YW+ A field trip brings students together
22 Young Women+ Achievement students and LAS students from three high schools went on their End of Year fieldtrip into Denver.
Empowerment Day at the CO Capitol
YWCA Boulder County hosted inaugural Women's Empowerment Day at the Colorado Capitol, with multi-generational women advocating for change in our community.
YW+A Students Visit Aims Community College
YW+A partnered with Arapahoe Ridge High School for a fieldtrip to Aims Community College.
Volunteers Grow with RER Training
Volunteer training adds more readers to Reading to End Racism program.
University Hill Reading Day
On 1/19/24, Reading to End Racism Volunteers read in 19 classrooms to a total of 388 students.
Building Connections and Community
Young Women+ Achievement (YW+A) students visit the Denver Botanic Gardens Blossoms of Light. The YW+A program brings local high schoolers together regularly to build community and a sense of belonging for student populations who, at times, may have felt isolated.
Volunteer Training at Mesa Elementary
We were so happy to have the first part of our Reading to End Racism volunteer orientation hosted by Mesa Elementary on November 29th. This orientation was opened to the public with parents from Mesa Elementary and other surrounding schools.
YWCA Celebrates 10 Years of Reading to End Racism
What a wonderful night to reminisce on the history of Reading End Racism and celebrate the current work going into this wonderful program!
Medtronic Hosts STEM E3 Healthcare Technology Jam Session
In October, Medtronic hosted 23 middle schoolers for our STEM E3 Jam Session to tour parts of the Medtronic campus and participate in learning activities around different types of biomedical technology.
Business Technology Captivates 6-8 Graders
YWCA Boulder County’s STEM E3 program held a Business Technology Workshop at CU Boulder’s Innovation Station in early December 2023.
YW+A Job Skills Workshop with Capital One
On November 15th, Capital One came to YWCA Boulder County for part two of their job skills workshop series!
Caring for the People and Causes You Love – Denny’s Story
Meet Denny Kercher, a member of YWCA Boulder County’s Empowerment League.
Exploring Race and Racism Pilot Program
Exploring Race and Racism Pilot Program at Southern Hills Middle School
NIST and Zayo Host YWCA's Virtual STEM E3 Jam Sessions for Students
Over the past month we kicked off our fall virtual STEM E3 programming with two amazing Jam Sessions with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Zayo Group!
YWCA USA Launches "Until Justice Just Is" Campaign
On August 28, 2020, YWCA USA, the nation’s oldest and largest women’s organization, launched Until Justice Just Is, a campaign designed to bring awareness to the pervasiveness of systemic racism and the organization’s commitment to ending systemic and institutional racism.