I feel a sense of urgency to find promising and pragmatic solutions to the challenges in our community. Injustice, poverty and lack of opportunity can be overwhelming. But we push back hard against these elements, and to see hope where there was once despair can be not only emotional, but extremely gratifying as well. –… Continue Reading Woman on a Mission: Megan Schwerdt Williams
It’s an incredibly rewarding gift to serve the YWCA. – Kaitlyn Sester Kaitlyn Sester YWCA Board of Directors, Vice President #ONAMISSION for 3 years How did you first get involved at the YWCA? I joined the women’s event committee because I love party planning, but then found a deep passion for our mission and wanting… Continue Reading Woman on a Mission: Kaitlyn Sester
Dear Friends, 316. 316 is the number of volunteers on record who have given their time and talent to YWCA Northeast Kansas in the past year. Although the official value of a volunteer is calculated as $23.35 per hour, the volunteers here at YWCA Northeast Kansas are invaluable to our mission of eliminating racism, empowering women,… Continue Reading We Have Strength in Numbers: A Note from Kathleen’s Desk
We ALL have a voice meant to be used. When you raise yours for the right cause, the harmony you will create is beautiful. – Tara Wallace Tara Wallace YWCA Board of Directors #ONAMISSION since April 2019 How did you first get involved at the YWCA? I attended several community events before being… Continue Reading Woman on a Mission: Tara Wallace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOPEKA – YWCA Northeast Kansas is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. For more than 20 years, the second week in October has been dedicated to a Week Without Violence. Week Without Violence is part of a global movement to end violence… Continue Reading YWCA Annual Week Without Violence: Rallying Community Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence
To be a good leader, you have to participate. The worst thing you can do in a board service position is to sit back and watch things unfold. Get involved, ask questions, offer opinions, listen, learn a new perspective – these actions will make your organization stronger and help you grow personally and professionally.… Continue Reading Woman on a Mission: Liz Steffen
Dear Friends, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Through our work, we know that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will be a victim of intimate partner violence at some point in their lives. Domestic violence isn’t just a black eye, it can also be manipulation, isolation, financial exploitation, threatening… Continue Reading Our Motto Is Resilience: A Note from Kathleen’s Desk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOPEKA – After receiving an initial generous grant from the Topeka Rotary Foundation, YWCA Northeast Kansas is proud to announce that a total $120,500 will be invested in their Center for Safety and Empowerment Human Trafficking Day Center thanks to the collaboration of Rotarians locally and abroad. “While Rotary is all about… Continue Reading Rotary’s Generosity and Impact Grows As YWCA Prepares to Open Topeka’s First Day Center for Survivors of Human Trafficking