Events
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Babysitting Course
Board Leadership Training Program
Tuesday, November 10
12 – 2 pm
YWCA Southeastern MA
20 South Sixth St
New Bedford, MA
Join us for pizza, conversation, and support with our friends from High Point! Free to all, appointment necessary!
Questions? contact LHartley@ywcasema.org
Wednesday December 2, 2026
6PM
Waypoint Event Center
185 MacArthur Drive
New Bedford, MA
Free Event
RSVP here by 11/20
The evening will feature the heartfelt stories of YWCA program participants, staff, and community members, the annual business meeting, and election of board members and officers.
Cash bar
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM
YWCA Southeastern MA
20 South Sixth St
New Bedford, MA
FREE EVENT – RSVP
a free workshop on identifying your inner and outer circle supports
Bring your own lunch!
Presented by YWCA Pre-Licensed Mental Health Clinician Phoebe Marshall, M.Ed.
Kids Nite Out
Black Friday, November 27
5pm – 9pm
Register
Shopping Day
Small Business Saturday, November 28
11am – 4pm
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Both located at YWKids, YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
20 S. Sixth St, New Bedford, MA
Use the side entrance on school street
Age 3-7 $60, Age 8-13 $50
We’ll have games, crafts, and non-stop fun for kids while you enjoy a date night or get your holiday shopping done
Limited spots are available and pre-registration is required.
Please send your child with their favorite snacks at drop-off.
Questions? Contact KBindas@ywcasema.org or call 508-990-2358
Saturday, November 14, 2026
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
YWCA Southeastern MA
20 South Sixth St
New Bedford, MA
$10
Register here
Every young person deserves opportunities to feel valued, recognize their abilities, and imagine a meaningful future. Our leadership conferences center young people’s voices and encourage confidence, connection, and self-discovery. Participants are invited to explore leadership in ways that reflect who they are and what matters to them. Lunch provided. Scholarships available.
Contact David Guadalupe for more details at DGuadalupe@ywcasema.org
Saturday November 7, 2026
10 AM – 3:00 PM
Nativity Preparatory School
66 Spring St
New Bedford, MA
$10
Register Here
Every young person deserves opportunities to feel valued, recognize their abilities, and imagine a meaningful future. Our leadership conferences center young people’s voices and encourage confidence, connection, and self-discovery. Participants are invited to explore leadership in ways that reflect who they are and what matters to them. Lunch provided. Scholarships available.
Contact David Guadalupe for more details at DGuadalupe@ywcasema.org
Thursday November 12, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM
YWCA Southeastern MA
20 South Sixth St
New Bedford, MA
FREE EVENT – RSVP
Learn how artificial intelligence actually works, why it creates convincing misinformation, and how baked-in bias shapes its answers. Attendees will learn practical tools to help confidently verify images and text.
Bring your own lunch!
Laura Gardner, Teacher Librarian at Dartmouth Middle School, and Mariah Tarentino, Development and Communications Coordinator at YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
17th Annual Women of Distinction Awards
Congratulations to our 17th Annual Women of Distinction Awardees!
Peggy Dias
Rosemary Gill
Victoria Knox
Chauneen Wood
Genesis Galan, Spirit of Leadership Award
Lindsay Carter-Monteiro, Yvonne M. Drayton Award
Thursday, October 29, 2026
5:30 PM
Rachel’s Lakeside 950 State Road, Dartmouth, MA
$85
Tickets available here – members, be sure to check your emails for your discount codes!
Thank you to our sponsors, Bristol County Savings Bank and BayCoast Bank
Babysitting Course
Monday October 12, 2026
9:30am – 3:00pm
YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
20 South Sixth St, New Bedford, MA
This workshop will give youth (age 11-15) the knowledge and confidence to care for infants, toddlers and school age children and start their own babysitting business.
Certificates and lunch provided.
$30 per person
Questions? Contact
mtarentino@ywcasema.org or 508-999-3255
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM
YWCA Southeastern MA
20 South Sixth St
New Bedford, MA
FREE EVENT – RSVP
a free workshop to create vision boards and collages. Use our materials or bring your own!
Bring your own lunch!
Presented by YWCA Pre-Licensed Mental Health Clinician Phoebe Marshall, M.Ed.