8/16/19
It has been another busy week for YWCA! We are grateful for all of the work that is being done across the country to help eliminate racism and empower women. Please make sure your co-workers are receiving our weekly wrap-up. We want to make sure to connect with every member of our YWCA team.
Week Without Violence - Registration is now OPEN!
It’s time to prepare for our annual campaign to end gender-based violence. Week Without Violence 2019 registration is now officially open. Please visit our revised website ywcaweekwithoutviolence.org to learn more about the campaign and register your events. Registering gets you access to a toolkit of materials and resources, and it helps us track our collective impact as an entire network of YWCAs
Want more information? Watch (or re-watch!) our Week Without Violence 2019 Introductory Webinar. You’ll learn about our registration process, materials included in the online toolkit including new marketing resources, advocacy toolkit, gender-based violence fact sheets, merchandise, campaign podcast series, and more.
Spotlight on YWCA Cass Clay:
Celebrating the grand opening of their new supportive residence facility!
This week, YWCA Cass Clay unveiled a new $7.1 million permanent supportive residence named Grace Garden. YWCA Cass Clay CEO Erin Prochnow hosted the special event, attended by collaborative partners, dignitaries, and guests, including YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo.
“The structure is complete. The rebuilding of lives begins. Here, individuals and their families will be empowered to reach a state of stability and live free of fear,” said Prochnow.
Grace Garden is located in West Fargo, ND. The new facility includes 30 apartments that will be fully furnished for the approximate 75 individuals and families who will move in by the end of 2019. In addition to safe, secure housing, YWCA Cass Clay will offer case management and services at the site to support these individuals and families who have experienced violence and homelessness. Residents will have access to nursing care, an employment coach and other mentors to grow life skills. Grace Garden is located close to schools, job opportunities and transportation routes. YWCA’s 29 years of experience in providing supportive housing has proven that these supports are key to success.
Call for Podcast Special Guests and YWCA Association Spotlight Series
What special guests or speakers would you like to hear on the podcast?
What story can we share from your association to help spotlight the work that you do in your community?
Please send your suggestions to communications@ywca.org
Episode 8 - Team Goals: Building Talent in the Office
This week on Organize Your Butterflies we continue our series on women’s entrepreneurship, powered by the Coca Cola Foundation. YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo is joined by Kimberly Hill, Business Development Manager in Amazon Logistics. We discuss the importance of human resource management and hiring the right employees to get the job done. This episode also includes tips to help entrepreneurs learn about creative ways to employ staff on a budget and learn how to build teams to start running a dream business.
Please visit our website page to share, download, and listen to Organize Your Butterflies. You are our best marketers. Please help us raise awareness by sharing these details to your network, posting it on social media using #YWCAButterflies, and talking about it with your community.
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YWCA USA is Hiring
Spread the word! YWCA USA is searching for applicants for the following three positions:
Please help us recruit new members for our team by sharing these opportunities with your network.
This Week in the Media
YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo joined Univision News Anchor Tsi-Tsi-Ki Félix in studio this week for a TV interview on immigration and family separation.
YWCA Data Map
Reminder to explore our interactive data visualization tool and help us launch the map by sharing it with your friends, colleagues, and community members. Here are some resources to help you get started:
- A guide about how to navigate the map
- A description of our methodology for compiling the map data points
- A helpful video detailing how to navigate through the map
- A toolkit, which includes talking points, a sample letter to the editor, and social media tips
Read our blog about this data-driven map, and share with your networks.
Every four years, member associations of World YWCA gather together for the World Council meeting, the largest gathering of YWCAs from all around the world. It is a time for membership engagement, decision-making, setting priorities, reflections, and networking. This year, the 29th World Council will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 17-22, 2019. Learn more about this upcoming World Council meeting.
Want to join YWCA USA’s delegation to World Council 2019? Learn more about scholarship opportunities and ways to join our delegation. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 23 at 8 p.m. ET.
Voices in Action: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 2019 Conference
YWCA USA is proud to support NCADV’s 18th National Conference on Domestic Violence: Voices in Action. The conference will be hosted in Washington, DC on September 16-18.
YWCA USA is pleased to provide financial assistance for up to 3 individuals to participate in the upcoming NCADV National Conference on Domestic Violence. Read more about the criteria for this opportunity and apply NOW! The deadline to apply is this Monday, August 19 at 2 p.m. ET.
Empowering Women’s Civic Leadership: Tell Us What You Think!
Through YWCA USA’s partnership with VoteRunLead, we are growing our footprint in women’s leadership development. We are developing nonpartisan tools and resources to empower women’s civic leadership in all aspects of public life.
Let us know know what tools you need and want!
Please take a few minutes to tell us what you are interested in and how we can best support your YWCA’s next steps in women’s leadership development.
Engaging with YWCA partner Supermajority, a newly-launched grassroots network of women organizing for gender equity, is another great way to make sure your voice is heard. Supermajority’s national online survey is designed to hear from women from all walks of life about the issues that matter most to them. The input from tens of thousands of women across the country will help inform their grassroots-driven blueprint for change. First, please take 10 minutes to complete the Supermajority survey. Second, please share the survey link with women in your YWCA and in your community.
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
How would you like to work an extra eight months to earn the same as your non-Hispanic White male counterparts? For Black women in America, that is the reality. According to the U.S. Census data, Black women were typically paid 61 cents for every dollar paid to White men in 2017. That’s even worse than the national earnings ratio for all women, who earn an average of 80% when compared to their male counterparts.
Join us on Thursday, August 22 from 2-3 p.m. ET on social media using the hashtag #BlackWomensEqualPay or #PaycheckFairness to call out this injustice and urge the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act today.
Census Regional Summits
The Leadership Conference and State Voice are organizing regional summits to share Census resources and conduct “get out the count” (GOTC) planning. The Leadership Conference will cover one scholarship per region, however YWCA USA will cover travel and hotel expenses for anyone interested who is already engaged or has a clear plan or commitment to engage in 2020 Census work. Details for the remaining two summits are listed below.
Please reach out to Natalie Cone ncone@ywca.org if you are interested in attending or if you have questions about the summit. For more 2020 Census information, please join our 2020 Census Community on the YWCA intranet.
Philadelphia Summit
- September 5-6
- States covered: CT, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WV, plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico
- DEADLINE: August 21
Los Angeles Summit
- September 23-24
- States covered: AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA
- DEADLINE: September 9
Important Dates
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