YWCA is Empowered by Duke Energy & Piedmont Natural Gas
YWCA’s annual fundraiser, We Believe 2023, was on March 7. It was so wonderful to share community with all of our supporters in celebration of and support of our mission and…
YWCA’s Mission is Supported by Bank of America
YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all is strengthened by partnerships like the one we have with Bank of America. For…
An Interview with Lawrence Gordon
“All too often, the books that our black and brown children have access to are white-washed. This leads to subtle, but underlying inequalities that almost no one is talking about…
Black Joy in YWCA Youth Learning Centers
Saturday August 12, 2017, the world awoke to images from the night before where dozens of White nationalists went marching through the University of Virginia Charlottesville carrying torches and chanting…
Summer Joy: Youth Programs Block Party
“It is our job as educators to not just teach skills, but also to teach students to know, validate, and celebrate who they are.”—Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating GeniusBlack joy is…
The impact of doulas and midwives
According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, Black women are 3 times more likely to die from pregnancy related complications than white women. Preterm birth and low birth weight are also…
What does ‘living wage’ even mean?
On Wednesday, April 27, YWCA Central Carolinas will be holding our virtual Stand Against Racism workshop, 'Living wage: It just makes ¢ents.' The 60-minute workshop will be led by Vicki…
The power of partnership
Our city and nation have been facing an ever-growing affordable housing crisis. This has been exacerbated throughout the pandemic, with more of our community members pushed to temporary housing or…
We Believe 2022
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, over 400 individuals gathered together - from their respective homes, offices and the like - to tune in for YWCA Central Carolinas' We Believe 2022…
Our Mission is Supported by Bank of America
YWCA's mission to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all is strengthened by partnerships like the one we have with Bank of America. For…