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Alejandra Y. Castillo to be an expert witness in Congressional field hearing on the border crisis EL PASO, TX – September 5, 2019 – Alejandra Y. Castillo, CEO of YWCA USA, will be testifying as an expert witness in the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship’s field hearing in El Paso, TX on… Continue Reading YWCA USA CEO Testifies in Congressional Hearing

For Immediate Release: Contact: Nancy Yasharoff 202.835.2364 | nyasharoff@ywca.org Statement from YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo: Today, our prayers and support are with the people of El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.  Yet once again, we stand with communities that have been terrorized by active shooters whose only goal is to unleash fear, inflict pain… Continue Reading We Stand Against Gun Violence

#RunAsYouAre Partners Statement on “The Squad” Joint Statement from YWCA USA, VoteRunLead, IGNITE, and United State of Women Rally cries and tweets calling for four elected women of color to “go back home” have, once again, revealed the depth of racism and gender bias that have hindered the leadership of women and people of color… Continue Reading Empowering Women and Lifting Diverse Voices: We Must Stand Together

For Immediate Release: Contact: Nancy Yasharoff 202.835.2364 | nyasharoff@ywca.org Statement from YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo: Today, the Supreme Court took an important step in the right direction to protect our constitution and our democracy by affirming a lower court ruling that challenged the underlying motives for the proposed addition of a citizenship question to… Continue Reading SCOTUS blocks 2020 Census citizenship question for now