Empowerment

A Letter to Our Community

On behalf of everyone at YWCA Tri-County Area, we hope this note finds you healthy and safe, and we emphasize our gratitude for your support to YW program participants and to the entire community. Although YWCA Tri-County Area’s buildings have been closed since March 13, the learning continues in most of our programs. YW continues […]

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Mission Movement – Conscious Discipline

Opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive every day in our Early Education Center. YW3CA’s Early Education Center helps children and families achieve emotional and physical well-being and school readiness through affordable, high-quality preschool education. More than 120 children ages 6 months to 6 years old are enrolled in the infant/toddler, preschool, Early Head Start, and

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Persona Dolls Promoting Empathy

Fostering empathy through building connections. YW3CA’s Early Education Center is continuing to innovate and provide social-emotional support to our students. Currently in year three of implementing Conscious Discipline curricula, our leadership team has recently introduced Persona dolls in each classroom. Persona dolls are a fantastic way to support and nourish social-emotional skills in children. One

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YW Supports Menstrual Health

Menstrual Health Matters. Period. Menstrual health is often overlooked in impoverished communities due to a very common misconception: ‘it only affects half the population’. According to Global Citizen – “menstrual health is not just a women’s issue. Globally, 2.3 billion people live without basic sanitation services. Not being able to use these services makes it

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Trauma Responsive Practices Webinar

YWCA Tri-County Area continues “Racism, Trauma, and What’s Next” with online panel discussion about trauma responsive practices “Racism, Trauma, and What’s Next”, a six-part conversation and issue education series sponsored by YWCA Tri-County Area, continues on Wednesday, July 15, with an online panel discussion about mental health during this summer’s national crises and the resulting

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Earth Day Youth Empowerment Program

Youth Empowerment Program: Earth Day Special! One by one, Kristie Piacine prompted the 11 girls watching her and one another on a computer screen: What are you grateful for? Will you name a stretch or yoga pose? One by one, the girls answered: family, health, everything, taco shells; tree pose, warrior pose, side stretches. Some

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Janice Warnquist Memorial Fund

YWCA Tri-County Area Honors Janice Warnquist, Long-time Volunteer and Community Supporter YWCA Tri-County Area was saddened to learn of the passing on March 31 of long-time volunteer Janice Warnquist. Janice had been involved with YWCA Tri-County Area for more than 50 years, serving on the board of directors in the 1970s and as board president

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