By: Becky Hines Vice President, Member Services How do we measure the prominence of women raising their voices?  Let me count the ways. For as long as I remember, I have a great and personal passion for helping people in my community and creating a society where women have a voice that is just as… Continue Reading League of Women Voters and YWCA: Our Work Continues to be United

On the first stop on our national roadshow to ensure women’s priorities are heard in the 2020 election, we convened surrogates from the Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang campaigns, as well as local advocacy and community leaders in Manchester, New Hampshire to discuss paid family and medical leave. Our goal was… Continue Reading YWomenVote New Hampshire Roadshow Reflection

YWomenVote 2020 – YWCA’s third national bipartisan survey of women in the United States – explores their economic, health, gender-based violence, workplace equity, and racial justice experiences and concerns. Join YWCA for the first in a series of conversations on why women will vote in the 2020 election, and why their policy priorities should be… Continue Reading YWomenVote2020: A National Conversation with America’s Women – New Hampshire 1/29

Women want the nation’s leaders to listen and take action on issues that directly impact them. And we are urging leaders to pay attention – starting in New Hampshire. Women are powerful advocates on the issues that matter.  As leaders of their families and trusted advisors in their communities, YWCA is working to ensure that… Continue Reading YWomenVote 2020: A Conversation with America’s Women

As we gather today in D.C. to march, women are surrounded by united, determined women. Our collective voices, speaking as one movement – about women, for women. We come together to ensure a better future for tomorrow’s women while commanding change for the women of today. We march together to demand that our nation’s leaders… Continue Reading To us, the Women’s March is all about unity.

By Alejandra Y. Castillo, President and CEO, YWCA Conversations surrounding the state of our union often paint the picture of a country divided. Our national survey of women and women of color across the United States suggests otherwise. Here’s what we learned about how women will shape the 2020 election. Spoiler alert: we’re together. In… Continue Reading YWomenVote 2020: We Mobilize Women

Episode #11 – September 5, 2019 Subscribe to the Organize Your Butterflies Podcast: APPLE PODCASTS  |  GOOGLE PLAY  |  STITCHER  |  SPOTIFY | TUNEIN | RSS Erin Vilardi, Founder and Director of VoteRunLead In the latest episode of “Organize Your Butterflies,” YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo sits down with Erin Vilardi, Founder and Director of VoteRunLead. In this episode, released in conjunction… Continue Reading Run As You Are: How VoteRunLead Inspires Women to Lead

YWCA’s new interactive data map helps tell the story of how critical our work is to women, children, and families throughout the United States. We’ve always known firsthand about the demand for social services in our communities, but this innovative online tool is a game-changer: it showcases the impact of our work at the local, state,… Continue Reading Introducing YWCA’s Data-Driven, Interactive Map Initiative

During the first 12 months since Norma Herr Women’s Center — the only publicly funded shelter for single-women in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — came under the management of YWCA Greater Cleveland, 300 women experiencing homelessness at the shelter transitioned to stable housing, an increase of more than 230 percent. YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo… Continue Reading YWCA Greater Cleveland: Providing Support for Women to Find Housing