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What an extraordinary journey it has been to see the plans for the Under One Roof blue prints made into a tangible reality. For the past 8 months, SouthCoast Improvement has propelled the components of the building in various types of weather and continue to do a fabulous job. In a few months, the building…

Dartmouth Community Television’s talk show, Voices of Women hosted by YWCA Executive Director, Gail Fortes interviewed four women from the Leading Ladies program. The Leading Ladies guests on the show were: Julie Duggan, Leading Ladies Chair, YWCA Board Member, Account Coordinator, Spherion Staffing, Kelli Munroe, Tourism Coordinator, Southeastern MA Visitors Bureau, Leading Ladies Chair, YWCA Board…

      Dear Friend, “I really like the staff and the new friends I’ve made. They’ve helped make school so much better.” – Victoria, age 14 The Girls Exclusive Program provides girls ages 10-14 with personal enrichment and leadership development. Our curriculum is designed to tap into a child’s natural curiosity about the world…

October 1, 2018 Economic Concerns, Gender- and Race-Based Discrimination and Sexual Harassment, Healthcare, and Gun Violence Top the List October 1, 2018 Catherine Beane 703.608.1404 Washington, D.C. — Today, YWCA USA launched its report, What Women Want 2018, a new national survey of American women commissioned by the organization to identify women’s public policy priorities.…

Posted on October 15, 2018 at 6:46 “The last week has seen scores of women coming out.  Not women coming out in the sense of coming out as lesbians, but women coming out to tell their hidden stories of sexual assault. Most recently, the Standard-Times own Susan Pawlak- Seaman has comes out about her experiences…

  On November 6, 2018,  polling stations will be open across the state of Massachusetts.  As part of the YWCA mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, we encourage you to use your right to vote on November 6, 2018.  Voting is one of the key components…

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, “An average of 20 people per minute experience intimate partner physical violence. This equates to more than 10 million abuse victims annually.” Domestic Violence is morally and lawfully unjust. The effects of Domestic Violence are devastating to the victim and their…

  YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts has collaborated nationally with other organizations  to register people to vote for National Voter Registration Day! National Voter Registration Day began in 2012 and allowed organizations and volunteers to give people the opportunity to register to vote who are unsure on how to go about the process or may not have…

Please become a YWmember today and help improve the lives of people throughout southeastern Massachusetts. Through your individual contribution of $25.00, the YWCA is able to provide leadership development programming for one girl through our Girls Exclusive Program. Your contribution also helps us to achieve our advocacy efforts, which propel human rights issues including: medical…

Families Belong Together: Stop Traumatizing Children June 20, 2018 “Donde esta mi mamita? Donde esta mi tia? Dile que me portare bien.” “Where is my mommy? Where is my aunt? Tell her I’ll be good!” By Alejandra Y. Castillo, CEO, YWCA USA “Be deeply troubled by the mishandling of children. For trauma, by definition, may…