Confirm Julie Su for for Deputy Secretary
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter urging the Senate to support the nomination of Julie Su to be the next Deputy Secretary of Labor.
Support the Nomination of Julie Su for Deputy Secretary
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter urging the Senate to support the confirmation of Julie Su to be the next Deputy Secretary at the Department of Labor.
Support Xavier Becerra for Secretary of Health and Human Services
YWCA USA joined this letter in strong support of confirming Xavier Becerra as the next U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Issues of Concern to Charitable Nonprofits Eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program
YWCA USA joined this letter asking the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury, as appropriate, to take action so that charitable nonprofits can maintain and expand their operations, including hiring additional workers, to address critical needs that are growing exponentially due to the pandemic.
Help Women Survive and Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to pass these two critical bills as a first step in enacting a robust agenda to help women survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, which includes raising the minimum wage to $15/hour, creating a permanent paid family and medical leave policy, setting a national paid sick days standard, creating an equitable, sustainable child care system for all, protecting women from violence and workplace harassment, and strengthening the right to organize and bargain collectively.
Approve Vanita Gupta's Nomination for Associate Attorney General
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter urging the Committee to quickly approve Vanita Gupta's nomination.
Child Care and Early Learning FY22 Appropriations Requests to the Administration
YWCA USA joined this letter expressing our hope to see the President’s proposal for an additional $40 billion in child care relief funding enacted into law in the coming weeks, along with $1 billion for Head Start, providing the early learning sector with long-needed support and stabilization.
YWCA USA Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 2021 Legislative Fact Sheet
This YWCA Factsheet outlines how the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 will promote safety and provide essential support to surviors.
YWCA USA FY22 Appropriations Requests
This YWCA USA letter outlines the networks appropriations requests for fiscal year 2022 regarding FVPSA, Child Care Development Block Grant, Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims, Continuum of Care, and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs FY22 Appropriations Request
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to fund important programs that support gender equality in the FY2022 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations bill and to include related Committee report language to further assist in these efforts.
Extend Paycheck Protection Program Application Deadline
YWCA USA joined this letter requesting that Congress extend the Paycheck Protection Program application deadline from the end of March through the end of the year to adequately assure that all qualifying businesses and nonprofits can access needed PPP relief.
Support the Nomination of Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter urging the Senate to confirm Vanita Gupta as soon as possible to be Associate Attorney General.
Support the Nomination of Kristen Clarke as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter urging the Senate to confirm Ms. Clarke as quickly as possible to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
Include Additional Provisions in COVID-19 Legislation
YWCA USA joined NIIAG's letter to express our support for provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that will bolster community and civic structures that ensure all communities across America, especially Black, Indigenous, and other people of color who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, can rebuild, engage, and thrive.
Support Underpaid Workers: Raise the Wage Act
YWCA USA joined this letter to call on all Members of Congress to finally give nearly 32 million workers the raise they have fought so hard to secure by raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025 generating $107 billion in higher wages for workers.
Support the Nomination of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services
YWCA USA joined this letter supporting of the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be the next Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Support the Nomination of Merrick Garland as Attorney General of Department of Justice
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter urging the Senate to confirm Garland as quickly as possible to be Attorney General.
Support for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 2021
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to support Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which healthy pregnancies and economic security for pregnant workers and their families and strengthens the economy.
Support the Nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter urging Senators to support the confirmation of Dr. Miguel Cardona to be the next U.S. Secretary of Education.
Include Nonprofits in Paycheck Protection Program Improvements
YWCA USA joined this letter supporting language that would clarify that “a nonprofit organization shall be eligible to receive a covered loan if the nonprofit organization employs not more than 500 employees per physical location of the organization.