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YWCA Kids Place offers new all-day programs in Gahanna, Westerville
Thursday, October 29, 2020

ThisWeek Community News | Article | The YWCA Kids Place is complementing learning models in the Gahanna-Jefferson and Westerville school districts as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Nichelle Harris, managing director of education at the YWCA of Columbus, said the all-day YWCA Kids Place at Mifflin Presbyterian Church, 123 Granville St. in Gahanna, and… Continue Reading YWCA Kids Place offers new all-day programs in Gahanna, Westerville

Columbus might prohibit landlords from denying housing based on income source like rent vouchers
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

The Columbus Dispatch  |  Article  | The Columbus City Council plans to consider a measure that would prohibit landlords from denying housing to potential tenants because of their source of income, such as federal housing vouchers. The Bexley City Council approved similar legislation in September. “I think as we start to address the affordable housing… Continue Reading Columbus might prohibit landlords from denying housing based on income source like rent vouchers

Meet The Edge Sisters, a powerful group of women pushing for change
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Columbus Alive |  Article  | In advance of a virtual event with ‘White Fragility’ author Robin DiAngelo, EMH&T President Sandy Doyle-Ahern describes the origins of a new, informal collective stacked with 13 local leaders The common thread was undeniable. Every time EMH&T President Sandy Doyle-Ahern met up with another Columbus woman in a leadership position,… Continue Reading Meet The Edge Sisters, a powerful group of women pushing for change

Racism is and will always be a public health crisis
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

614 Magazine – July 2020  |  Article  | America has an abhorred and sustained tradition of using violence to silence Black Americans and promote white supremacy; and it’s critically important to acknowledge the historical and ongoing traumas of state-sanctioned racism. Black communities have endured endless campaigns of exploitation, terroristic violence and police brutality, mass incarceration,… Continue Reading Racism is and will always be a public health crisis

I Have It. I Have Been Socialized Into It. So What Am I Going To Do To Act Against It?
Monday, June 29, 2020

Columbus Navigator  |  Article  | A Conversation About Systemic Racism With YWCA Columbus. At such an important time in America and in our city, we believe that having uncomfortable conversations about systemic racism and then turning those conversations into action is crucial. We invited YWCA Columbus, specifically Caroline Woliver, the Director of Leadership and Social… Continue Reading I Have It. I Have Been Socialized Into It. So What Am I Going To Do To Act Against It?