Ywca Of Greater Harrisburg Inc.

Ywca Of Greater Harrisburg Inc., doing business as Ywca Career Preparation Center, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that serves as a federal grant recipient for social services and housing assistance programs focused on homelessness, domestic violence, veterans support, and workforce development. The organization operates primarily as a prime recipient (61% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient under state and federal pass-through grantors (39% of recent awards), with no federal contracting footprint.

The organization's grant portfolio centers on four primary service areas grounded in concrete federal grant programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) dominates the prime grant awards — 82 awards across the portfolio support permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) for homeless individuals and families in the Harrisburg area and surrounding Pennsylvania counties. The Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) has awarded multiple grants (most recent: $445,270 in October 2025) funding outreach, case management, VA benefits assistance, and temporary financial assistance for housing stability to very low-income veteran families. The Office on Violence Against Women has funded three programs: a $600,000 continuation award (October 2025 through September 2028) under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) delivering supervised visitation and safe exchange services for approximately 750 families and civil legal services to approximately 420 domestic violence victims in Dauphin County; a $950,000 Services for Trafficking Victims award (October 2023 through September 2026, CFDA 16.320) for the PAATH15 project, a 13-county collaborative addressing human trafficking across Pennsylvania Route 15 counties; and transitional housing grants under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.007, awarded October 2022) providing six to twenty-four months of housing and support services. The Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service awarded a Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program grant (July 2022 through June 2025) providing employment services and job training to homeless or at-risk-of-homelessness veterans. As a sub-recipient, Ywca Of Greater Harrisburg receives pass-through sub-awards from Pennsylvania Department of Education (Child and Adult Care Food Program, CACFP), Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (Promoting Self-Sufficiency and Individual Responsibility Program, PAWW), Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for supported employment, legal services, and substance-abuse treatment support for vulnerable populations.

Customer concentration is high. The top five funding agencies account for 84% of awards, with the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (Continuum of Care) holding 82 awards, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service carrying 52 sub-awards (primarily CACFP pass-throughs), the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women managing 21 awards, the Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration holding 19 awards, and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime carrying 10 awards. The organization serves 14 distinct customer agencies across federal and state funding sources.

Activity has grown substantially year over year — from 19 awards in 2022 to 35 in 2025 — with recent acceleration driven by Continuum of Care renewals and violence-against-women program continuation awards. The portfolio carries $43.2 million in combined obligated dollars across 218 total awards. Five awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete exposure. The organization's grant-funded service delivery is concentrated in Harrisburg and surrounding Dauphin County and extends across a thirteen-county foothold under the PAATH15 human trafficking collaboration. Work is performed locally in Pennsylvania with no federal contracting vehicles and no presence on government-wide or agency-specific procurement schedules.