The Coronavirus pandemic has presented enormous hardships for millions of individuals across the country and the world. For all of us, this is a time of tremendous uncertainty and it will require everyone to come together to protect the most vulnerable members of our communities. And, we are already planning ahead so we can adapt… Continue Reading Community Resources During COVID-19
Over 100 years ago, YWCAs across the country operated as first responders during the Spanish influenza pandemic. Today, we have been called upon to do the same during the global coronavirus pandemic. We are, and always have been, on the front lines. During these difficult times, stress and anxiety are at an all-time high for… Continue Reading Mental Health Matters!
Is staying at home making you feel more than a little antsy? Are the kids bouncing off the walls? Do you want a fun way to get up and move around a little? YWCA Tri-County Area has an antidote for cabin fever: virtual YW CHAMPS fitness sessions, in your living room, each Tuesday and Thursday… Continue Reading Movin’ & Groovin’ at Home!
On Thursday, March 12, Gov. Tom Wolf issued an order that requires the closure of all public and private Montgomery County schools including their transportation systems beginning Friday, March 13, through April 30. As a provider of state-funded early childhood education and adult education centers, YWCA Tri-County Area has closed our early education and adult… Continue Reading YW3CA Current COVID-19 Update
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has restricted our classes, we are still have open enrollment for interested students! Enrollment is open for the next 12-week session of Adult Basic Education/Adult Secondary Education (High School Diploma) classes at YWCA Tri-County Area (YW3CA). The session begins Monday, April 13. The classes are free to Pennsylvania residents 17 and… Continue Reading Enrollment Open: Call Today!
Do you know exceptional girls making a difference in their school and in their community?? Nominate her today for YWCA Tri-County Area’s 5th Annual Tribute to Exceptional Girls awards brunch. Nominees and award winners will be honored on Saturday, May 16 at the Hill School Center for the Arts in Pottstown. Modeled after YWCA’s long-running… Continue Reading Tribute to Exceptional Girls
Educational, enrichment, leadership, and mentoring opportunities for youth in the Pottstown area will expand through a five-year commitment of support to YWCA Tri-County Area from the Home for Orphans Foundation of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania. The Home for Orphans Foundation has pledged $50,000 over five years to YW’s Youth Empowerment Programs, which provide enrichment and… Continue Reading Supporting Youth Empowerment
Tri-County community nominates 36 women for YW3CA’s 25th Annual Tribute to Exceptional Women! Community members have nominated 36 women to receive awards at the 25th annual Tribute to Exceptional Women, sponsored by YWCA Tri-County Area. Tribute to Exceptional Women recognizes women for their ability to lead by example, embrace community responsibility, and demonstrate exceptional leadership… Continue Reading Tribute to Exceptional Women Celebration!
Volunteer opportunities are open for adults interested in helping other adults improve basic academic skills at YWCA Tri-County Area’s Adult Education and Training Center, located in Pottstown and Norristown. YW’s Education and Training Center helps adult learners improve skills in math and reading and earn a high school diploma. Non-native English speakers improve their ability… Continue Reading Helping People, Changing Lives
Only two more weeks left of the early bird discount ticket sale for the 25th Annual Tribute to Exceptional Women! Tribute to Exceptional Women recognizes women for their ability to lead by example, embrace community responsibility, and demonstrate exceptional leadership in their careers and in their communities. This tradition of honoring exceptional women will be… Continue Reading Tickets On Sale Now!
Kelly Grosser of North Coventry Township, YWCA Tri-County Area’s director of Youth Empowerment Programs, was one of 35 delegates from the United States attending World YWCA’s 29th World Council in November 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Grosser was a non-voting delegate at the World Council, which occurs every four years as the largest gathering of… Continue Reading YWCA World Council in South Africa
YWCA Tri-County Area’s June 2 Gun Violence Awareness Rally receives grant from On The Table, Philadelphia Foundation YWCA Tri-County Area is one of 50 Delaware Valley-area organizations selected for $1,000 “Activate” grants through On The Table Philly, a regional project designed to bring people together to discuss local topics key to the community, and to… Continue Reading Gun Violence Awareness Event
YW3CA’s Early Education Center commits to daily routines and rituals in line with Conscious Discipline, a social emotional curriculum, one of these routines: Wishing Well. In the fall of 2018, we adopted a social-emotional (SEL) curriculum which supports peace, justice and dignity, important elements of our mission statement. Conscious Discipline helps teachers in achieving a… Continue Reading Wishing You Well
Phyllice Jackson compares children to “buds on a tree, and I love to see them bloom.” Jackson, who prefers to be called PJ, is a volunteer with YWCA Tri-County Area’s Foster Grandparents Program. Foster Grandparents Program encourages adult volunteers 55 and older to stay active by helping children and youth in their communities. Volunteers are… Continue Reading Watching Children Bloom!
Regina Hauserman, or Miss Jeana as the children in the classroom call her, is relatively new to the Foster Grandparent Program, and currently serves at YWCA Tri-County Area’s Early Education Center in Pottstown. “Because of different circumstances I’m unable to work. Luckily, the Foster Grandparent Program doesn’t mind people with canes, so I’m able to… Continue Reading Instilling a Love of Learning
Adults in Montgomery County have new opportunities to forge a new path to sustainable employment through a partnership between YWCA Tri-County Area and AmeriCorps/Corporation for National and Community Service through the AmeriCorps DAWN program. Launched this week with AmeriCorps member orientation, AmeriCorps DAWN (Dignified Advancement Workforce Navigation) will work with job seekers in 1-on-1 settings… Continue Reading DAWN of a New Program
YW’s Pottstown adult education classes move into the Complex! When adult education classes offered by YWCA Tri-County Area begin Monday, January 13, students will find themselves in brand new classrooms at the Pottstown Integrated Wellness Complex, at 724 N. Adams St. in Pottstown. The new location includes four custom-renovated classrooms, meeting space, and office space… Continue Reading New & Improved: Adult Education Center
Health and wellness, leadership and life skills are on the table at YWCA Tri-County Area’s annual All.Girl! Leadership and Wellness Convention, open to girls grades 3-12. Girls are invited to attend the day-long series of workshops with presenters on Saturday, April 25, at Montgomery County Community College’s West Campus in Pottstown. YW is seeking dynamic… Continue Reading Seeking Presenters!
Luis Ortiz is patient with a girl who insists the size of the boot she’s wearing is her correct size and not the size shown on the shoe measurement tool she rests her foot on. “Your boot might be one size,” Ortiz explains, “but every shoe is different, and we want to be sure your… Continue Reading Nike is Teaming up to Empower Kids
YWCA Tri-County Area (YW3CA)’s Youth Empowerment Program sponsored the Third Annual Youth Art Contest in support of YWCA’s annual Week Without Violence campaign. Each October, YWCA associations across the country take part in Week Without Violence to raise awareness about the devastating effects of domestic violence. This year, YW3CA is focused on an issue closer… Continue Reading Youth On a Mission: Art with a Message
Kelly Grosser, YWCA Tri-County Area’s Director of Youth Empowerment Programs, has earned third place in the Superstar Awards competition, sponsored by Hello Insight and Youth INC. Grosser, of North Coventry Township, has led YW’s Youth Empowerment Programs for boys and girls since 2008. She guided its growth from basic nutrition education program for girls with… Continue Reading YW3CA’s Superstar Youth Empowerment Director
Nominations for the 25th annual Tribute to Exceptional Women, sponsored by YWCA Tri-County Area, ARE NOW OPEN! Over the past 25 years, YWCA Tri-County Area has honored more than 200 women who have achieved in their careers or made a difference in their communities. This tradition of honoring exceptional women will be celebrated March 24,… Continue Reading Celebrate Women: Nominate Today!
Refreshed & Lookin’ Good! YWCA Tri-County Area facade improvements were much needed for the growing non-profit organization. Thanks to the Pottstown Neighborhood Project and Genesis Housing Corporation, YWCA Tri-County Area’s buildings on King Street in Pottstown have bright new signs and fresh exterior paint. The Pottstown Neighborhood Project provided grants for facade improvements including signage… Continue Reading Refreshed & Looking Good
Nicole Scott was inspired by her daughter to go back and finish her high school diploma. She didn’t know where to start, so she googled adult GED classes near me. What she found ended up changing her life for the better. Nicole is currently a college student at Montgomery County Community College. She majors in… Continue Reading Our Mission – Empowered Adult Education
In our Early Education Centers, we believe children learn through play. The classrooms are set up in areas to allow children to explore and learn as they interact with the materials around the room. In the art area, children have opportunities to investigate many new materials and use them in ways they decide. This is… Continue Reading Education Through Playful Learning
Our organization was pleased to lead an Implicit Bias Training for the Transformation Yoga Project on Friday, September 20. Although the group from Transformation Yoga Project (TYP) was small – the Implicit Bias Training was a success. This training is facilitiated by YWCA Tri-County Area’s (YW3CA) Advocacy Team – Miss Kelly, Miss Sheri, and Miss… Continue Reading It Starts With You & Me – Implicit Bias Training
YW3CA Early Education Center – Classroom Improvements YWCA Tri-County Area’s (YW3CA) Early Education Center in Pottstown offers children the opportunity to learn and grow in a creative and nurturing environment. Our team of passionate educators is constantly focusing on improving our center so that every child may equitably learn and thrive. One recent addition to… Continue Reading Enriching the Mind – One Child at a Time
This past weekend was the kickoff event for the Girls Today, Leaders Tomorrow (GTLT) 2019-2020 programming year! Girls Today, Leaders Tomorrow (GTLT) is a program that was introduced by Women United over 10 years ago. Since its’ inception, GTLT has empowered and supported over 450 youth. Women’s United signature program GTLT helps guide young girls… Continue Reading Girls Today, Leaders Tomorrow September Retreat!
Camp Adventures has come to an end…but the memories will last forever. The final week of camp came with a number of challenges and also some pretty exciting events. To start off the week, an awesome Field Day was planned for Monday. Unfortunately, the weather was not in the mood to cooperate. The Camp Adventures… Continue Reading Summer, Please Restart Yourself
Our Adult Education & Training Center is hosting an Open House on Thursday, August 29, from 2-4pm. We’re excited to welcome the community to see our new space and learn about our programs. Although we are fairly new to Norristown, we are hoping to collaborate with other local organization’s focused on serving the community. … Continue Reading Empowerment through Education – Open House
Citizens Bank Field Trip – Camp Adventures for the Win! In just the last two weeks of Camp our adventurers went on yet ANOTHER field trip! This time our campers traveled to Citizens Bank Park for a tour of the stadium. Our campers were split into three groups. Featuring an up-close look at the ballpark,… Continue Reading Batter Up! Citizens Bank Park Field Trip
Our very own Foster Grandparent Volunteer Sande Gelet may have had off this summer, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t busy. After weeks of working on a sleeping mat – she has completed her 4th mat for the Sleeping Mat Project. At Petra Community Housing, Sande has found quite the hobby in creating sleeping mats… Continue Reading Volunteer for a Cause, Not for Applause
Ultimate Indoor Adventure – Girls Today Leaders Tomorrow Our Youth Empowerment Program LOVED taking the graduates of Girls Today, Leaders Tomorrow (GTLT) on an adventure-filled field trip this past Friday. Where was this field trip to? TO THE ULTIMATE INDOOR ADVENTURE PARK! That’s right, YWCA Tri-County Area’s Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) GTLT graduates got to… Continue Reading Ultimate Indoor Adventure
Christmas in July?! No thanks! We’ll take Summer Halloween instead!! This summer YW3CA is hosting Camp Adventures – a 10-week summer camp available for children ages 4-12. However, this isn’t your typical summer camp. Our energetic, ambitious counselors have kept Camp lively and exciting all summer long. Along with the counselors, Coach Ken spent the… Continue Reading Spooktacular Summer Halloween
For local boys and girls, our summer camp has been a FANTASTIC so far. Why’s that? Camp Adventures has everything FUN to do this summer, including swimming, games, S.T.E.M., and art. Coach Ken, the hard-working master of summer camp, also plans event days intermittently over the summer including Pool Palooza, Summer Halloween, Backwards Day, and… Continue Reading You Grow Girl!
Modernizing Our Approach – The new school year is coming up quick! Our Early Education Center team maintains their focus on providing every student the best environment. It’s important for each student to learn and grow in a nurturing space. Part of our commitment to excellence centers around the content in which we present to… Continue Reading Student Focused, Unparalleled Education
We’re getting excited for this Friday’s “Sweet” Field Trip! Through the Youth Empowerment Program here at YW3CA, Great Girls Today are headed on a field trip this Friday! They will be traveling to the Dutch Apple Theatre in Lancaster for a very special show. “Peace, Love and Cupcakes” is an inspiring story about a young… Continue Reading Peace, Love and Cupcakes – YEP Field Trip
Have you volunteered for over 11,000 lifetime hours? Foster Grandparent Phyllice Jackson has! Foster Grandparent volunteer Phyllice Jackson has been a part of the program for over 7 years. YWCA Tri-County Area sponsors the Foster Grandparents Program in Montgomery County. This program allows older adults a chance to volunteer in their community. Volunteers are placed… Continue Reading Our Volunteers are a Work of Heart
Summer – Please Restart Yourself! Our Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) team is having a BLAST participating in C2 Camp… but it’s boiling down to an end. This year’s camp focus for our Youth Empowerment Program team is fun, hands-on S.T.E.A.M. education. Through a fabulous collaboration with Tri-County Community Network, YWCA Tri-County (YW3CA) was able to… Continue Reading S.T.E.M. Plus Art Equals S.T.E.A.M.
Youth Empowerment Program is stretchin’ and unstressin’ with Pottstown Middle School. YWCA Tri-County Area (YW3CA)’s Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) is thrilled to bring yoga to Pottstown School District. This past school year they were selected to be a part of the Art of Yoga Project‘s (AYP) National Affiliate Program. YW3CA is 1 of 15 organizations… Continue Reading Creating Healthy Change – Yoga as a Tool for Life
Local Family is Ecstatic About Son’s Miraculous Improvements Nicky faces many obstacles throughout his 4 years of life thus far. He is a twin and twins are typically developmentally delayed a little bit. On top of that challenge, Nicky also faces physical problems including epilepsy, kidney issues, GI tract issues, and more. This doesn’t hold… Continue Reading The Twin Who Wins – Nicky’s Success Story
Adult learners studying to earn a high school equivalency diploma through YWCA Tri-County Area received a boost today from the members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter. Christi Hilliard (left) and Tracey Howard (right) present a donation check to Veronica Barna, director of YWCA Tri-County Area’s Education and Training Center. Members… Continue Reading Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumnae Support Adult Learners at YWCA Tri-County Area
Adults in the Norristown area interested in earning a high school diploma or improving their mastery of English may enroll in free classes sponsored by YWCA Tri-County Area’s Education and Training Center. Classes begin February 19. Adults who want to earn a high school diploma may enroll in the 12-week session, which will help them… Continue Reading YWCA Tri-County Area offers free adult education in Norristown
Older adults seeking volunteer opportunities in their Montgomery County communities can once again join the Foster Grandparents Program, now sponsored by YWCA Tri-County Area. Foster Grandparents Program, a program of the federal Corporation for National and Community Service, engages adult volunteers age 55 and older to stay active by serving children and youth in their… Continue Reading Foster Grandparents begin volunteering in Montgomery County
YWCA Tri-County Area celebrates U.S.’ latest citizen More than 18 months of studying and preparation for U.S. citizenship have paid off for Gertrudis Altavista Mieses de Lucas, a Pottstown resident and native of the Dominican Republic who moved to the United States six years ago. Gertrudis became a U.S. citizen in September after completing a… Continue Reading YWCA Tri-County Area celebrates U.S.’ latest citizen
Thank you to all YW Staff, Volunteers, and Board Members. Our collective work is being recognized and acknowledged! Last night, over 110 YW Supporters gathered and celebrated our mission to eliminate racism, empower women & girls, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. This is possible due to the efforts of our teachers… Continue Reading YW3CA serving for 110 years
Orientation sessions for Pennsylvania CareerLink employment services will be available in Pottstown one Friday each month at YWCA Tri-County Area, 300 King Street, beginning Friday, September 28. The Welcome Aboard sessions provide an overview of all available services through PA CareerLink, a one-stop workforce assistance organization. Attending the Welcome Aboard orientation is a required… Continue Reading YWCA Tri-County Area Teams with Pennsylvania CareerLink for Welcome Aboard Orientation in Pottstown