YWCA Carlisle was incorporated in 1919.  In its long history of advocating for women and girls, the YWCA opened the first daycare center in the greater Carlisle Area,  provided opportunities for teenaged girls to develop leadership skills through a YW Teens program, offered fitness programs for women and girls in the early 1920s,  started clubs for African American girls in the 1930's, and provided food to transients during the Great Depression.

In 2007, YWCA Carlisle provided services to over 18,000  men, women and children.  Even though programs and services have changed, the YWCA's heart and soul have not.  Click on "Programs" to see what we are doing now!