Please join us for our Equity and Justice Community Conversation on Wednesday, March 16 at 4:30 pm, with host La’Shante (Shaunie) Grigsby, YWCA St. Paul’s Young Women’s Initiative Coordinator, and Flava Café owner, on an in-depth panel discussion on Advancing Gender Equity through Centering Youth Voice.
Are you ready to emerge and connect to your community? Check out Girls Emerge, which provides young women with opportunities to create community, affirm identity, explore careers, and promote social justice through a racial and gender equity lens.
The COVID-19 Pandemic is motivating young women across Minnesota to accept unfamiliar responsibilities and step into new leadership positions in response to these unprecedented times.
YWCA St. Paul’s Girls Emerge program is looking at a healthier and happier 2020 thanks to a $20,000 funding award from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota!
We are pleased to celebrate the next cohort of the Young Women’s Cabinet! This year, we are saying hello to 22 new members appointed by
Maryam lives with her parents and three younger siblings in an apartment just a few blocks away from YWCA St. Paul, but before coming to
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
Video Transcript Jaquon: I was on a very dark path. I was doing things that I regret now that I’m older. I was just doing
When Shay was 10 she witnessed the murder of her mother, father and sister. Reeling from the trauma and grieving the loss of her family,
At 15, Rakeem was in crisis. Battling the effects of early childhood trauma, years in foster care and a dissolved adoption, he faced a return
