Episode #15 – This episode of Organize Your Butterflies is hosted by YWCA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo and features expert guest Kim Pentico discussing the realities of economic abuse, and how this often “invisible” abuse method is so prominent domestic violence cases. The podcast discusses how to identity economic abuse, what to do if you are… Continue Reading A Week Without Violence: Economic Abuse – It’s More than Dollars and Cents

Episode #14 – This introductory special episode of OYB features YWCA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo and expert guest Rosie Hidalgo discussing the realities of domestic violence and its deep entrenchment in American society. Rosie’s experience as a member of, and years of working within, the Latinx community provides a deeper lens into the culture of machismo… Continue Reading A Week Without Violence: YWCA’s Annual Campaign to End Gender-Based Violence

Episode #13 – October 10, 2019 Subscribe to the Organize Your Butterflies Podcast: APPLE PODCASTS  |  GOOGLE PLAY  |  STITCHER  |  SPOTIFY | TUNEIN | RSS This episode of Organize Your Butterflies features a conversation between YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo and Melanie Campbell, Presidentand CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener… Continue Reading Civic Engagement: A Tool For Lasting Change

Episode #12 – September 12, 2019 Subscribe to the Organize Your Butterflies Podcast: APPLE PODCASTS  |  GOOGLE PLAY  |  STITCHER  |  SPOTIFY | TUNEIN | RSS In this week’s episode of “Organize Your Butterflies,” YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo sits down with Shan Foster, Vice President of External Affairs and AMEND Together at YWCA Nashville &… Continue Reading AMEND Together: How YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee Confronts the Crisis of Violence Against Women