We are excited to announce two new fall Empowered Self-Defense Classes in partnership with Our VOICE. The first workshop will meet twice weekly from Oct. 13 to Nov. 1, from 5:30 to 6:45. Workshop II will begin on Dec. 4, and run until Dec. 20, also from 5:30 – 6:45. The workshop will bring a… Continue Reading Empowered Self Defense: Two Workshops in Partnership with Our VOICE
Since 1978, the first Sunday after Labor Day has been designated National Grandparents Day. This September 10, we are grateful for the grandparents and grandparent figures in our own families. We are especially grateful here at the YWCA for our foster Grandparent Volunteers. In our Early Learning Program, foster Grandparents partner with classroom teachers to… Continue Reading We Love our Foster Grandparents!
In alignment with our mission to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people, we fully support the Racial Justice Coalition’s Reparations are Due pledge campaign. The history of the YWCA of Asheville is deeply connected to the Southside neighborhood, one of the historically Black neighborhoods in the city.… Continue Reading Reparations Are Due Campaign and Info Session
LGBTQ+ organizing has existed for centuries in many different forms, both formally and informally. However, Pride Month has been celebrated annually in late June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. Started by the “shot glass heard ‘round the world,” thrown after police raided the Stonewall Inn (a gay bar) in New York City, the Stonewall Uprising… Continue Reading Continuing the Challenge: BIPOC LGBTQ+ Liberation
DONATE TODAY Dear Community Members, The YWCA recently learned that our aging HVAC system can no longer reliably heat and cool our building. This means more than discomfort for members and staff – we are required to maintain a consistent and healthy temperature in the building for the well-being and safety of the children in… Continue Reading We Need to Raise 60k to Repair our Aging Building