Girls LEAD! of YWCA Dayton has announced its fall activity lineup, including virtual check-in chats, a girls’ squad, and socially-distant field trips. Girls LEAD! Chats happen on select Fridays at 4 p.m. starting Sept. 11 for current Girls LEAD! participants; Girls Squad sessions are scheduled for select Saturdays at noon starting Sept. 12 and are… Continue Reading Girls LEAD! announces fall activity schedule
A hallmark of Girls LEAD! camps is programming that empowers girls’ summers through a wide range of hands-on activities that build girls of strength, courage, and wisdom – but what happens when hands-on is suddenly a no-go? With a global pandemic still at its height during the summer months, Summer Camp 2020 went digital. The… Continue Reading Girls LEAD! camps empower her (virtual) summer
YWCA Dayton has paused its largest fundraiser, its Women of Influence awards luncheon, which had originally been rescheduled from March 12 to June 3 due to the global coronavirus pandemic. “Above all else: we want our community to be safe,” said Shannon Isom, president & CEO. “This event is special; it is Dayton’s largest luncheon,… Continue Reading Women of Influence paused
When Ohio schools closed in March due to COVID-19, classwork wasn’t the only thing left unfinished. For dozens of girls in YWCA Dayton’s Girls LEAD! program, their regular in-school sessions were put on hold, too. That is, until the weekly Girls LEAD! check-in chats were born in April. Held virtually every Friday, they provide girls… Continue Reading Find your brave space
Science, technology, engineering, and math skills can bridge gaps in education and employment – and now, they’re keeping children connected to both their friends and their futures. Thanks to a partnership with STEM Kids NYC, YWCA Dayton is able to offer coding classes free of charge and 100 percent online to children in our domestic… Continue Reading Adapt and thrive