Press Releases and Announcements
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Welcomes Community Leaders to its Board of Directors
Read full news release here: Racial justice organization also elects new Board Chair and Vice Chair
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Announces Eliminating Racism and Empowering Women Award Recipients
Read full news release here: 16th annual An Evening to Promote Racial Justice set for December 9th Virtual event will honor the remarkable advocacy of regional women leaders
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin’s Statement on Breonna Taylor
Read full news release here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Statement on Breonna Taylor
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Receives Rockwell Automation Grant to Strengthen its Renowned Racial Justice Work
Read full news release here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Receives Rockwell Automation Grant
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Receives Grant from Google.org to Empower Women and Underserved Americans
Read full news release here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Receives Grant from Google.org
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin on the Murder of George Floyd
Read full statement here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin on the Murder of George Floyd
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Announces Virtual Experience for 25th Annual Circle of Women: Face of the Future
Read full news release here: Re-imagined event will include extraordinary online experience on April 23rd paired with IRL capstone celebration of silver anniversary in Fall 2020
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Announces Appointment of Interim President and CEO
Read full news release here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Announces Appointment of Interim President and CEO
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Announces Eliminating Racism and Racial Justice Legacy Award Recipients
Read full news release here: Award ceremony honoring prominent racial justice advocates to take place December 3rd at 15th anniversary of An Evening to Promote Racial Justice
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Increases Volunteer Engagement with Kohl’s
Read full news release here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Increases Volunteer Engagement with Kohl’s
Racine Based Women’s Empowerment Organization to Host Intimate Discussion on Insurance
Read full news release here: RACINE BASED WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION TO HOST INTIMATE DISCUSSION ON INSURANCE
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Racine Partnership Highlighted in National Initiative
Read full news release here: Racine Selected to Join National Initiative to Increase Economic Mobility
In Partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Begins Search for Next President & CEO
Read full release news here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Begins Search For Next President & CEO
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin’s 24th Annual Circle of Women: Stand with Her
Read full news release here: Brewers Community Foundation To Be Exclusive Presenting Sponsor For 2019 Circle Of Women Stand With Her
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin in the Media
Give Back MKE: Making Justice an Every Day Activity
Read full article: Give Back MKE: Making Justice an Every Day Activity
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Leads Community in Economic Opportunity Access and Racial Justice
Read full article: Impact Partner Spotlight from United Way of Racine County
How the United Way kept non-profits going in this pandemic (and why they need your help right now)
Read full article: How The United Way kept non-profits going in this pandemic
Voice the Vote: Milwaukee nonprofits work to make voting more accessible for people of color
Read full article: Voice the Vote Press Conference on National Voter Registration Day
Responding to Inequality: The role of white people in making change
Read and watch full news story, which features Martha Barry, PhD, Chief Racial Justice Officer: Fuel Milwaukee hosts a webinar to help white people unlearn systemic racism.
How can your company convene difficult conversations about race?
Watch the replay of the MMAC panel discussion with YWCA SEW’s Martha Barry, PhD, Chief Racial Justice Officer: View here
Organization flips GED program to online, next program starts in May
Read and watch full news story: The YWCA seamlessly moved their adult education program online. TMJ4 spoke to one woman who’s life it has changed.
Spectrum Announces $25,000 Grant for Digital Bridge of Milwaukee
Read full article: Spectrum Announces $25,000 Grant for Digital Bridge of Milwaukee
Recharging Racine
Read full article: Can the city’s investment in a high school equivalency program improve residents’ economic mobility?
Milwaukee woman with 503 credit score shares how she’s getting it back to 800
Watch interview and read full article here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin is showing us how they are helping people in our community become debt-free
Unlearning Racism, an article written by Marquette Magazine
Read full article here: Unlearning Racism: An awareness-boosting workshop furthers “Culture of Inclusion” objective of the university’s strategic plan
Packers foundation awards a record $1 million in annual grants
My Best Advice: Paula Penebaker, an article by BizTimes
Read full article here: My Best Advice – Paula Penebaker
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin President & CEO Opportunity Guide
Review and apply: President & CEO Opportunity Guide