YWCA Partnerships

Mission Impact Partnerships

USA Track and Field

USA Track and FieldAs an extension of our national Health & Safety platform, YWCA USA has adopted RunJumpThrow (RJT) as a model program. RJT, a program of USA Track and Field (USATF), is a hands-on curriculum designed to introduce children to basic skills of running, jumping and throwing — skills that are essential to physical literacy and building life-long habits of and access to physical activity. This partnership helps YWCA USA positively impact the lives of children, especially those who are traditionally underserved, have the least access to structured and unstructured play, and are likely to have inequitable health outcomes. As a model program, YWCA USA has partnered with USATF to customize a RJT curriculum that specifically focuses on how RJT aligns with one of our national outcomes: to improve the health of women and girls of color.

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National STEM Collaborative – Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology

National STEM Collaborative – Center for Gender Equity in Science and TechnologyAs a member of the National STEM Collaborative (NSTEMC), YWCA USA pursues our strategic commitment to providing girls and women of color access to high-quality opportunities, experiences, and pathways to enter and persist in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM) fields. Housed within the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology (CGEST) at Arizona State University, our membership in NSTEMC provides YWCA USA access to evidence-based STEM strategies in conjunction with possible partner organizations.

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Collaborative to Advance Equity Through Research

Collaborative to Advance Equity Through ResearchYWCA USA is a partner in the Collaborative to Advance Equity Through Research, a national coalition of institutions in the U.S. committed to taking meaningful action to support and improve research addressing the lives of women and girls of color. Research about women and girls of color is still marginal, can be difficult to access, and is insufficiently integrated into policy-making processes. This research deficit has meaningful consequences for the lives of women and girls of color. Addressing that deficit requires the partnership and commitment of a wide coalition. As a Collaborative partner, YWCA USA has made a commitment to invest resources in research and research application over the next five years, and work collaboratively with other members to build new connections, share promising practices, and support the advancement of research addressing the lives of women and girls of color.

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation

W.K. Kellogg FoundationYWCA USA is a partner with W.K. Kellogg Foundation on their Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) initiative. This multi-year, unprecedented effort will promote racial healing and uproot unconscious and conscious beliefs in racial hierarchy. YWCA USA is specifically participating in a workgroup that focuses on the intersections of racial equity and the U.S. economy.

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National Center for Women & Information Technology

National Center for Women & Information TechnologyYWCA USA is a member of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), proudly joining this community of more than 850 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase girls' and women's participation in technology and computing. As a member of the K-12 Alliance, YWCA USA works to improve the recruitment, retention and advancement of girls in computing-related STEM education programs and career fields that can greatly enhance their economic opportunities and outcomes.

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YWCA Partnerships