Community programs: YWCA offers a variety of training and workshops that provide hundreds of individuals, organizations, and businesses the opportunity to engage in social change through participation. The women's leadership, racial justice and restorative justice workshops and training classes help YWCA fulfill its mission of eliminating racism and empowering women and move us towards building a more inclusive community.In 2021, 3,818 people participated in equity programs.

Permanent residents: YWCA operates a 99-unit, historic housing project (hereafter "the project") to provide affordable and safe housing downtown. YWCA has designed several services that address this need and help women and their families find their place in the world. These include the empower home, family housing stability, house-ability, and third street programming. The YWCA of madison provides housing to women in permanent housing and to families in a homeless shelter. There were 191 individuals served in 2021.

Community based housing: second change apartment project is a collaboration among the YWCA, the road home dane county, and local congregations or other groups to end homelessness in our community. Through this program, homeless families are established in transitional, affordable housing and supportive services. We serve 16-20 families at any one time. Rapid rehousing is a one-year program providing families with rent assistance and supportive case management services.The YWCA of madison helped 577 adults and children secure housing in the greater dane county area in 2021. The YWCA of madison also provided case management for some of these families.