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YWCA Columbus celebrates 2023 Women of Achievement

Friday, April 21, 2023

NBC4 |  Interview | YWCA Columbus President & CEO Liz Brown joins NBC4’s Daytime Columbus to discuss the upcoming Women of Achievement luncheon on April 27. Watch the full segment here.

YWCA Columbus Presents 38th Annual Women of Achievement Luncheon

Friday, March 24, 2023

MARCH 22, 2023 (COLUMBUS, OH) – On Thursday, April 27, 2023, YWCA Columbus will host its 38th annual Women of Achievement luncheon at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, celebrating six women who have made outstanding contributions to their workplaces, communities, families, and the Central Ohio region. This year’s Women of Achievement are: Laurel Beatty Blunt… Continue Reading YWCA Columbus Presents 38th Annual Women of Achievement Luncheon

YWCA Columbus statement on Columbus City Council’s pay equity legislation

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

YWCA Columbus reacts to Columbus City Council’s pay equity legislation: As an organization dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women, YWCA Columbus applauds the pay equity legislation passed by Columbus City Council on March 13, 2023. We proudly support this measure to narrow the pay gap, having testified in favor of passage. Introduced by Councilmember… Continue Reading YWCA Columbus statement on Columbus City Council’s pay equity legislation

Working Toward Health Equity

Monday, February 27, 2023

By: Catherine Less, Leadership & Social Justice Intern, and Lalitha Pamidigantam, Advocacy Manager Across the nation, we see a Black maternal health crisis that exemplifies the systemic racial disparities and the lack of equitable access to healthcare. The implicit biases in the American healthcare and medical systems create barriers to care that directly affect both… Continue Reading Working Toward Health Equity

YWCA Columbus statement on Columbus City Council’s 2023 budget

Monday, February 6, 2023

YWCA Columbus reacts to Columbus City Council’s 2023 budget: YWCA Columbus is pleased to see that Columbus City Council has announced a budget amendment for a nonpolice crisis response model pilot, a program that has the potential to serve people in mental or physical health crises without the use of police. We have pursued this… Continue Reading YWCA Columbus statement on Columbus City Council’s 2023 budget

YWCA Columbus condemns violence leveled against the AAPI community

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

YWCA Columbus statement on recent violence leveled against the AAPI community: YWCA Columbus extends its deepest condolences to the AAPI community amid the recent mass shootings and acts of violence targeting AAPI people, many of whom were meant to be celebrating the Lunar New Year this weekend. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and, more broadly, throughout our… Continue Reading YWCA Columbus condemns violence leveled against the AAPI community

YWCA Columbus Statement on Board of Education’s decision to pass anti-trans resolution

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

YWCA Columbus Statement on the Ohio State Board of Education’s decision to pass anti-trans resolution: Over the past several months, YWCA Columbus has stood firm with our partners, showing up at the Ohio State School Board of Education and fighting for the safety and dignity of transgender students in Ohio. Today, Member Toal’s amended resolution… Continue Reading YWCA Columbus Statement on Board of Education’s decision to pass anti-trans resolution

Anti-Trans Legislation in the 2020s: Politics, Power, and Impact

Monday, December 5, 2022

By: Clovis Westlund, Leadership & Social Justice Intern Anti-Trans Legislation in the 2020s: Politics, Power, and Impact  Communities across the country are being inundated with anti-trans legislation. Whether the bills are targeting sports, bathrooms, healthcare, classrooms, or pronouns, trans youth are now forced to advocate for their survival, defending their right to exist in front… Continue Reading Anti-Trans Legislation in the 2020s: Politics, Power, and Impact

YWCA Columbus making social change with Activists and Agitators

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

NBC4 |  Interview | YWCA Columbus President & CEO Christie Angel and Immediate Past Board Chair Sandy Doyle-Ahern join NBC4’s Daytime Columbus to discuss the upcoming Activists and Agitators event on October 13. View a brief interview here and the full interview here.

YWCA Columbus Presents: Activists and Agitators Confronting Our Past, Constructing Our Future

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Oct. 5, 2022 (COLUMBUS, OH) – On Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at 5 p.m., YWCA Columbus will host its 5th annual Activists and Agitators, entitled: Confronting Our Past, Constructing Our Future. This educational and empowering event, which is taking place at Columbus State Community College (Mitchell Hall), will focus on a future where housing and… Continue Reading YWCA Columbus Presents: Activists and Agitators Confronting Our Past, Constructing Our Future

Op-Ed on the need for a better educated, more aware Ohio by Lalitha Pamidigantam

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Columbus Dispatch | Op-Ed |  Lalitha Pamidigantam, YWCA Columbus Advocacy Manager shares that a more educated, more emotionally aware and intelligent Ohio population will aid in building a future where we truly can promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Read the full article here.

YWCA Columbus Statement on the Proposed State School Board of Education Resolution

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

YWCA Columbus Statement on State School Board of Education and the introduced Resolution to Support Parents, Schools, and Districts in Rejecting Harmful, Coercive, and Burdensome Gender Identity Policies: YWCA Columbus supports our partners in education policy, Equality Ohio and Honesty for Ohio Education, and echoes their calls for the State School Board of Education to… Continue Reading YWCA Columbus Statement on the Proposed State School Board of Education Resolution

Op-Ed on Columbus’ homelessness solutions by Christie Angel

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Columbus Dispatch | Op-Ed |  Op-Ed on the collaborative solutions and shortcomings of Columbus organizations’ actions to address homelessness by YWCA Columbus President & CEO Christie Angel Read the full article here.

YWCA Columbus a partner in new Equity Design Institute

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Columbus Dispatch & Columbus Business First |  Article | YWCA Columbus is proud to be a partner in the Equity Design Institute by JPMorgan Chase that will invest in women of color in Columbus, Ohio. Read more about the institute here in Columbus Dispatch and here in Columbus Business First.