After seven years of service at the helm of the only YWCA in the state of Kansas, YWCA Northeast Kansas CEO Kathleen Marker has publicly announced her plans to retire effective at the end of March 2024. “I have confidence in the board of directors and the leadership team as they search for the next leader of… Continue Reading YWCA Northeast Kansas CEO Kathleen Marker Announces Retirement in 2024
About the Karen Viola Award Karen Viola is a longtime supporter of the YWCA and gave so much of her time and energy helping with our accounting when we were in a time of need. She was with us full-time as a volunteer during a transitional period for this organization. In 2016 we honored Karen… Continue Reading Announcing our 2022 Karen Viola Volunteer of the Year!
Advocates at the YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment transform lives every day through the critical services provided to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence, human trafficking, and stalking. What happens when we add in the passion, creativity, and dedication of local artists? The annual Concealed Revealed Art Auction is one of the… Continue Reading Art Has the Power to Change Lives