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Tickets to Dreaming Big

Our housing programs provide safe, affordable housing, but part of what makes our programs so impactful is the additional supportive services our participants receive. These

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Gaye's Message

Gaye’s Message: Spring 2018

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever

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Finding Power & Purpose

“Tired of trying to make ends meet? Stressed about providing for your children? Unsure about your purpose in life?” Those are the questions posed to

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Authenticity & Intentionality

On Friday, April 13, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota hosted its 2018 Economic Opportunity Summit. With an emphasis on improving equity of opportunity for Minnesota’s girls

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Past as empowerment

Camille Lewis has been an employment counselor at YWCA St. Paul for three years, but her interest in genealogy goes back to a deep dive

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In solidarity we rise

Since 2016, YWCA St. Paul has been providing leadership and advocacy training to the Young Women’s Initiative Cabinet, part of the Young Women’s Initiative (YWI) of Minnesota,

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41 Years with Fran

How long have you worked for YWCA St. Paul?I have worked at YWCA St. Paul for 41 years, since July 1976. I started at the

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Success Story: Nena

Before she began spending time at YWCA St. Paul, Nena struggled with how to spend her time in a productive way that would build a

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Success Story

Success Story: Australia

Australia had always had a job to support herself and her two sons. After switching to working part time in order to pursue her education

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