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YWCA Lancaster is dedicated to our mission to eliminate racism and empower women.  On President Biden’s first day in office, he signed 17 Executive Orders and we were thrilled to see the critical issue of racial equity being addressed on day one. As an organization, the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for […]

Lancaster, Pa. (January 5, 2021) – YWCA Lancaster announces the return of New Choices, a program first launched 35 years ago as a collaborative effort between YWCA Lancaster, the Junior League of Lancaster and Lancaster County Career and Technology Center. Founded in 1985, New Choices has been successfully aiding individuals in transition and has assisted thousands of Lancaster individuals to plan and achieve their career, educational, and personal goals. This […]

Lancaster, Pa. (December 15, 2020) – Today, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced donations to 384 organizations driving change around the world, and YWCA Lancaster was included with a gift in support of our mission to eliminate racism and empower women. We are so grateful to Ms. Scott for her game changing philanthropy worldwide and for elevating […]

Lancaster, Pa. (December 17, 2020) – YWCA Lancaster’s Center for Racial and Gender Equity (CRGE) welcomes The GIANT Company as a Founding Partner. The GIANT Company’s support comes as it continues its work to support local community organizations dedicated to racial equality and advancing diversity and inclusion. “The GIANT Company is proud to be the […]

“In this time of racial and social reckoning, I want to be on the right side of history, helping to lead the YWCA forward with equitable and sound solutions.” Deborah Wilson Gadsden. Ms. Gadsden is a 47 year veteran of the child welfare arena in Pennsylvania. As a Training Specialist with Family Design Resources, she […]

The Mayor has taken up the question of the unfinished work of Thaddeus Stevens and reminds us, there is a role for everyone.  What are you doing within your sphere of influence? #whoweareLancaster Lancaster has a unique identity, perhaps best known as the home of our Plain communities and their distinctive culture and traditions. This […]

As we approach the end of 2020, Lancaster County is in the midst of three crises: a pandemic, employment disruption and a renewed demand for racial justice. As a county, we are dependent on scientists, public health employees and elected officials to address the pandemic, and it seems likely that once the pandemic is under […]

Lancaster, Pa. (October 6, 2020) – YWCA Lancaster announces the launch of the Center for Racial and Gender Equity (CRGE).  The Center will engage in education and advocacy to build community around the YWCA’s core mission to eliminate racism and empower women. The CRGE was conceived during the pandemic in the days following the public […]

August 18, 2020 by Catherine Beane, Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy, YWCA I sit in the quiet of this morning, before the noise in my house begins, and I remember: 100 years ago today – August 18, 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. A century of women’s rights launched […]

Lancaster, Pa. (July 29, 2020) – YWCA Lancaster is pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy O’Halloran as its new Development Director.  Ms. O’Halloran began work at the agency in mid-July. Ms. O’Halloran has over 29 years of business development experience, specifically, providing HVAC Services solutions to the industrial, institutional and commercial markets in Central […]