Kids ages 5-12 are invited to join YWCA Aquatics for Float with a Flick: A Parents-Night-Out Indoor Pool Party! When: Friday, December 10th from 5:30 pm to 7:45 pm (Film screens at 6pm) Where: YWCA’s indoor pool: 185 S. French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 Details: The movie will be Frozen II The movie will… Continue Reading “Float with a Flick” Parents’ Night Out December 10th!
Our virtual angel tree is up for this holiday season. This gift tree provides our broader YWCA community a path to join us as we aim to support our program participants and their families with a holiday season full of love and support. If you are able to, please select a gift from our Amazon… Continue Reading Virtual Angel Giving Tree – 2021
** This Saturday, October 30th our building and all programs will be closed. Below you will learn about the maintenance and projects happening this Saturday on our campus. ** Trees and Landscaping It is with great excitement that we share the start of a landscaping project that addresses the loss of mature trees mistakenly cut… Continue Reading Building Update: 10.28.21
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
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
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
We’ve just concluded week two of our 21 Day Challenge on Racial Equity and Social Justice. The conversation continues with this continuing the challenge because the work is not over! Although the Olympic Games represent the unity of the five continents, that doesn’t mean that they are exempt from the racial injustices that pervade contemporary… Continue Reading Continuing the Challenge – The Olympics
Urge State Legislators to Increase Child Care Subsidy Rates Across the state, parents face a shortage of quality child care, which has been made worse by the pandemic. A team of state legislators is finalizing the state budget now – and we’re asking them to increase the child care subsidy reimbursement rate. Increasing the subsidy… Continue Reading Call for Advocacy – Improving Child Care Subsidy Rates: HB 574
This past August, we, the YWCA of Asheville and WNC dedicated ourselves to an all-staff professional development week. This was an important time to connect with our needs as individuals, recommit and reaffirm our work in the community, and most importantly, center ourselves as a team. We are grateful for our program partners at Light… Continue Reading Doing the Internal Work – Together
Today we will be getting to know Sonia Kay, YWCA MotherLove Coordinator. Sonia is a well-known member of our community and an advocate for so many. It is not out of the ordinary to see her and her family volunteering on a weekend or out on a fun new trip and adventure giving all of… Continue Reading Employee Spotlight – Sonia Kay, MotherLove