Acquired in 2001, the YWCA Everett Regional Center on Broadway is the headquarters for every YWCA program serving Snohomish County. Four of those programs run out of this building. Here’s what each one does, who it serves, and why it matters to Everett families — including how to reach the Pathways for Women emergency shelter that serves the county from a sister location in Lynnwood.
Where is the YWCA in Everett and what does it do?
The YWCA Everett Regional Center is at 3301 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201, just south of the Everett Community College campus. The center, acquired by YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish in 2001, serves as the headquarters for the YWCA’s Snohomish County programs. Four programs run directly out of the Broadway center: Shelter Plus Care, Parents for Parents, the Landlord Engagement Project, and Supportive Services for Veteran Families. The 45‑day Pathways for Women emergency shelter for single adult women and mothers with children, the YWCA’s longest‑running housing program in Snohomish County, operates from a sister location in Lynnwood. Front desk: 425‑258‑2766.
The Building at 3301 Broadway You’ve Probably Driven Past
If you commute down Broadway, you’ve seen the YWCA Everett Regional Center without necessarily registering it. It’s a quiet brick‑and‑trim neighborhood office a few blocks south of Everett Community College, blending into the residential stretch between the campus and downtown. There’s no big lit sign. No drive‑through. Just a front door, a phone number, and 25 years of quiet work on housing and family stability across Snohomish County.
The YWCA acquired the building in 2001, per the organization’s official location page, and it has functioned ever since as the headquarters for everything YWCA does in Snohomish County. The parent organization — YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, headquartered at 1118 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle — runs programs across three counties. The Everett Regional Center is the local hub.
That distinction matters because YWCA naming can get confusing. “YWCA Snohomish County” isn’t a separate organization from YWCA Seattle. It’s the regional branch of one organization, headquartered out of this building on Broadway. Anyone in Everett reaching out for YWCA services is reaching out here first.
The Four Programs That Run Out of Broadway
The Everett Regional Center hosts four named YWCA programs directly. Each fills a different gap in the housing and family‑support system — together they cover homeless families, parents in dependency cases, renters who have trouble passing landlord screening, and veterans.
Shelter Plus Care
Shelter Plus Care provides housing support for disabled adults and families facing homelessness in Snohomish County. It’s the long‑term‑tenancy program in the YWCA’s Snohomish portfolio: instead of an emergency cot, it’s help getting and keeping a permanent unit with the supportive services someone needs to stay housed.
Parents for Parents
Parents for Parents works with parents who have an open dependency case in family court — meaning the state has temporarily placed their children outside the home. The program connects current parents with peer mentors (other parents who have successfully navigated dependency court) and provides education and support aimed at quick, safe reunification.
The model is direct: every parent in dependency court is matched with someone who has actually been through it. The fastest way through that system — for the family and for the child — is usually to compress the timeline, which is exactly what mentor support is designed to do.
Landlord Engagement Project
The Landlord Engagement Project is the program most people in housing work in Snohomish County have at least heard of. It reduces housing barriers for individuals and families who are ready for permanent housing but struggle to pass landlord screening due to financial or legal history — bad credit, an eviction record, a past conviction, gaps in rental history.
The program does two things at once. It supports the tenant before and after move‑in. And it builds relationships with landlords across Snohomish County, making the case that participating in the program increases — not decreases — the supply of stable, long‑term renters.
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
SSVF is funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, authorized under Section 604 of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110‑387). The YWCA runs Snohomish County’s SSVF program out of the Broadway center, helping veteran families either keep their current housing or quickly secure new housing if they’re already in crisis.
For a city with the Navy presence Everett has, a veteran‑specific housing program isn’t a nice‑to‑have — it’s a core piece of the social safety net.
Pathways for Women: The Shelter Everyone Asks About
The single most‑recognized YWCA program in Snohomish County is Pathways for Women, a 45‑day emergency shelter for single adult women and mothers with children. It has provided safe housing and resources in Snohomish County for more than two decades.
Here’s where the geography gets specific. Pathways for Women is not located at the Broadway Everett Regional Center. The shelter operates from a sister location at 6027 208th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036. It serves women and families from across Snohomish County, including Everett residents. The intake line for eligibility and program details is 425‑774‑9843 x226.
That structural fact is worth understanding if you’re ever in the position of pointing a neighbor toward Pathways. The Broadway office in Everett is the right first call for most YWCA programs — but the shelter intake line is a separate number, and the physical shelter is in south Snohomish County.
For Everett residents specifically: in addition to Pathways, three other emergency shelter and housing options worth knowing about are VOAWW’s new pallet shelter for mothers and children at Sievers‑Duecy, Housing Hope’s Tomorrow’s Hope facility on Federal Avenue, and Everett Gospel Mission’s expanding shelter. Together these four organizations form most of Everett’s emergency housing system for women and families.
How the Broadway Center Fits Into Everett
Broadway between EvCC and downtown is one of the most service‑dense corridors in the city. The YWCA sits a few blocks from Volunteers of America Western Washington, the food bank, and several of the county’s health and social service buildings. The geography isn’t an accident. Snohomish County’s social safety net is concentrated within a roughly 15‑block stretch of Broadway and Rucker, and the YWCA Everett Regional Center anchors the north end of it.
For neighbors who want to engage with the YWCA without being a client — volunteering, donating items, or supporting the work financially — the parent organization’s Get Involved page is the front door. Donation drives, volunteer placements, and the Inspire Luncheon fundraisers all roll up through the same regional infrastructure that runs the programs.
Quietly Doing the Work for 25 Years
The YWCA Everett Regional Center isn’t a building that announces itself. There’s no neon sign, no annual gala that takes over downtown, no big public ribbon‑cutting. It’s been here for 25 years — quietly placing veterans in apartments, walking parents through dependency court, getting renters past landlord screening, and routing women to a 45‑day shelter in Lynnwood when they need 45 days to figure out what’s next.
That’s the right pace for the work. Emergency housing and family stability aren’t headline stories most weeks. They’re Tuesday‑afternoon stories. The Broadway center has been showing up every Tuesday afternoon, for a quarter century, on behalf of every Everett family that ever needed it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the YWCA in Everett?
The YWCA Everett Regional Center is at 3301 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201. The front desk is 425‑258‑2766. The center is the Snohomish County headquarters for YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish.
What programs run out of the YWCA Everett Regional Center?
Four named programs operate directly from the Broadway center: Shelter Plus Care (housing for disabled adults and families), Parents for Parents (peer mentorship for parents in dependency court), the Landlord Engagement Project (housing access for renters with financial or legal history), and Supportive Services for Veteran Families (federally funded VA program).
Is YWCA Pathways for Women in Everett?
No. Pathways for Women is the YWCA’s 45‑day emergency shelter for single adult women and mothers with children, and it operates from 6027 208th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036. It serves women and families from across Snohomish County, including Everett residents. Intake: 425‑774‑9843 x226.
When did the YWCA acquire the Everett building?
YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish acquired the Everett Regional Center on Broadway in 2001. It has served as the Snohomish County headquarters for YWCA programs ever since.
How do I reach the YWCA for housing help in Everett?
For most YWCA housing programs in Snohomish County, start with the Everett Regional Center front desk at 425‑258‑2766. For Pathways for Women shelter intake specifically, call 425‑774‑9843 x226. If you’re a veteran family at risk of homelessness, ask specifically about Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF).
How can I volunteer with or donate to the YWCA in Everett?
The YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish parent organization manages volunteer placement and donations region‑wide. The Get Involved page at ywcaworks.org lists current volunteer opportunities, donation guidelines, and giving options.
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