On Oct. 25, 2023, President Biden formally called on Congress to provide $16 billion in child care stabilization funding. If passed by Congress, this supplemental funding request would extend for a year the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding that kept 220,000 child care providers afloat, saved as many as 9.6 million child care… Continue Reading YWCA Statement on Child Care Supplement Budget Request
On Oct. 6, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war. To date, thousands of people have died or been injured, and more than 100 others have been taken hostage. In response to the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, YWCA USA CEO Margaret Mitchell issued the… Continue Reading YWCA USA Statement on the Israel-Hamas War
Wireless carrier and nonprofit renew partnership, commit to create TechGYRLS digital curriculum CHICAGO (Sept. 19, 2023) – UScellular is partnering with YWCA USA to update their TechGYRLS® Curriculum for a planned launch in 2024. The company announced a $100,000 grant today to support the update to the curriculum that will help to reach more young women… Continue Reading UScellular Donates $100K to YWCA USA to Advance STEAM Educational Opportunities
On Friday, September 15, 2023, gender and racial justice experts convened at the White House to address the critical issue of closing the wage and wealth gap for Black women. The meeting was a pivotal step toward discussing strategies to achieve gender and racial pay equity. The discussions were framed within the context of the… Continue Reading Readout of Gender Justice Advocates’ Meeting with the Biden Administration on Closing the Wage and Wealth Gap for Black Women
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings in multiple cases that—in the aftermath of their 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health—continue to roll back rights and protections for women, communities of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, victims of stalking, and other marginalized communities: Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College… Continue Reading YWCA USA CEO: Even as Our Rights are Rolled Back, We Must Be Resilient