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Press Release: YWCA Madison Invites You To Join Us As We Celebrate The Lives of Women Creating New Possibilities In Our Community At The 48th Annual Women of Distinction Leadership Awards
Tuesday, May 9, 2023

YWCA Madison Invites You To Join Us As We Celebrate The Lives of Women Creating New Possibilities In Our Community At The 48th Annual Women of Distinction Leadership Awards MADISON, Wisconsin – On Wednesday, June 21, 2023,  YWCA Madison will present the 48th Annual Women of Distinction Leadership Awards at Garver Feed Mill in Madison,… Continue Reading Press Release: YWCA Madison Invites You To Join Us As We Celebrate The Lives of Women Creating New Possibilities In Our Community At The 48th Annual Women of Distinction Leadership Awards

YWCA Madison: Letter In Support of Petition 22-03 Eviction Record Retention
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Letter in Support of Petition 22-03 Eviction Record Retention RE: Petition 22-03 Eviction Record Retention Dear Honorable Justices, YWCA Madison is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. YWCA Madison has been in continuous operation since 1909, and we are the largest provider of affordable… Continue Reading YWCA Madison: Letter In Support of Petition 22-03 Eviction Record Retention

Press Release: YWCA Madison Honors the Emerging Legacy of Women Doing the Work by Highlighting the Contributions of Six Women with the 47th Women of Distinction Leadership Award
Tuesday, April 12, 2022

YWCA Madison Honors the Emerging Legacy of Women Doing the Work by Highlighting the Contributions of Six Women with the Women of Distinction Leadership Award MADISON, Wisconsin – While discussions around women’s leadership continue to become more nuanced in today’s media, we at YWCA Madison continue to see, honor, and uphold women leaders. On Thursday,… Continue Reading Press Release: YWCA Madison Honors the Emerging Legacy of Women Doing the Work by Highlighting the Contributions of Six Women with the 47th Women of Distinction Leadership Award

YWCA Madison’s YWeb Career Academy and YWCA USA Receive Grant from Google.org to Expand YWCA Madison’s Signature Tech Program Nationwide
Thursday, July 16, 2020

MADISON, WI, July 16, 2020, –YWCA Madison has received a grant in collaboration with YWCA USA to expand YWCA Madison’s signature program, YWeb Career Academy, nationwide. This initiative is a part of Google.org’s $5 million-dollar commitment to YWCA USA to encourage program expansion of YWCA Madison’s successful program. YWCA Madison is proud to train and offer… Continue Reading YWCA Madison’s YWeb Career Academy and YWCA USA Receive Grant from Google.org to Expand YWCA Madison’s Signature Tech Program Nationwide

Amplify Madison Call for Applications
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Amplify Madison Call for Applications remains Open with new considerations due to Covid-19 MADISON, Wisconsin –  YWCA Madison is accepting applications for Cohort 3 of  Amplify Madison. Amplify Madison funds collaborative professional development projects to build skill, voice, and visibility for all people that identify as women, including trans women and in particular women of… Continue Reading Amplify Madison Call for Applications

YWCA Madison: A Message from CEO, Vanessa McDowell
Monday, June 22, 2020

YWCA Madison is taking the health and wellbeing of our residents, staff, volunteers, and community very seriously during this time.  We will get through this together by upholding our organizational values of Humanity, Community, Growth, and Restoration.  A Message from YWCA Madison CEO, Vanessa McDowell, June 18, 2020. Please understand that our staff is still… Continue Reading YWCA Madison: A Message from CEO, Vanessa McDowell

10 Ways to Support YWCA Madison During This Time
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Donate to YWCA Madison. https://www.ywcamadison.org/get-involved/donate/ Our work has not stopped. We continue to house, transport and provide critical services to our community, all while upholding our mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Use your privilege and funds to support Black, Brown, and Indigenous-led organizations and people. Take the time to read our Stand Against… Continue Reading 10 Ways to Support YWCA Madison During This Time

Stand Against Racism: GROWTH–Standing for Justice in the Time of COVID-19
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

  What do we want to Grow? What are we Growing?  At YWCA Madison, we embrace Growth as one of our core guiding values. This means that we know that learning and unlearning is a forever-journey that requires us to practice awareness, courage, compassion, and creativity. It means that we must nurture practices and feedback… Continue Reading Stand Against Racism: GROWTH–Standing for Justice in the Time of COVID-19

Stand Against Racism: An Opportunity to Bridge–Standing for Justice in the Time of COVID-19
Thursday, April 23, 2020

As the global community contends with the new reality and suffering that COVID-19 presents, we at YWCA Madison are reflecting on what it means to practice our values of Humanity, Community, Growth, and Restoration during this time of upheaval. The societal response to Coronavirus and its fallout has brought many of the truths of the… Continue Reading Stand Against Racism: An Opportunity to Bridge–Standing for Justice in the Time of COVID-19

YWCA Madison: A Message from CEO, Vanessa McDowell
Monday, March 30, 2020

YWCA Madison is taking the health and wellbeing of our residents, staff, volunteers, and community very seriously with the arrival of the COVID-19 virus. We will get through this together by upholding our organizational values of Humanity, Community, Growth, and Restoration.  A Message from YWCA Madison CEO, Vanessa McDowell Please understand that our staff is… Continue Reading YWCA Madison: A Message from CEO, Vanessa McDowell

YWCA Madison: Statement on COVID-19
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

YWCA MADISON’S STATEMENT ON COVID-19. Dear Community, YWCA Madison is taking the health and wellbeing of our residents, staff, volunteers, and community very seriously with the arrival of the COVID-19 virus. We will get through this together by upholding our organizational values of Humanity, Community, Growth, and Restoration. Please understand that our staff is working… Continue Reading YWCA Madison: Statement on COVID-19

YWCA Madison: Letter In Support of Dane County 2022 Behavior Health Budget Initiative – Creation of a Crisis Triage Center
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Statement of Support for Dane County 2022 Behavior Health Budget Initiative – Creation of a Crisis Triage Center YWCA Madison is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, freedom, and dignity for all. Our foundational values of Humanity, Community, Growth, and Restoration guide our actions and relationships. With this mission in mind, we… Continue Reading YWCA Madison: Letter In Support of Dane County 2022 Behavior Health Budget Initiative – Creation of a Crisis Triage Center

YWCA Madison: Letter In Support of Building A Men’s Shelter
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

LETTER TO MADISON’S COMMON COUNSEL Our mission at YWCA Madison is to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Our foundational values of Humanity, Community, Restoration, and Growth guide our actions and advocacy. With this belief system and energy within us, we strongly support building a shelter for our… Continue Reading YWCA Madison: Letter In Support of Building A Men’s Shelter

YWCA Madison: Letter In Support of Affinity Group Spaces
Thursday, April 29, 2021

LETTER BY YWCA MADISON The dangerous misconception of race-based affinity community spaces as segregation is not only an expression of the white dominant culture but also reveals a lack of understanding of the history of racism and its ongoing impact in our lives and communities today.  Furthermore, it also reveals a misunderstanding of the depth… Continue Reading YWCA Madison: Letter In Support of Affinity Group Spaces

YWCA Madison: Letter to Sun Prairie School Superintendent and Board
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

LETTER BY YWCA MADISON CEO VANESSA McDOWELL Dear Superintendent Saron and Members of the Sun Prairie School Board of Education, YWCA Madison is deeply disturbed by the 6th-grade social studies assignment asking students how they would punish a slave. We cannot imagine how anyone would find this assignment to be anything other than that what… Continue Reading YWCA Madison: Letter to Sun Prairie School Superintendent and Board

Registration is Open – 2020 Racial Justice Summit
Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Registration for YWCA Madison’s Virtual Racial Justice Summit is Now Open  Madison, WI, August 4th –– Registration is now open for the YWCA Madison Virtual Racial Justice Summit. For nineteen years, YWCA Madison’s Racial Justice Summit has been a space and experience that has brought people in the Madison Community together for deep learning, and… Continue Reading Registration is Open – 2020 Racial Justice Summit