Pennsylvania YWCA’s New Racial Healing Initiative Seeks to Unite to Heal PA

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Pennsylvania YWCA’s New Racial Healing Initiative Seeks to Unite to Heal PA
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

CEOs of YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, Tri-County Area, York County, and Lancaster are partnering to launch a statewide racial healing initiative, Unite to Heal PA, across Pennsylvania January 18th, 2022. These associations define racial healing as the acknowledgement of past wrongs and recognition of the lasting effects of racial trauma on individuals, institutions, and communities of… Continue Reading Pennsylvania YWCA’s New Racial Healing Initiative Seeks to Unite to Heal PA

Hurricane Ida Hunger Relief
Friday, January 14, 2022

The devastation from Hurricane Ida in September displaced more than 436 individuals in 208 households in Montgomery County. YWCA Tri-County Area is one of many community-based organizations working together with Montgomery County to help families recover from the wind and water damage the storm caused. Community Relief YW’s Dignity Kitchen, a social enterprise food service… Continue Reading Hurricane Ida Hunger Relief

Child Tax Credit Assistance
Friday, January 14, 2022

Families have until November 15 to apply for the increased federal Child Tax Credit for 2021. Program Assistance YWCA Tri-County Area and the Dignified Advancement Workforce Navigation (DAWN) program offer assistance to families applying for the Child Tax Credit, part of the American Rescue Plan. The credit provides up to $300/month per child younger than… Continue Reading Child Tax Credit Assistance

Val Arkoosh Visits the Early Education Center
Friday, January 14, 2022

Challenges in operating early education programs and child care centers during the COVID-19 pandemic are being felt nationally as well as locally. YWCA Tri-County Area’s Early Education Center in Pottstown has multiple openings both for staff and for children, mirroring a national trend. Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh dropped into YWCA Tri-County Area’s Early Education… Continue Reading Val Arkoosh Visits the Early Education Center