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June 16, 2025 | YWCA Metro St. Louis is pleased to announce the appointment of Merry Duan, DBA, as Chief Financial Officer. Duan brings decades of experience in finance, along with a results-oriented approach to strategy and compliance. In her new role, she will help...

June 13, 2025 | YWCA Metro St. Louis proudly announces that Stacy E. Johnson, M.Ed., Chief Early Education Officer and Head Start Director, has been named one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2025 Most Influential Business Women. This prestigious award recognizes...

April 28, 2025 | As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, YWCA Metro St. Louis’ Crisis Services Team and I Define ME Movement, led by Tracie Berry-McGhee, held a Healthy Relationship “Teen Table Talk” at Southeast Middle School in Spanish Lake, MO. The discussion...

Dr. Cheryl Watkins, MBA, president and CEO, YWCA Metro St. Louis | This opinion piece originally appeared in the Southeast Missourian OPINION: Missouri faces a severe child care shortage, with most counties lacking adequate options for families — costing the state...

Cheryl Watkins This opinion piece originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Accessible and affordable early childhood education is the backbone of a thriving...

Dear YWCA Family and Friends, The nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris broke barriers and laid a new path that inspired and energized millions across the country and throughout the world. That is a fact. And, this historic achievement means that a generation of...