This is an excerpt: For Immediate ReleaseOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. During the third week of October (October 16-20) YWCAs across the country recognize Week Without Violence, part of a global movement to end violence against women and girls with YWCAs across the country and around the world. At YWCA, we know that not all violence is acknowledged or responded to equally.

This is an excerpt: The numbers are staggering. We all already know this. One in four women will become a victim of domestic violence in her lifetime. Every two minutes someone is sexually assaulted. One in three women experience gender-based violence.

This is an excerpt: For Immediate ReleaseThe White House has announced a proposed rule that expands the religious exemption to the federal requirement that health insurance plans include birth control coverage. The rule is open for public comment until December 5, 2017.STATEMENT BY YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo

This is an excerpt: Last Saturday, YWCA USA was proud to be a sponsor of the March for Black Women and the March for Racial Justice. As our CEO, Alejandra Castillo said in her blog last week, “when women of color lead change, everyone is elevated with us.”

This is an excerpt: By Sequoia Smith, YWCA USA Public Policy & Advocacy InternThousands of people from across the nation from different races, religions, and genders marched for racial justice and Black women this past Saturday.

This is an excerpt: Today, on October 3rd, YWCA USA stood with our partners on Capitol Hill to call on Congress to act immediately to protect the more than 800,000 DREAMers who have received DACA protection, and some 200,000 "little DREAMers" who have been waiting to turn 15 to meet DACA's age requirements.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA is committed to women's empowerment and economic advancement. As such, we believe that the leader of the Department of Labor (DOL) must be an egalitarian and seasoned advocate for workers’ rights. Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, opposes the minimum wage, an anti-worker perspective that is not representative of the majority of Americans.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA is committed to women's empowerment and economic advancement. As such, we believe that the leader of the Department of Labor (DOL) must be an egalitarian and seasoned advocate for workers’ rights. Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, opposes the minimum wage, an anti-worker perspective that is not representative of the majority of Americans.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA is committed to ensuring health and safety for all women. As such, we urge President-elect Trump to put forth a nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) who shares these basic goals and has the expertise to move them forward.

This is an excerpt: The Department of Education is responsible for a wide range of programs that impact young people from their earliest years through college. The person who leads this department must be willing and able to build and protect bright futures for all students.

This is an excerpt: The Department of Education is responsible for a wide range of programs that impact young people from their earliest years through college. The person who leads this department must be willing and able to build and protect bright futures for all students.

This is an excerpt: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) leads the nation on a variety of critical issues, including home ownership, affordable housing, and anti-discrimination work. As an affordable housing provider since 1858, we believe that the secretary of HUD must understand the intersecting complexities of poverty and housing, particularly as they relate to domestic violence.

This is an excerpt: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) leads the nation on a variety of critical issues, including home ownership, affordable housing, and anti-discrimination work. As an affordable housing provider since 1858, we believe that the secretary of HUD must understand the intersecting complexities of poverty and housing, particularly as they relate to domestic violence.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA's Director of Research and Program Evaluation Alicia Gill just arrived back from a World YWCA meeting in Taiwan, where young women and leaders from around the world got together on a mission for young women's empowerment and leadership (go girl power!)

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA's Director of Research and Program Evaluation Alicia Gill just arrived back from a World YWCA meeting in Taiwan, where young women and leaders from around the world got together on a mission for young women's empowerment and leadership (go girl power!)

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA believes deeply that our nation needs an attorney general who will help restore faith in our justice system. We need a leader who will bring together members of local communities, law enforcement agencies, churches and civil rights organizations, and ensure that law enforcement agencies receive adequate training, document racial profiling incidents, and are held to high standards.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA believes deeply that our nation needs an attorney general who will help restore faith in our justice system. We need a leader who will bring together members of local communities, law enforcement agencies, churches and civil rights organizations, and ensure that law enforcement agencies receive adequate training, document racial profiling incidents, and are held to high standards.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA calls upon the incoming administration to uphold the core American values of justice, equity, and fairness in their upcoming political appointments. The most recent appointee, Steve Bannon, holds and amplifies anti-Black, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, misogynist, anti-immigrant, and anti-LGBTQ perspectives which are counter to these values.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA calls upon the incoming administration to uphold the core American values of justice, equity, and fairness in their upcoming political appointments. The most recent appointee, Steve Bannon, holds and amplifies anti-Black, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, misogynist, anti-immigrant, and anti-LGBTQ perspectives which are counter to these values.