The YWCA is hosting a first TeenSpeak, a poetry and spoken word event for teens and by teens, from 6-8 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 24, at the Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center, located at 2711 Locust St., in midtown St. Louis. The poetry event is sponsored jointly by the organization’s YW-Teens program and its department of Racial Justice. The event is free and open to all area high school students. High school students interested in registering to perform should call 314.531.1115 or click here.
More than 90 percent of people with a developmental disability will experience sexual abuse, and 49 percent will experience 10 or more abusive incidents, according to published research. But what happens locally? That’s what a new study by YWCA Metro St. Louis aims to find out. Find out more about this groundbreaking study.
The 42nd Annual YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Alberta E. Gantt Valentine Fashion Luncheon will be held at noon on Sat. Feb. 11, at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis-Clayton hotel, 7750 Carondelet Ave, in Clayton, Mo. The annual luncheon benefits the YWCA Transitional Housing Program (THP) for homeless women. (Click here to read more and to register)
On Dec. 1, YWCA celebrated women who have made extraordinary contributions to their organizations, the community and other women in the region at Leader Lunch 31. Click here to see our new 2011 Academy of Leaders members. To learn more about Leader Lunch,click here
