National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) has finally arrived and it’s not too late to participate! Over the past year, we’ve seen firsthand how registering people to vote creates a stronger, more representative America. That’s why YWCA is spreading the word about the importance of checking your voter registration and making sure others are #VoteReady. We… Continue Reading Get Out To Vote
(Washington, D.C., September 20, 2021) — Today, YWCA USA filed an amicus brief joined by Girls Inc., Supermajority Education Fund, and United State of Women (USOW), urging the Supreme Court to protect the fundamental right of women to decide whether or not to have a pre-viability abortion. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, challenges the right of women… Continue Reading Standing up for young women and young women of color at the Supreme Court
‘We are dying:’ Local women urge Black community to get vaccine Brooks Sutherland, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Tue, August 3, 2021, 11:07 PM·5 min read Aug. 3—Speaking to a crowd of dozens of people who showed up to downtown Toledo Tuesday to hear about the importance of getting the coronavirus vaccine, Dr. Anita Lewis-Sewell began… Continue Reading ‘We are dying:’ Local Women Urge Black Community to get vaccine
Join us for a 30-minute webinar on Tuesday, June 15 at 6:00pm to learn more about the state of child care in Ohio’s biennial budget, the Senate’s damaging language on child care, and how you can join thousands of Ohioans in this urgent call to action to save quality child care. During the webinar, you… Continue Reading HELP SAVE OHIO CHILD CARE!
The YWCA of Northwest Ohio stands with the family of George Floyd as they continue to grieve the loss of their loved one. The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 shined a spotlight on police brutality that disproportionately affects Black people and other people of color in our country. Yesterday’s guilty verdict of… Continue Reading YWCA of Northwest Ohio Statement on Derek Chauvin Conviction