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YWCA Vermont Executive Director Deb Jorschick

YWCA Summer Camps and Programming Help Kids Beat the “COVID Slide”

Thursday, July 22, 2021

This summer, YWCA knows that due to the covid learning slide, kids need extra support to get them back-to-school ready for the 2021-2022 year. That is why YWCA local associations across our network have been busy offering camps and other summer programming to uplift our youth despite the structural, social, and educational challenges posed by… Continue Reading YWCA Summer Camps and Programming Help Kids Beat the “COVID Slide”

In Solidarity We Build: YWCA Convenes Historic Racial Justice Summit Alongside Fellow Changemakers & Activists

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

As our network responds to the immense shift in the national reckoning around racism and the need for systemic change following the uprisings in defense of Black lives, and in the wake of Derek Chauvin’s sentencing last month, we recognize that YWCA stands at the intersection of race and gender and is uniquely poised to… Continue Reading In Solidarity We Build: YWCA Convenes Historic Racial Justice Summit Alongside Fellow Changemakers & Activists

Trans or Cis, Women Are Stronger Together

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

By Alessandra Bryant and Kendal Edwards YWCA has always been at the forefront of the women’s rights movement, empowering women since our inception over 160 years ago. For this reason, we remain committed to centering the experiences of BIPOC communities, LGBTQIA+ folks, survivors of gender-based violence, people with disabilities, and immigrant, low income, and unhoused… Continue Reading Trans or Cis, Women Are Stronger Together

Building a Culture of Solidarity in a former “Sundown Town”

Friday, June 25, 2021

By Tara Peterson, CEO, YWCA Glendale and Pasadena As a Black woman who has spent most of her career working for and leading social justice organizations, I have always envisioned that I would work in a diverse and progressive community. Inspired by the dual mission of eliminating racism and empowering women, five years ago, I… Continue Reading Building a Culture of Solidarity in a former “Sundown Town”

Supporting Our Young People During Mental Health Awareness Month and Beyond

Friday, May 28, 2021

By Barb Solish, Director of Youth and Young Adult Initiatives, National Alliance on Mental Illness We are more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, which upended life as we knew it and caused a generation of Americans to miss out on milestones and activities such as prom, sports, and graduation. As many transition to… Continue Reading Supporting Our Young People During Mental Health Awareness Month and Beyond

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