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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

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