Joanie Wolf (she/her) was born in Oil City, a small western Pennsylvania town and raised in Mechanicsburg, a suburb of Harrisburg, PA.  A former Kinesiology major, Joanie first dreamed of becoming an Elementary Phys Ed Teacher.  She graduated from West Chester University in 2008 with a degree in Liberal Studies with concentrations in Health and Education. With 15+ years’ experience working alongside adults and children in various capacities such as at-risk youth, youth with autism and working in the juvenile justice system, she now works serving victims of trauma. 

Joanie has been at the YWCA York for over 6 years, where she ensures internal staff are trained in best practices to maintain their Confidentiality Privilege (confidential communications between victims and advocates). She supervises volunteers and interns, coordinates the holiday program, and conducts community awareness advocacy training.  Joanie is passionate about helping others and serving her community,  and enjoys being outdoors and spending time at home with her husband, daughter, and dog Dobby.

National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673

National Human Trafficking Hotline
1-888-373-7888

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
rainn.org

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
https://www.pcadv.org/

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
https://pcar.org/

YWCA York (24/7 Confidential Hotline) 717-846-5400 www.ywcayork.org 

Loveisrespect.org
furtureswithoutviolence.org
Safesecurekids.org
iHollaback.org
PolarisProject.org (Anti-Human Trafficking Non-profit)