Celebrating Impact: Reading to End Racism’s New Jean Gore Library
Reading to End Racism kicked off the school year by unveiling the new YWCA Boulder County Jean Gore Library.
Empowering Women and Supporting Communities
YWCA’s Community Engagement and Equity team delivers 150 backpacks to Persimmon Early Learning families, El Centro Amistad, A Precious Child. Donations made by "Inspiring Women In Bunzl" (IWIB) conference.
2024 Luncheon Awardees
Announcing Our Luncheon Awardees: Nan E. Joesten, Reiland Rabaka, Ph.D. and Isabella Grace Cohn.
Judges Announced for Last Dance
Announcing 2024 Dancing with Boulder Stars Judges! After 15 year, this is our Last Dance. Learn more and buy your tickets for this final curtain call.
STEM E3 Sessions Fill Quickly
Last month YWCA's STEM E3 program held two exciting and packed Jam Sessions for our middle school students, leaving them energized for a future in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM).
Sessions at Google in Boulder and Seagate Technology in Longmont included facility and lab tours, lab activities, lunch, and a panel with employees spanning topics such as career paths, study opportunities, internships.
YW+ A field trip brings students together
22 Young Women+ Achievement students and LAS students from three high schools went on their End of Year fieldtrip into Denver.
Empowerment Day at the CO Capitol
YWCA Boulder County hosted inaugural Women's Empowerment Day at the Colorado Capitol, with multi-generational women advocating for change in our community.
YWCA Day at the Capitol
YWCA Boulder County Announces Women's Empowerment Day at the Colorado State Capitol Building; Event Will Take Place on April 16, 2024
YWCA annual gala set for March 9
The YWCA Boulder County will honor two award recipients at its annual fundraising gala on Saturday, March 9, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, 2601 Canyon Blvd.
YW+A Students Visit Aims Community College
YW+A partnered with Arapahoe Ridge High School for a fieldtrip to Aims Community College.
Volunteers Grow with RER Training
Volunteer training adds more readers to Reading to End Racism program.
University Hill Reading Day
On 1/19/24, Reading to End Racism Volunteers read in 19 classrooms to a total of 388 students.
Daily Camera coverage of reproductive rights and signature event
News coverage from Daily Camera. Read here.
9NEWS: YWCA’s Debbie Pope on reproductive health rights rally and signature-gathering event.
YWCA Boulder hosting event for reproductive health rights on Saturday, 1/27/24. Watch interview here.
YWCA Boulder County Reproductive Rights Rally and Signature-Gathering Event
Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom Event Will Take Place in Downtown Boulder on January 27, 2024
Building Connections and Community
Young Women+ Achievement (YW+A) students visit the Denver Botanic Gardens Blossoms of Light. The YW+A program brings local high schoolers together regularly to build community and a sense of belonging for student populations who, at times, may have felt isolated.
Colorado women to gather for Roe v. Wade ‘would-be’ anniversary
More than a dozen local organizations are coming together to discuss legislative action.
Amber Fisher, Longmont Leader Assistant Editor, Jan 16, 2023 8:00 AM
Photo Credit: Photo by Derek French
Councilmember Yarbrough visits Nepal; urges global perspective on helping women
Longmont City Councilmember Shiquita Yarbrough worked remotely in January from Nepal, where she volunteered her time helping women in Kathmandu and surrounding regions.