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Persimmon Early Learning: Because Quality Child Care Empowers Women

Friday, July 21, 2023

YWCA Boulder County aligns our programs with our mission to eliminate racism and empower women. One of the pillars of our work is economic advancement for women and families. Our keystone program Persimmon Early Learning, a critical community resource for over 40 years, provides reliable, quality child care that makes it possible for women to… Continue Reading Persimmon Early Learning: Because Quality Child Care Empowers Women

Guest opinion: Despite national setback, we’re commemorating Roe in Colorado

Friday, February 24, 2023

Posted Jan. 20, 2023 in the Boulder Beat Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 Norma McCorvey, left, who was Jane Roe in the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, with her attorney, Gloria Allred, outside the Supreme Court in April 1989, where the Court heard arguments in a case that could have overturned the Roe v. Wade decision.… Continue Reading Guest opinion: Despite national setback, we’re commemorating Roe in Colorado

Exploring Race and Racism Pilot Program at Southern Hills Middle Sc

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Exploring Race and Racism Pilot Program at Southern Hills Middle School YWCA Boulder County is on a mission to eliminate racism, and last year we actively supported an important pilot program launched by a White 6th grade teacher in partnership with a Black poetic-storyteller. When our CEO, Debbie Pope, learned that racially motivated bullying against… Continue Reading Exploring Race and Racism Pilot Program at Southern Hills Middle Sc