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PRESS RELEASE: YW3CA Partners with Local Police to Reduce Household Firearm Accidents

YW3CA Partners with Local Police to Reduce Household Firearm Accidents  YW3CA is giving away free gun locks in collaboration with the Pottstown Police Department and Project ChildSafe to combat household gun accidents and encourage safe and responsible gun ownership in our local area. People of the community can anonymously request free gun locks that would […]

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AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents Program Expands into Chester County 

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents Program Expands into Chester County  YW3CA is a proud sponsor of the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program, which has provided dozens of older adults (55+) opportunities to engage with Pre-K-12 grades youth in Montgomery County schools and preschool centers. Volunteer Foster Grandparents play a vital role in children’s lives. By offering

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YW3CA’s Be BOLD Pitch Competition: Creating Opportunities to Be BOLD

Dozens of women-owned businesses gathered on Saturday, April 27th to compete in YW3CA’s first annual Be BOLD Pitch Competition. The participants were selected to compete and had the opportunity to present their businesses to a panel of experienced judges. After careful consideration, the judges awarded cash prizes to the top three businesses. The first-place winner, PS it’s Natural, received a

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YWCA Racial Justice Challenge

The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with race, power, privilege, and leadership issues. The Challenge fosters personal reflection, encourages social responsibility, and motivates participants to identify and act on ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination.

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NEW OPPORTUNITIES: Extended Deadline for Be BOLD Pitch Competition

YW3CA’s WE360° Announces Extended Deadline for First-Ever ‘Be BOLD Pitch Competition’ with Cash Prizes up to $7,500  YWCA Tri-County Area’s (YW3CA) Women’s Empowerment 360° (WE360°) Program is designed to help current and aspiring entrepreneurs transform and propel their businesses. This year, the program is expanding offerings with a Pitch Competition and cash prizes themed “Building

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Empowering Students Beyond the Classroom

At YWCA Tri-County Area’s Adult Education and Training Center our educators emphasize empowering students beyond the classroom “We really do empower students which enables them to change their lives!” Sue Outland, Student Success Advisor. Not only are our adult learners changing their lives, but they are setting the next generation on a whole new trajectory. 

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Jacob Venable: The Future is Bright

YW3CA is focused on empowering youth and families by providing education, skills training, and fostering self-confidence. We equip individuals with the tools needed to propel their lives forward, encouraging financial and economic advancement. Consider Jacob Venable’s inspiring story… Having only completed the 9th grade, Jacob came to the YW3CA Adult Education and Training Center to

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Learn, Grow, Thrive: Creating Brighter Futures at YW3CA’s Early Education Center.

Kimyetta Lewis, YW3CA’s Early Education Center Family Welcome Advisor at the YW3CA, and her daughter found hope and inspiration in the organization’s mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. After relocating to Pottstown during the pandemic, they were warmly welcomed into the YW3CA community. “We fell in

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