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From SouthCoast Today By Wesley Sykeswsykes@s-t.com Tuesday Posted Mar 28, 2017 at 10:17 PM NEW BEDFORD — The roof of the YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts got a little bigger Tuesday afternoon.The YWCA’s “Under One Roof” project was a recipient of more than a $1 million with the Supportive Affordable Housing award that will help renovate the building and create eight…

Voice of Women Host and Executive Director of the YWCA, Gail Fortes and three YWCA Board members, Dr. Juli Parker Dean of Students at UMASS Dartmouth, former New Bedford City Councilor Jane Gonsalves, and Public Speaker and Advocate, Ashley Bendiksen discussed and compared nine major movies that are nominated for Oscar Awards. The genre, plot,…

Dartmouth Community Cable Television station show, ”Voices of Women” filmed its recent episode, ”Women in Leadership.” The host and executive director of the YWCA Gail Fortes, spoke with four women in leadership roles at local organizations in the Greater New Bedford Community; Noelle Foye, Executive Director of the New Bedford Art Museum Cynthia Rose, Commissioner…

We are marching in Boston tomorrow along with hundreds of women from Southeastern MA, including three buses organized by the YWCA of Southeastern MA, Coalition for Social Justice and SEIU 1199.   Why are we going? “We are going to honor and protect the hard-won freedoms of the women of all races and classes who…