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Volunteer - Support the YWCA
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This year, the YWCA will provide afterschool and full day summer programming for over 350 at-risk youth in Mecklenburg and Union counties and transitional housing for over 175 homeless women, children and their families. The YWCA would not be able to offer these services without the support of volunteers like you!
If you belong to a congregation, civic or social group in need of a project, or if you're an individual looking to make a difference in your community, the YWCA needs your help. Click here for a list of volunteer opportunities and immediate needs.
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Kayak Roll Clinics
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The YWCA Central Carolinas is proud to team up with US National Whitewater Center this winter to offer kayak roll clinics. Enjoy warm water kayaking offered every Wednesday and Friday evening beginning November 5th through December 19th. Classes are from 6:00 - 8:00pm. To book a lesson please call 704-391-3900. For more inflormation click here...
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YWCA aims to ‘break down barriers’
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Todd Cohen | June 10, 2008
Reprinted with the permission of Todd Cohen, The Philanthropy Journal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Over 2,000 children in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools are homeless.
Addressing the needs of families and single women who are homeless was a major focus of a capital campaign YWCA Central Carolinas recently completed that raised $8 million, exceeding its goal by $500,000.
Chaired by Anne Pipkin Benson, a community volunteer, the campaign generated funds to finance renovation of 66 rooms for single women at the Y's main facility, and to build 10 townhomes near Park Road Shopping Center that will serve as transitional housing for families. Read More...
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Programs of Service
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Families Together Program
Families Together, the YWCA’s transitional housing program for homeless families provides on-site support to children and their families as they transition out of homelessness and work towards permanent housing.
Sarah Belk Gambrell Fitness Center
The YWCA is Charlotte's co-ed comfortable fitness alternative, providing effective exercise programs for men, women and children of all fitness levels. Our center features a warm water pool, land and water and aerobics classes, yoga and Pilates, a cardio theater, an outdoor fitness trail, two tennis courts and personal training services.
Serving 105 at-risk women annually, Women in Transition (WIT) Program participants receive safe affordable housing, intensive case management, support services and connections to the web of available community services as they work toward becoming economically stable and permanently housed.
Youth Development Program
A 50 week-per-year program serving approximately 350 children ages 5 to 15 at 13 sites located in Mecklenburg and Union Counties public housing communities and fragile neighborhoods. The Youth Development Tolerance and Prevention Initiative provides weekly workshops to engage at-risk youth in character-building activities that address communication, anger management and conflict resolution.
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Additional Information
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Click here to view a current list of YWCA board members and staff
Click here to view a copy of the 2007 YWCA Annual Report
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