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YW3CA’s Be BOLD Pitch Competition: Creating Opportunities to Be BOLD

Dozens of women-owned businesses gathered on Saturday, April 27th to compete in YW3CA’s first annual Be BOLD Pitch Competition. The participants were selected to compete and had the opportunity to present their businesses to a panel of experienced judges. After careful consideration, the judges awarded cash prizes to the top three businesses. The first-place winner, PS it’s Natural, received a […]

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YWCA Racial Justice Challenge

The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with race, power, privilege, and leadership issues. The Challenge fosters personal reflection, encourages social responsibility, and motivates participants to identify and act on ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination.

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NEW OPPORTUNITIES: Extended Deadline for Be BOLD Pitch Competition

YW3CA’s WE360° Announces Extended Deadline for First-Ever ‘Be BOLD Pitch Competition’ with Cash Prizes up to $7,500  YWCA Tri-County Area’s (YW3CA) Women’s Empowerment 360° (WE360°) Program is designed to help current and aspiring entrepreneurs transform and propel their businesses. This year, the program is expanding offerings with a Pitch Competition and cash prizes themed “Building

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Empowering Students Beyond the Classroom

At YWCA Tri-County Area’s Adult Education and Training Center our educators emphasize empowering students beyond the classroom “We really do empower students which enables them to change their lives!” Sue Outland, Student Success Advisor. Not only are our adult learners changing their lives, but they are setting the next generation on a whole new trajectory. 

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Jacob Venable: The Future is Bright

YW3CA is focused on empowering youth and families by providing education, skills training, and fostering self-confidence. We equip individuals with the tools needed to propel their lives forward, encouraging financial and economic advancement. Consider Jacob Venable’s inspiring story… Having only completed the 9th grade, Jacob came to the YW3CA Adult Education and Training Center to

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Learn, Grow, Thrive: Creating Brighter Futures at YW3CA’s Early Education Center.

Kimyetta Lewis, YW3CA’s Early Education Center Family Welcome Advisor at the YW3CA, and her daughter found hope and inspiration in the organization’s mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. After relocating to Pottstown during the pandemic, they were warmly welcomed into the YW3CA community. “We fell in

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Celeste Plummer: A brighter future for me and my family.

YW3CA’s Youth Empowerment Programs work with youth and their families to create brighter futures.   Meet Nicole Dudek, a mother of three whose daughter, Celeste Plummer, has actively participated in YEP Programs for four years. Celeste’s dedication recently earned her a nomination for the Tribute to Exceptional Women and Girls Award. Nicole Dudek reflected on the

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#GivingTuesday is November 28th. 

#GivingTuesday is November 28th.  Join YWCA Tri-County Area this Giving Season: Together We Build. Together We Give! As challenges arise for communities served, YW works tirelessly to provide essential programs, services and resources, to help build a future where equity and justice for all prevail. We Can’t Do It Without You!  Our work to eliminate racism and

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