#EDActNow Sign On Letter to Biden - April 2023
YWCA USA joins organizations urging the administration to finalize the Department of Education’s rules implementing Title IX.
National Taskforce to End Sexual and Domestic Violence 2021 Budget Bill Amendments
YWCA USA joined the National Taskforce to End Sexual and Domestic Violence letter urging Congress to vote against amendments Blackburn #141, Fischer #151, Grassley #342, Tillis #174, Marshall #20, Young #54, and Tillis #175, and to affirm the intent and spirit of VAWA by supporting vulnerable survivors in immigrant communities.
End Gender and Racial Bias in Criminal Justice System
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Biden Administration to reform of the criminal justice system to meet the needs of women and girls and all survivors
Requests to Effectively Address Sexual Harassment in Schools
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter providing recommendations to the Biden-Harris administration to address sexual harassment in schools, including strengthening Title IX enforcement, increasing support and resources for key initiatives, supporting federal legislation, improving data collection, appointing personnel, and listening directly to student survivors.
Victims of Crime Act Grants Face Dangerous Funding Cuts
YWCA USA joined this letter calling on Congress to take immediate action to prevent expected catastrophic cuts to Victims of Crime Act (“VOCA”) grants which is a primary source of federal funding for thousands of victim service providers across the nation, including programs serving victims of gender-based violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, trafficking, and drunk driving.
YWCA USA CEO's Statement on the Healthy Families Act
YWCA USA CEO, Alejandra Y. Castillo, on the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1784) to emphasize the need for a national paid sick days standard, particularly for working women of color as well as survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
YWCA USA CEO's Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment
YWCA USA CEO, Alejandra Y. Castillo, submits a statement advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment as it would help improve the lives of survivors of domestic and sexual violence around the country by giving Congress the constitutional basis to pass laws that give women victimized by gender-based violence recourse in the courts and providing a constitutional basis for claims of gender-based violence.
YWCA USA comments on proposed rule Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education
YWCA USA submits comments opposing a proposed rule changing Title IX implementation because it would significantly set back decades of progress against sexual harassment and violence in our schools; YWCA USA urges the Department of Education to reject the Proposed Rules in their entirety.