Understanding Protective Factors as a Buffer Against Violence within the Adolescent Community

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Understanding Protective Factors as a Buffer Against Violence within the Adolescent Community
Monday, October 13, 2014

By Caitlin Eckert, LSW Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator, healingSPACE, YWCA Bergen County Seeing violence as being preventable, instead of inevitable, is the first major push to successful program implementation for adolescents. The beginning phases of violence prevention start by activating individuals, family systems, schools, communities, and regions in not only recognizing the factors that contribute… Continue Reading Understanding Protective Factors as a Buffer Against Violence within the Adolescent Community

The Top 10 Questions to Ask About Your Title IX Rights on a College Visit
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

By Michaela Olson Intern, NWLC ‘Tis the season for college visiting. As campuses across America are flooded with high school students this summer, there are some hard-hitting, crucial questions to keep in mind—and they may help to give you better perspective on where you could spend some of the most formative years of your life.… Continue Reading The Top 10 Questions to Ask About Your Title IX Rights on a College Visit

The Academic Achievement Gap: an Issue of Racial Justice
Thursday, April 26, 2012

by Rachel Krinsky CEO, YWCA Madison, Wisc. Today’s racism, especially in politically-correct Madison, Wisc., is embedded in our institutions and opportunity structures, often hidden behind politeness.  To address racism and the effects of racism in today’s world, we have to change systems, invest significant resources, and give particular consideration to solutions that come directly from… Continue Reading The Academic Achievement Gap: an Issue of Racial Justice

In Our Own Words: Girls Learn About Standing Up Against Racism
Thursday, April 26, 2012

by Clare Gunther Director of Grant Development, YWCA of Greater Lawrence, Mass.; and Alicia & Ismerlyn Participants in YWCA of Greater Lawrence’s After-School Program Youth in the YWCA of Greater Lawrence’s After-School program have been discussing topics related to racism as part of the Stand Against Racism event series. Here, Ismerlyn and Alicia, both age… Continue Reading In Our Own Words: Girls Learn About Standing Up Against Racism