YWCA Metro St. Louis Awarded with 2022 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™
Friday, February 23, 2023 / St. Louis, Missouri - Cigna has selected YWCA Metro St. Louis as a recipient of their Bronze level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and well-being of its employees through a...
Rapid Re-Housing Featured On News 4 At 4
Domestic violence is the number one cause of homelessness for women. Dr. Cheryl Watkins, MBA, President & Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Metro St. Louis shared information about our Rapid Re-Housing program for women and children fleeing violence with Paige...
YWCA’s Award-Winning Head Start Program was featured on News 4 at 4
YWCA Metro St. Louis has received the National Program of Excellence accreditation from the National Head Start Association. We are the largest provider of direct Head Start services in the state of Missouri and the largest grantee of Head Start services in St. Louis...
YWCA Metro St. Louis to Host Candlelight Vigil
Congresswoman Cori Bush to speak October 4, 2022/St. Louis, Missouri – As part of YWCA’s national Week Without Violence initiative, YWCA Metro St. Louis will host a candlelight vigil at its headquarters in Olivette on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 pm to honor survivors and...
YWCA Announces 2022 Leaders of Distinction
YWCA Metro St. Louis is proud to announce its 2022 Leaders of Distinction, to be honored at the 42nd Annual YWCA Leader Lunch on Friday, December 2. These women will take their place among the YWCA Academy of Leaders (some 300+ honorees from the past four decades)...
YWCA Metro St. Louis Celebrates New Chapter
YWCA Metro St. Louis was featured on KMOV. View the story here: https://www.kmov.com/video/2022/08/25/ywca-metro-st-louis-celebrates-new-chapter/
YWCA St. Louis Featured In Gazelle Magazine
Read the full article here: Rebuilding, Reimagining, Key to Success of YWCA’s New Leadership Team
YWCA Metro St. Louis earns National Program of Excellence Accreditation
July 26, 2022/St. Louis, Missouri – YWCA Metro St. Louis caps off its first year under new leadership with a National Program of Excellence accreditation from the National Head Start Association, an honor earned only by Head Start and Early Head Start programs that...
YWCA Metro St. Louis to bring critical new asset to the 39 North innovation district
March 24, 2022/St. Louis, Missouri – The lack of quality affordable childcare is a key contributing factor to the post pandemic workforce shortage. YWCA Metro St. Louis announced it is spearheading the effort to open an early childhood education center in 39 North in...
Photo Gallery: Leader Lunch 2021
YWCA Metro St. Louis would like to once again congratulate the Leader Lunch 41 Academy of Leaders, Class of 2021! Standing, left to right: Cathy Arshadi, Senior Vice President and Director of Financial Management, Commerce Trust Company Kristian Yarmani Nelson, Future...