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On Tuesday January 21st, the YWCA kicked off the Southeastern MA regional chapter of the Campaign for Affordable and Accessible High-Quality Early Education and Care! This campaign in support of “H.470/S.288 An Act Relative to Affordable and Accessible High Quality Early Education and Care” is lifting up the voices of families, early educators, and multiple…

On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, YWCA Southeastern MA was recognized at the Massachusetts State House as one of the recipients of Mass Humanities’ “The Vote” project. “The Vote” is a statewide conversation about the past, present, and future of voting rights. “The Vote” commemorates the centennial of the 19th Amendment by providing Massachusetts residents with…

YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts is holding its 17th Annual Red Dress Fashion Show to raise awareness of heart disease in women. All proceeds from the event benefit the YWCA HEARTplus Program. This event will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at the Century House in Acushnet. Cocktail hour starts at 5:30 pm, dinner will be…

On February 3, 2020 Gail Fortes hosted her annual “Voices of Women” Oscars show at DCTV. Dr. Juli Parker, Jordan Pouliot Latham, Aaliyah Colon and Andrea Davidson were guests on the show. Instead of focusing on Oscar nominated films they discussed films that were snubbed. The films in discussion were films directed by women in…

YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts is holding its 17th Annual Red Dress Fashion Show to raise awareness of heart disease in women, with Dr. Patricia Andrade as this year’s keynote speaker. This event will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at the Century House in Acushnet. Cocktail hour starts at 5:30 pm and dinner will be served…

If you are interested in learning Spanish join us for 8 weeks of Spanish Conversational Classes, taught by Milagros Rodriguez! Classes will be every Tuesday from 6-8 pm at the YWCA Standish House. The first class, beginning on January 21, is introductory and free of charge! The fee for the full 8 weeks is $250.…

On September 17, 2019 our very own Jordan Pouliot Latham was one of 30 people nominated for the SouthCoast Emerging Leaders Award. Her volunteer work at the Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts, position as a Commissioner on the Plymouth County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, and dedication to advocacy, social justice, girls…

On December 10th, 2019 the City of New Bedford Human Rights Commission held their Second Annual Human Rights Day Breakfast and Awards Ceremony. Three New Bedford programs were awarded a Human Rights award, including our Girls Exclusive program for the Justice Flow Project. Girls Exclusive Instructors, Jarynette Gonzalez and Aaliyah Colon, accepted the award on…

On Thursday, December 5, 2019, YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts held the 2019 Annual Meeting at the Waypoint Event Center in New Bedford, MA. Outgoing YWCA Board President Dr. Juli Parker shared her inspiring and emotional journey as a member of the YWCA Board of Directors for the past nine years. It was a bittersweet event, as…