YWCA Evanston/North Shore has announced it’s 2023 YWomen Leadership Celebration honorees who will be recognized on Saturday, November 4th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago – North Shore. 2023 YWomen Honorees: Robin Rue Simmons Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair Robin Rue Simmons is an American former politician and a dedicated national leader for local… Continue Reading 2023 YWomen Honorees
YWCA Evanston/North Shore is excited to share upcoming changes to our YW Resale Shops starting this Fall. YWCA launched our first women’s resale shop, Shop for Good, in 2018 in downtown Wilmette as part of our strategy to build community, increase awareness of our mission, and generate funding for our work to empower women and… Continue Reading Changes coming to YWCA Crowded Closet Women’s Resale Boutique this Fall
YWCA Evanston/North Shore firmly supports the Pretrial Fairness Act, as this transformative and historical legislation to end cash bonds will help domestic violence survivors. YWCA’s mission is to eliminate racism and empower women, and we recognize that the current cash bail system disproportionately impacts Brown and Black communities through over criminalization of both offenders and… Continue Reading YWCA E/NS Response to The SAFE-T Act and Pretrial Fairness Act
YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s 23rd annual Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate, held June 18, drew nearly 4,000 runners and walkers, 150 volunteers, and 76 sponsors to raise over $309,000. The Race Against Hate honors the legacy of Ricky Byrdsong, former Northwestern University men’s basketball coach, who was murdered in 1999 by a white supremacist. Proceeds from… Continue Reading Over 3,700 Turn Out for 2023 YWCA Race Against Hate
July 3rd, 2023 Message from the CEO and President of YWCA ENS: SCOTUS Recent Rulings- As I reflect on several of last week’s Supreme Court decisions, I’m reminded how important educational opportunity and socioeconomic mobility are to the workings of an equitable and inclusive society. All of us at YWCA Evanston/North Shore believe the gap… Continue Reading Message from the CEO and President of YWCA ENS: SCOTUS Recent Rulings