Statement on Coronavirus COVID-19
Statement on Coronavirus COVID-19 March 16, 2020 Last week, the Crisis Response Team of the YWCA of the City of New York (YWCA NYC) met to discuss COVID-19 and the likely effects on the YWCA NYC community—the young people...
In Memoriam Margaret B. Lowe
Former YWCA NYC Board member Margaret Breece Lowe died peacefully at home on January 30th, 2020. Margaret served on the YWCA NYC Board of Directors from 1976-1990 and was the Board Chair from 1986-1990. She...
DOUBLE Your Impact This Giving Season!
The Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation will match NEW gifts up to $250,000! Please help us reach our goal. Donate. Invest in NYC kids. Your gift makes a difference for the young women and children in our Out-of-School-Time and Girls Initiatives...
YWCA NYC Celebrates the 46th Annual Salute to Women Leaders
YWCA of the City of New York celebrated the 46th Annual Academy of Women Leaders Salute Luncheon on November 19th! Salute is New York City’s premier tribute to change-leading women and the companies and communities that believe in them....
YW Invites You To Participate in a Week Without Violence!
YWCA NYC and supporters will gather in New York City for a week of events on October 15-19, 2019 in recognition of YWCA’s efforts in the fight to end gender-based violence. YW’s Week Without Violence is a national effort...
YWCA USA launches Original Podcast
Welcome to Organize Your Butterflies, an original podcast of YWCA. Each episode, we discuss the ways women, including many of the amazing leaders at YWCA, are working to help women, girls and families. Topics include...
YW Stand Against Racism 2019
Students, staff and guest speakers gathered on April 24th in recognition of our efforts in the fight against racism. Student performers expressed their understanding of the topic through art, dance and song, while Guest Speakers—Natalie Borneo & Melvin Poindexter-Miller—...
YW OST students participate in #PoetrySlam2019
YW Out-of-School-Time P.S. 90 students presented their painted and written art in celebration of Black History Month on February 28, 2019.
YW Celebrates International Women’s Day 2019!
Together, let’s celebrate the incredible achievements of women, and reaffirm our commitment to fighting for women’s rights, equality, and justice here and around the world, with the acknowledgment to all the fierce women who came...