YWCA Mahoning Valley

August is Make-a-Will Month. YWCA has partnered with FreeWill, a free estate planning platform where you can create a will at no cost. Learn more about how to access this free tool and read about the importance of leaving your legacy on our blog. https://lnkd.in/gZ2YjAA7

Good information around affordable housing crisis from the League of Women Voters. https://lnkd.in/gKqbTawP

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Youngstown for funding YWCA’s Youth for Peace program!

Until Justice Just Is begins in April. This YWCA campaign raises awareness about social injustice and builds community among those who work for equity. It includes the Racial Justice Challenge, an online learning tool that focuses on four themes for four weeks of the challenge. This year's themes are Bodily Autonomy, Financial Empowerment, Gun Violence and Transportation. Visit justice.ywca.org to register for the challenge and learn more. YWCA Mahoning Valley will host events on these topics throughout the year. We hope you'll join us and Sojourn to the Past for our UJJI event on April 17 at 6 PM at our Youngstown location. We will hear from Civil Rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and her son, Emmy-winning filmmaker Loki Mulholland on their contributions to social justice from the past to the present. The event is free and open to the public; registration is required. #BuildingBridgestoEquity #UntilJusticeJustIs https://lnkd.in/gucvERny

Today we want to honor some incredible athletes for National Girls & Women in Sports Day! This day reminds us to recognize female athletes and to advocate for equality for women and girls in sports. Here are six amazing athletes: 1. Nicky Nieves, Sitting Volleyball gold medalist of the Paralympic Games Rio 2016 and owner, founder and creator of Limitless People Inc. 2. Kaori Sakamoto, 2022 Olympic bronze medalist and one of only four women to win two consecutive world titles. 3. Alexa Grasso, Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) currently with 16 wins and only 3 losses became the first Mexican UFC women’s champion on March 4, 2023. 4. Arisa Trew, at 13 years old is the first female skateboarder to land a 720 in a competition, which requires the skater to complete two full rotations while in the air. 5. Faith Kipyegon, Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner became the 1st woman to win four 1500m titles at the Track and Field World Championship and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. 6. Kendall Gretsch, triathlete and biathlete gold medalist of the World Para Snow Sports Championships and World Champion runner up in the 2022 World Triathlon.

Today is the first day of Black History Month! Every day, YWCA celebrates Black voices, leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs, scholars and everyone in between. Today we are highlighting Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to campaign in a U.S Presidential election. Read more about her journey and achievements over on our website: https://lnkd.in/dPFRYCqz

Today, YWCA Mahoning Valley hosted a groundbreaking for our new affordable housing project on Illinois Ave. This project was made possible by the Mahoning County Commissioners. Additional funders include MacKenzie Scott, Edward M. Barr Charitable Foundation, The Ward Beecher Charitable Foundation, John F. Hynes and Loretta A. Hynes Foundation and the John S. and Doris M. Andrews Memorial Fund, a component of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley. We are grateful to A. Neider Architecture LLC and B&B Contractors and Developers, Inc. Thank you to YWCA Board, partners and all who attended to celebrate this renovation with us. https://lnkd.in/gMwYUGve