Press Releases and Announcements

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

The Rebound: Women’s organization looking for funders to launch computer program

Read full article: The Rebound: Women’s organization looking for funders to launch computer program

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

Read full article here: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin, one of 192 organizations who received funding was awarded $4,000 at the luncheon in the Lambeau Field Atrium, which honored the outstanding efforts and services performed by each of the organizations

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

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