St. Louis Region’s Largest Head Start Providers Celebrate 60 Years of Delivering Positive Impacts Across Urban and Rural Communities
St. Louis, Missouri | August 19, 2025 – The St. Louis region’s four largest Head Start providers are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the federal program that provides crucial educational and other services to pre-kindergarten children. YWCA Metro St. Louis, Youth...
Life Changing Story: A Journey from Survival to Stability
With guidance and wraparound support from YWCA Metro St. Louis Rapid Rehousing, Bethany rebuilt her life—escaping abuse and achieving homeownership. Learn how to support others like her.
YWCA Metro St. Louis Joins St. Louis Cardinals and Joe Torre Safe At Home to Elevate Awareness of Domestic and Sexual Violence
St. Louis, Missouri | July 31, 2025 — YWCA Metro St. Louis was proud to stand alongside the St. Louis Cardinals and the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation last night at Busch Stadium to raise awareness of domestic and sexual violence and share crucial resources with...
YWCA Metro St. Louis Prenatal Services Team Honored with 2025 Dr. Corrine Walentik Provider/Practitioner Champion Award
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | St. Louis, Missouri – YWCA Metro St. Louis proudly announces that LaWanda Jones, Prenatal Services Manager, and the Prenatal Services Team have been selected by Generate Health STL as the recipient of the 2025 Dr. Corrine Walentik...
Life Changing Story: A Journey from Fear to Freedom
With counseling, housing support, and trauma-informed care from YWCA Metro St. Louis, Rose rebuilt her life after decades of abuse. Read how she found safety and healing.
YWCA’s Wayant calls new text 911 another tool for individuals seeking safety
By First Alert 4 Staff and Shoshana Stahl | This piece originally appeared on KMOV First Alert 4 https://youtu.be/XBVxj7LeWe4?si=kqXm9NUikuOnurFH ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4)—St. Louis County has launched a new texting service to help keep families safe. The...
YWCA Metro St. Louis Leader Stacy Johnson Named One of St. Louis Business Journal’s 2025 Most Influential Business Women
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...
YWCA Metro St. Louis Hosts Healthy Relationship “Teen Table Talk” in partnership with I Define ME Movement
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...
Letter: Investing in Missouri’s future — solving the child care crisis
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...
Opinion: Early childhood education is the key to Missouri’s future
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 community. Many local and state entities are prioritizing our children in the St. Louis region, a...