Title IX Sexual Harassment Proposed Rule
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter urging the Secretary to suspend the rulemaking process for the proposed Title IX sexual harassment rule until after the national emergency for COVID-19 has come to an end and schools have resumed their regular operations.
Family Caregivers Need Paid Leave Too
YWCA USA joined this letter asking HHS to to clarify that paid sick leave extends to family caregivers for people with disabilities and older adults because of care provider closure or direct care workers unavailability due to COVID-19.
Lankford Amendment Increase Charitable Giving Deduction in COVID-19 Aid Bill
YWCA USA joined this letter urging an increase to the charitable giving incentive in the Republican COVID-19 relief package to help support nonprofits.
Support Paid Sick Leave during COVID-19
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to swiftly pass the Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act (S. 3415/H.R. 6150) ensuring working people have access to 14 days of paid sick leave during the COVID-19 outbreak or any future public health emergency.
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.
Increase Federal Funding for Child Care and Early Learning Programs FY2021
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to consider increasing funding for children and families as they decide allocations for the FY 2021 appropriations bills and determine specific program funding levels.
Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 270)
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter urging Congress to pass of the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 270) to achieve pay equity women in this country.
YWCA USA Comments on Revision of Categorical Eligibility in SNAP
YWCA USA submits comments on the proposed rule to limit SNAP eligibility strongly urges the Department of Agriculture to withdraw the proposed rule in its entirety and to reject any proposals that would cause more women and families to face an increased risk of food and economic insecurity.
YWCA USA Comments on HUD’s Harmful Proposed Rule
YWCA USA submits comments on the proposed rule published at 84 FR42854, RIN 2529-AA98, with the title, “HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard.” (Proposed Rule) opposing any changes to HUD’s existing Disparate Impact Rule and urges HUD to withdraw the Proposed Rule in its entirety because it would significantly undermine the protections against housing discrimination for women, children, or families offered by the Disparate Impact Rule.
YWCA USA comments on RIN 0945-AA11 HHS proposed revision to Section 1557 of the ACA
YWCA USA urges the Office for Civil Rights to reject the Proposed Revisions to Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) permiting discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, immigrant communities, those with disabilities, those needed reproductive health care, and survivors of gender-based violence.
YWCA USA Opposes HUD's Proposed Rule on HCDA Act Verification of Eligibility Status
YWCA USA comments on proposed rule opposing a HUD proposed rule changing the verification standards for eligibility for housing and urges the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to withdraw the Rule in its entirety and to ensure that HUD’s long-standing regulations remain in effect.
Support the Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) of 2019
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to cosponsor the Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) of 2019 to support the professionals and institutions who are working to achieve gender equity in education and comply with Title IX.
Pass the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter urging Congress to co-sponsor the Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination (BE HEARD) in the Workplace Act (S. 1082, H.R. 2148) to defending civil rights, ensuring workplace fairness, and ending gender-based violence for millions of individuals.
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 SNAP Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents
YWCA USA comments opposing a proposed USDA rule to impose additional requirements to receive SNAP on able-bodied adults without dependents and urges the Department of Agriculture to reject any proposals that would cause more women and families to face an increased risk of food and economic insecurity.
YWCA USA CEO's Statement on the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
YWCA USA CEO, Alejandra Y. Castillo, urges Congress to support a reauthorization of VAWA that maintains the safety, resources, and protections that have been critical to all survivors, particularly women of color and other marginalized communities, and includes the following modest but critical improvements to more fully address the needs of victims and survivors.
Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant FY2020 Request
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to support at least $698 million for the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant in the FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education & Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
$400 million FY2020 Request for Title X Family Planning Program
YWCA USA joined this coalition letter urging Congress to use the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill to make a strong statement in support of Title X’s high-quality, evidence-based, and patient-centered family planning care - specifically sexual and reproductive health services - by funding the program at $400 million.
Support the Johnson Amendment 2019
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress you to protect and maintain the Johnson Amendment, which is the longstanding tax law provision that safeguards the integrity and independence of our nation’s charitable nonprofits, houses of worship, and foundations by ensuring they do not endorse or oppose candidates for public office.
Pass the Raise the Minimum Wage Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter urging Congress to cosponsor and swiftly pass two the Raise the Wage Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act that will advance core values for millions of women and families across the country by demanding equal pay, pay equity, and raising the minimum wage.