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The YWCA Mid-Atlantic is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
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YWCA HEADLINES
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- Support coming for domestic violence victims in southern York County - YWCA York (3.15.2010)
- YWCA director thanks contributors - YWCA Charleston (3.12.2010)
- Prom dress drive under way - YWCA Warren (2.23.10)
- Po'Girl - YWCA Lancaster (2.21.10)
- YWCA building sold for all-girls public middle school
Leadership School paid $1.5 million, plans to begin construction by spring - YWCA Baltimore (2.18.10)
- Bad guys are stuck, too - Police: Crime takes a few snow days off - YWCA Annapolis and Anne Arundel County (2.11.10)
- YWCA to Launch First Ever Support Group for Women With Biracial Children - YWCA Charleston (2.12.10)
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YWCA Fights for Health Care Reform
Stop Stupak!
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 Mid-Atlantic YWCAs Breast Cancer Programs - click here for more
 Mid-Atlantic YWCAs Offer Programs That Address Domestic Violence - click here for more
ywca usa lauds president carter’s condemnation of racism aimed at obama: statement by lorraine cole, ph.d., ywca usa ceo
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Our History
Since 1858, the YWCA has fought for women's rights. We were there through the women's suffrage movement, struggling for equal rights.
Later we joined the crusade for freedom and justice for all people. We were there in the fight for civil rights and affirmative action. Throughout the U.S., individual YWCAs and their regional councils work hard, so that future generations of our nation's young women can meet the challenging demands of everyday life and achieve success.
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The Young Women's Christian Association of the United States of America began as a women's membership movement rooted in the Christian faith. It is sustained today by the richness of incorporating many beliefs and values into our work-diversity is our strength. Our members strive to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power, in order to attain a common vision: peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people.
The YWCA channels its collective power to elimination of racism, wherever it exists and by any means necessary.
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| Today
There are 42 YWCAs affiliated with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council in nine states, including the District of Columbia: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. And though each operates as its own non-profit organization, they share a common thread in maintaining an all-women's governance structure and working to eliminate racism and empower women.
Local YWCAs determine what types of programs they offer based on their community's needs. These wide array of services fall under the following broad categories:
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I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition—about what we can endure, dream at, fail at, and still survive
—Maya Angelou
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| Racial Justice and Economic Empowerment of Women are YWCA hallmark programs. Each YWCA Association is required to offer programming that addresses these two areas. To combat racism, a dialogue on race and racism. Others offer racial justice and diversity training for their communities targeted to local schools and CEOs of community businesses. To support the economic empowerment of women, some Associations offer life skills training, English as a Second Language, GED classes, adult education, welfare-to-work programs, job readiness and employment training, career counseling, and entrepreneurial and micro-enterprise workshops. |
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