New Chapters Start Here
Because of you, the doors are open!
Today, individuals and families are walking into a space designed for safety, healing, and new beginnings. Our new building is already changing lives—providing shelter, support, and hope when it’s
needed most.
But this story isn’t finished.
To fully realize the vision of this space and ensure it serves our community for years to come, we are working to complete the final phase of funding. Every dollar raised now goes directly toward strengthening the programs, spaces, and services that make new beginnings possible.
This is your opportunity to be part of what comes next.
Why It Matters
Every room in this building holds the potential for transformation:
A safe night’s sleep
A counseling session that sparks healing
A child finding stability and support
A family beginning again
Your support ensures these moments happen—not just today, but for years to come.
The time has come when the past is no longer enough.
The time has come to look, not at what could be, but what will be.
It's time to unlock new doors.
Leave a Lasting Legacy
Naming opportunities are available throughout the building, offering a meaningful way to honor a loved one, celebrate your commitment to our mission, or demonstrate your leadership in the community.
From shared spaces to private rooms, each named area becomes part of someone’s story—a place where new chapters truly begin.
Available opportunities include:
Residential rooms and family spaces
Counseling and program rooms
Community and gathering areas
Reflection spaces
Each space represents a unique chance to create lasting impact.
Your Chapter Starts Here
You helped open the doors. Now, will you help define what happens inside them?
Join us in completing this vision and ensuring that every person who walks through our doors has the opportunity to begin again.
Make your gift today.
Explore naming opportunities.
Be part of the next chapter. Because when doors open, lives change. And new chapters truly begin.
To give via check, please send to:
YWCA Northeast Indiana
Attn: Jill Vaught
1313 W Washington Center Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
(Please write “capital campaign” on your memo line.)
For assistance with donor advised funds, securities, and planned giving, please send us an email.
Aimee Myers, Executive Director of The William J. and Bonnie L. Hefner Foundation, shares why it is important to support YWCA Northeast Indiana’s capital campaign. She has invested significantly in two of our legacy naming opportunities: 1) our building, now called The Hefner Center, and 2) our domestic violence crisis shelter, now named Bonnie’s House in honor of Aimee’s grandmother, Bonnie Hefner.
"The leaders of YWCA have cast a bold vision that will improve and save lives and the McMillen Foundation is happy to help bring that vision to reality. We are confident The Hefner Center will be an invaluable resource for women escaping domestic violence and women striving for recovery from addiction. We are also impressed with the many steps taken to ensure the facility will be welcoming, safe, and feel like “home” for the women it will serve. We encourage anyone in a position to give to support this important project."
Kristin Giant
(Grants Administrator, McMillen Foundation)
Thank you for supporting YWCA Northeast Indiana.
Funding for the building renovations of YWCA Northeast Indiana has been provided in part by Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction.