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Support coming for domestic violence victims in southern York County
York Daily Record/York Sunday News
www.ydr.com
March 15, 2010
A support group for victims and survivors of domestic violence will be coming soon to southern York County.
ACCESS-York, a Victim Services program of YWCA York, will be conducting the support group in an effort to reach those who would otherwise not receive services because of isolation and transportation issues, according to a news release. Click here for more...
YWCA director thanks contributors
The Charleston Gazette
http://sundaygazettemail.com
March 12, 2010
Deb Weinstein, executive director of the YWCA of Charleston, thanks the group's staff and supporters during a Friday-evening celebration of their successful $2 million fundraising campaign. Philanthropist Lyell Clay's foundation gave the YWCA $2 million and challenged the group to match it, which they did, creating a program endowment of $4 million. Click here for more...
Prom dress drive under way
Bob Coupland
Tribune Chronicle
February 23, 2010
Howland High School students are collecting used dresses to distribute to local girls in need for the upcoming prom season.
The dress giveaway event called ''Operation Fairy Godmother'' will befrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 and 27 at the multipurpose room in the athletic section at Harding High School. Dresses will be collected through March 17.
Jessica Mason, 17, of the Howland High School National Honor Society, said the honor society and Interact Club, which she is the president of, are asking people to donate prom dresses to help those families who cannot afford to buy a new one for prom season.
Mason said she got the idea from Interact and Rotary members in other communities where such a project was successful.
She said the event will be open to girls from anywhere in Trumbull and Mahoning counties who need a dress. Click here for more...
Po'Girl
YWCA Lancaster
February 21, 2010
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YWCA building sold for all-girls public middle school
Leadership School paid $1.5 million, plans to begin construction by spring
Edward Gunts
The Baltimore Sun
February 18, 2010
YWCA headquarters was sold this week and will reopen in September as the home of Baltimore's first all-girls public middle school, and one of only two public all-girls schools in the city: the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women.
The nonprofit Foundation for the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women paid $1.5 million Tuesday to acquire the six-story YWCA building at 128 W. Franklin St. and plans to begin construction by spring to convert the building to its new use.
The Leadership School opened in 2009 with 120 sixth-graders operating out of temporary quarters on the third floor of Western High School, at 4600 Falls Road. It will start on Franklin Street with 220 students in grades six and seven and will add one grade a year so it eventually has 650 young women in grades six through 12. Click here for more...
Bad guys are stuck, too
Police: Crime takes a few snow days off
Scott Daugherty
The Capital
www.hometownannapolis.com
February 11, 2010
There is a silver lining to all of the snow hitting the area.
According to Annapolis and Anne Arundel County police, the nearly 3 feet of snow that is keeping most families home this week also is keeping the county's criminal element off the street and reports of serious crimes down.
Hard statistics relating to the storm were unavailable, but officials with both departments said officers were responding to fewer reports of aggravated assault, robbery, burglary and theft. Click here for more....
YWCA to Launch First Ever Support Group for Women With Biracial Children
Anna Baxter
www.wsaz.com
This month, the YWCA in Charleston will launch a support group for interracial families.
According to a news release from the association, this type of support is lacking in West Virginia. In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6.8 million people reported being more than one race.
"My response is always kind and informative, but the question itself is sometimes part of the reason they need support," YWCA Racial Justice Coordinator Nell Fleming said. "If you don’t know why or don’t think we need support, you haven’t walked in our shoes."
The Women with Biracial Children Support Group will be held on the third Monday of each month from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the YWCA O'Conoor-Autz Room at 1114 Quarrier Street in downtown Charleston.
The group is for mothers or female guardians raising biracial or multiracial children who need support dealing with identify development, child rearing, racism, discrimination and other issues unique to caregivers with multiracial children. Click here for more....
Raising Funds for children of Haiti and YWCA Haiti
January 22, 2010
The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is shocked and saddened by the impact of the devastating earthquake on the people of Haiti, particularly the children. In the wake of the tragic event in Haiti, we at the YWCA were compelled to respond. As a result, the YWCA will be accepting donations to send to YWCA of Haiti and to the BRESMA Orphanage in Port-au-Prince where children are waiting for adoption. The YWCA will match, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000 total which will be taken from our reserve funds. If you would like to make a donation to help us help the children of Haiti you may do so directly through our website at www.ywcapgh.org
When it's cold, shelters for homeless 'make space'
David Wenner
www.pennlive.com
January 26, 2010
People who worry about Harrisburg's homeless do so year-round and don't need to scramble when the weather forecast calls for temperatures that can kill.
"Temperatures like this are a danger to life and limb. It would be wrong to turn people away. So we don't," said Chuck Wingate, Bethesda Mission's executive director.
The weekend forecast calls for overnight lows in the teens. Click here for more...
YWCA Bethlehem Lecture Series
The Morning Call
www.mcall.com
January 31, 2010
YWCA of Bethlehem will hold the following lectures as part of its 35th annual Great Decision Foreign Affairs Lecture Series at Kirkland Village, Madison Avenue, Bethlehem: a discussion on peace building with Lehigh University's Frank Gunter, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday; and a discussion on Kenya and the United Nation's Responsibility to Protect doctrine featuring Curtis Keim, professor of history and political science at Moravian College, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 10. The cost is $10 per lecture. For information, call 610-867-4669.
Children learn what it means to have a dream
YW center honors civil rights leader, celebrates his life
Enelly Betancourt
www.lancasteronline.com
January 18, 2010
Children from local child-care centers learned more about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and honored his life Monday at the fifth annual YWCA King Day celebration.
In recognition of the gifts King gave our nation, the approximately 125 children were offered creative ways to celebrate his vision of hope and sense of humanity.
"They are writing and creating birthday cards for Dr. King that will be sent to the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta," said Cheryl Gahring, director of child care.
They also signed a large "I Have A Dream" poster to go along with the cards, made peace necklaces and wrote about their own dreams. Click here for more...
Almost 200 people celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Bethlehem
Lynn Olanoff
www.lehighvalleylive.com
January 18, 2010
Almost 200 people gathered today to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
During a two-hour celebration co-sponsored by the Bethlehem branch of the N.A.A.C.P. and the Bethlehem YWCA, participants spoke about how King’s dreams for equality have fared in the present and in Haiti. Click here for more...
Listeners urges to 'challenge status quo'
www.thenews-messenger.com
January 18, 2010
More than 100 people packed the Heritage Church for the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service on Sunday evening.
Dallas Leake, president of the Fremont Brach of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said King always pushed people to take action.
"He always wanted us to challenge the status quo," Leake said. "You have to get out of your comfort zone."
The service featured entertainment, including songs by Ebenezer Choir, a performance by Set Free Dance Troop and a moving poem about King written and recited by Latrice Brisco.
The keynote speaker was Jeanine Donaldson, executive director of the YWCA in Elyria. Click here for more...
YWCA uses grant for entrance garden
www.hometownannapolis.com
January 15, 2010
The YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County was recently a recipients of a $1,000 grant from Unity Gardens, a nonprofit organization that supports neighborhood greening projects, environmental enhancement and education.
The grant was used to landscape the entrance way to the YWCA building on Ritchie Highway in Arnold.
Volunteers worked over several weekends to plant and mulch the gardens, beautifying a highly trafficked location and creating a more welcoming and peaceful reception.
For more information, call the YWCA at 410-626-7800, Ext. 115, or e-mail epoiter@ywcaaac.org.
Events planned to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Intelligencer Journal
www.lancaster.com
January 15, 2010
The Lancaster YWCA's child-care and youth department will hold its fifth annual King Day celebration on Monday.
The YWCA, 110 N. Lime St., will again invite youngsters from neighborhood day-care centers and other school-age programs.
They will then take part in activities including making birthday cards to send to the King Center in Atlanta and performing multicultural music.
The YWCA's racial justice and advocacy trainer, Conrad Moore, will speak to children about what King stood for.
Call the YWCA at 393-1735 for further information. Click here for all activites...
Mentoring program seeks female veterans
The Valley's Homepage
www.vindy.com
January 14, 2010
The YWCA Warren T.E.A.M. Mentoring program is looking for female Trumbull County Veterans to dress in camouflage or dress uniforms and to speak to small groups of fourth-grade students about their military experience.
The talks will be part of a Valentine Tribute to Female Veterans program to take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 at the YWCA, 375 N. Park Ave.
Included in the event will be a tribute to the veterans, re-enactments and a presentation by the National Freedom Center.
Those willing to participate should contact Toni Blake, coordinator, at (330) 373-1010, ext. 18, by Jan. 22.
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