YWCA St. Paul is honored to present its annual Change Maker award to Rebekkah Lamar Brunson. Assistant Coach of the Minnesota Lynx. Rebekkah uses her platform to advocate for racial justice and gender equity and works to promote positive change in our society.
Please join YWCA St. Paul as we host a Morning of Reflection in memory of George Floyd.
Along with entertainment, the 30-minute fundraiser will honor the successes of our program participants and celebrate our 2021 Change Maker Rebekkah Lamar Brunson, Assistant Coach of the Minnesota Lynx, while offering YOU the opportunity to support YWCA St. Paul’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women.
As Director of Housing and Public Policy, Nikki Beasley provides overall leadership of YWCA St. Paul’s Housing and Support Services programs and clinical oversight to all programs staff.
Join us to hear about the history of medical mistrust in communities of color, listen to candid personal stories about panelists’ choice on taking the vaccine, and learn science-based information to help you make an informed decision on whether or not to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Familiar to taking leaps of faith, Liesl Kistow joined the board of YWCA St. Paul to help give back to the community. Her corporate strategic knowledge combined with her compassion make her an invaluable resource.
Our communities are struggling more than ever, and homeless rates are skyrocketing because of the pandemic and other factors. Every night, thousands of young people
While we can never bring George Floyd back, we are grateful that the criminal justice system has delivered some measure of justice for George Floyd and his family and friends with its verdict to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
YWCA St. Paul is thrilled to congratulate Raie Gessesse, a 2020 graduate of the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota (YWIMN), a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and the State of Minnesota, on being named a 2021 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow.
YWCA St. Paul is holding a free COVID-19 vaccination event at our Health & Fitness Center (HFC) on April 28 and May 26, in collaboration with United Family Medicine.
