YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s annual Equity Summit will be virtual again this year and registration is now open for the event, which will be held May 13 and 14. The summit’s theme is “Redistributing Power to Build Liberated Communities,” and the goal is to strengthen the knowledge base and skills of those doing equity work or… Continue Reading Registration open for YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s Equity Summit
YWCA Evanston/North Shore has announced the formation of its first-ever Women in Tech Council, which will serve as an advisory group to the organization’s new YWeb Career Academy. YWeb Career Academy, which began in January, is YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s high tech job training program in partnership with Oakton Community College. The goal of YWeb is… Continue Reading YWCA Evanston/North Shore launches first-ever Women in Tech Council to support new job training initiative
To further expand its job training programs for women in vulnerable populations, YWCA Evanston/North Shore will launch YWeb Career Academy in January 2021. YWeb Career Academy, which will be conducted in partnership with Oakton Community College, is a 12-week intensive training program that will prepare women for success in technology jobs by equipping them with… Continue Reading YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s new high-tech job training program for women to launch in January
Adults who live, work, or worship in Evanston are invited to take part in racial healing circles led by YWCA Evanston/North Shore at various sites throughout Evanston, January 21-24. The racial healing circles are being held in conjunction with the National Day of Racial Healing on January 21. The National Day of Racial Healing, which… Continue Reading YWCA Evanston/North Shore to lead racial healing circles for National Day of Racial Healing
By Kristen White, Chief Operating Officer, YWCA Evanston/North Shore In 1966, Charles Whitman ascended a tower at the University of Texas and opened fire on people below. He killed 14 and injured 31 before he was shot to death by law enforcement. The University of Texas massacre is considered to be the beginning of mass… Continue Reading Domestic violence and gun violence: A lethal relationship