, at emesser@ywcaknox.com.
After more than a year and a half of active construction and nearly a decade of planning, the doors of a familiar downtown building are open once again. Continue reading here.
A renovation of downtown Knoxville's 100-year-old YWCA building means more women at risk of becoming homeless can live in remodeled accommodations that are bright, airy, and inspiring. Continue reading here.
YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley celebrated the reopening of the 100-year-old facility in downtown Knoxville on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting. The nonprofit renamed the YWCA Nancy J. Land Center following a major construction project that took place over...
A YWCA center officially opened in Knoxville after multi-million dollar renovations with a mission to help the homeless and aid female victims of addiction, loss, and domestic abuse. Continue Reading here.
YWCA celebrates 100 years by opening a time capsule found during renovations at 420 West Clinch Avenue in downtown Knoxville on Nov. 7, 2025. Continue reading here.
The Keys of Hope Capital Campaign has been in the works for about 10 years; the board started talking about it in earnest around 2015, followed by a feasibility study in 2016. Continue reading here.
The building that houses the YWCA of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley has been around for 100 years, and the space has since served countless women as a safe haven. The nonprofit has received a $1.5 million grant from the state of Tennessee to bolster ongoing...
The YWCA set out last fall to renovate its nearly 100 year old building in Downtown Knoxville. Continue reading here.
A century ago, the current downtown building for the YWCA of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley was constructed. With renovations underway in 2025 to allow the nonprofit to serve more women, Knox News is taking a look back at the origins of the Clinch Avenue building....
For generations, the YWCA’s downtown location has been a pillar of support for women in our community. Today, its mission is more vital than ever—offering refuge and resources to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, providing transitional housing, and...