Reimagining the Role of Resilience. Virtual Panel Week Without Violence is part of a global movement with YWCAs across the country and around the world to end violence against women and girls. For more than 20 years, we have set aside one week in October as a Week Without Violence – a week to raise… Continue Reading Virtual Tour of Service Providers | Week Without Violence – 2021
The statistics on gender-based violence are staggering: one in four women will experience domestic violence, while one in five women will be raped in their lifetime. That’s why every October, the YWCA organizes the Week Without Violence, an annual campaign to raise awareness and encourage action on the issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual… Continue Reading Call to Action: Week Without Violence
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CEO: GETTING TO KNOW LESLEY WEBBER Lesley Webber is a passionate educator in our YWCA Early Learning Program. She has been with us for 17 years and is deeply committed to our mission. Read the conversation between CEO Diana Sierra and Lesley here. DS: Hi Lesley, I am so happy to connect… Continue Reading Employee Spotlight – Lesley Webber
“As a mother of a special needs child, I am constantly worried about his well-being. One of my biggest struggles is how people perceive him and dismiss him without even trying to understand his needs. I am an early childhood educator, so I know how important it is to enrich the lives of little ones… Continue Reading Aquatics Spotlight
BEYOND RESILIENCE FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING Week Without Violence is part of a global movement with YWCAs across the country and around the world to end violence against women and girls. For more than 20 years, we have set aside one week in October as a Week Without Violence – a week to raise awareness… Continue Reading Week Without Violence – 2021