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YWCA applauds the Supreme Court’s decision finding the Trump administration’s rescission of the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival (DACA) was unlawful. This important decision helps ensure that immigrants brought to the United States as children can continue their lives with their families in the communities and country they know and honors our nation’s commitment to the… Continue Reading YWCA Applauds DACA Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court

YWCA is pleased that the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that LGBTQ Americans are protected from job discrimination under existing law. We hope this decision will have a crippling impact on the recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published rule which aims to roll back anti-discrimination protections – including… Continue Reading YWCA Applauds Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling on LGBTQ Job Discrimination

By Alejandra Y. Castillo, CEO, YWCA USA Like many of you, I am shocked, outraged, and heartbroken over the tragic and senseless murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and so many other Black Americans who have been killed at the hands of police. These emotions are all too familiar and raw to my… Continue Reading YWCA Supports Peaceful Protests Against Police Brutality

For more information, contact: Yolanda Raine, Director, Marketing and Communications, Phone: 202-524-5331, Email: yraine@ywca.org We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of George Floyd, and to the larger Minneapolis and St. Paul community. YWCA continues to be outraged by the violence and deaths of people of color in America due to police… Continue Reading YWCA Statement on the Murder of George Floyd

YWCA USA Calls for an Investigation into the Murders of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor Our hearts go out to the families of Amhaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. YWCA joins others whom we know are deeply troubled by the lack of accountability for unjustified police violence against individuals and communities of color. These are not… Continue Reading YWCA Statement on Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor