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BILLINGS, MT. - YWCA in Billings is on track for opening a second shelter for domestic violence by the end of the year.

The YWCA plans on building a domestic violence shelter on land behind its office. It just announced that it has received $550,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to help construction of the $4 million Gateway Horizons Shelter right next door to its Gateway Emergency Shelter.

Billings YWCA receives $1M surprise gift for new shelter courtesy of YWCA Billings and last updated 2020-12-19 11:07:45-05 YWCA Billings is a big step closer to its $3 million project to house the homeless and victims of domestic violence. The nonprofit announced Wednesday that it had received a $1 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, which will go toward construction of a 24-unit complex. The YWCA has space on its campus at 909 Wyoming Ave. for the building but no money. That's when Scott stepped in with the surprise, no-strings-attached grant, which officials at the YWCA didn...

Billings Gazette Women and children desperate for shelter and protection from their abusers will get additional help from the YWCA of Billings with the help of a surprise $1 million gift.  YWCA Billings’ existing Gateway Emergency Shelter has provided safe, secure refuge for victims of domestic and sexual violence and human trafficking since 1998. The women and children who stay there receive multiple services, including shelter, toiletries, food, legal services, and counseling at no charge. In the past year, YWCA provided more than 8,500 shelter nights, the group said Tue...

Billings YWCA receives $1M surprise gift for new shelter courtesy of YWCA Billings and last updated 2020-12-19 11:07:45-05 YWCA Billings is a big step closer to its $3 million project to house the homeless and victims of domestic violence. The nonprofit announced Wednesday that it had received a $1 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, which will go toward construction of a 24-unit complex. The YWCA has space on its campus at 909 Wyoming Ave. for the building but no money. That's when Scott stepped in with the surprise, no-strings-attached grant, which officials at the YWCA didn...