YWCA Students Stay Connected
YWCA's Youth Learning Centers provide after-school and summer session literacy support to students K-5 in Mecklenburg and Union Counties. Due to COVID-19 our Centers are temporarily closed, but over 200 YWCA students…
Work Out With YWCA’s Fitness Director
YWCA Central Carolinas' co-ed gym may be temporarily closed, but we're still staying active and you can too! Join YWCA's Director of Fitness, Starr Gargiullo for exercises throughout the week.…
Defining Racial Justice Terms: Redlining
YWCA Central Carolinas has proudly done Racial Justice & Advocacy work in the Charlotte community for 118 years and counting! With our programs, events and advocacy there’s a lot of terminology thrown…
Supporting YWCA’s Students
This week, May 4 - May 8, was Teacher Appreciation Week! YWCA Central Carolinas wanted to take a moment and thank our Youth Learning Center Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators for…
Defining Racial Justice Terms: Structural Racism
YWCA Central Carolinas has proudly done Racial Justice & Advocacy work in the Charlotte community for 118 years and counting! With our programs, events and advocacy there's a lot of…
Divided Communities
In March, community leaders from Charlotte participated in a 2-day Divided Community Project Think Tank initiative in Chicago, Illinois hosted by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. During…
Reflecting on YWCA’s CLEAR Workshops
In January and February, YWCA Central Carolinas partnered with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to host 'Communicating Law Enforcement Actions & Responsibilities' (CLEAR), a 3-day series that gives community members an…
YWCA’s Response To The Current Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
A message from Kirsten Sikkelee, CEO of YWCA Central Carolinas: Dear YWCA Family, Governor Cooper issued an executive order closing K-12 public schools statewide until March 30th and prohibiting mass…
What’s The Census?
So, it's 2020 and you've been told that you have to participate in the Census, but what does that even mean? Every ten years, the United States takes a count…
YWCA’s 2020 We Believe Luncheon
Donna Byrd delivers the keynote at YWCA's 2020 We Believe Luncheon YWCA Central Carolinas celebrated our 118th anniversary of serving women, children and families in the Charlotte region on February…