Business After Hours: Walnut Avenue Family Women's Center

Name: Business After Hours: Walnut Avenue Family Women's Center
Start: 2025-10-08T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-08T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Walnut Avenue Family & Women's Center

Schedule

Wed Oct 08 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Walnut Avenue Family & Women's Center | Santa Cruz, CA

oin us for an evening of connection, conversation, and community impact as we gather at the Walnut Avenue Family Women’s Center. We'll learn more about their vital support services and resources—especially meaningful as we recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Enjoy an inspiring guest speaker and a special musical performance as part of this meaningful evening. Light refreshments will be served. Let’s come together to support, uplift, and inspire.
Donation Drive – Help us support local women:
We are collecting:
> Everyday wear: Pants, Sweats, T-Shirts, Underwear Socks
> Children’s Clothes: 12mo up to 12 years old
> Canned Food, Boxed Food
> Shoes: All sizes (women and children)
> Monetary donations
> Gift cards
Donations can be brought to the event for collection. If you are unable to attend, you may also drop off donations in advance with Beverly Ritchy at David Lyng Real Estate (1041 41st Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062).
About Walnut Avenue Family & Women’s Center:
Walnut Avenue Family & Women’s Center has been providing essential services to Santa Cruz County for over 90 years. The center supports domestic violence survivors, children, youth, and families, and also operates an early education center now in its 50th year.
Founded in 1933 as a YWCA, Walnut Avenue has remained dedicated to ending cycles of trauma, promoting lifelong learning, and offering a safe haven of hope, healing, and community. The center’s mission is carried forward by the strength of its donors, volunteers, staff, board, and community supporters—ensuring that those without a voice are heard and supported.
Each year, Walnut Avenue serves more than 3,100 individuals. Thanks to the kindness and generosity of the community, the center continues to evolve and grow, working toward a future free of interpersonal and generational trauma.