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June 24, 2022 In a devastating blow to the reproductive rights of women, girls, and childbearing people, the Supreme Court issued a ruling this morning in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overrules Roe v. Wade and allows states to restrict or ban abortion. For over 50 years, YWCA has advocated for reproductive justice and a woman’s… Continue Reading YWCA Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Melinda is always busy, you can see the passion and love she has for her work every day. When you don’t see her in the kitchen or in the garden she is getting active or spending time with her husband and little pup Cody. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how long you’ve been… Continue Reading Employee Spotlight: Melinda Aponte

Light a Path (LAP), formerly an independent organization, has become an official program of the YWCA of Asheville’s Health and Wellness Department. The program’s focus is perfectly aligned with YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women by increasing representation and serving underserved spaces. As you read in Diana’s letter, through its all-volunteer team’s work… Continue Reading WE WELCOME LIGHT A PATH TO OUR FAMILY

Melinda Aponte has never met a barrier she and her child nutrition team at YWCA of Asheville couldn’t overcome, and the same was demonstrated in her relentless pursuit of collaboration throughout the pandemic crisis. The nutrition program at YW serves 50,000 meals to 600 children annually through two separate programs. Forty-three percent of children in… Continue Reading Melinda Aponte of YWCA Asheville Named CACFP Inspire Collaboration Award Finalist

Right now, the state of Mississippi is working diligently to overturn Roe v. Wade and with it, the reproductive freedom of every person in this country. If successful, this generation would be the nation’s first in almost 50 years to come of age without the constitutional right to pre-viability abortion care. We cannot let the Supreme Court… Continue Reading Standing up for Young Women and Young Women of Color at the Supreme Court