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Sikkelee Selected As New YWCA CEO--First Interview
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September 10, 2009
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McIntyre Picked To Lead Embattled United Way
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August 7, 2009
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YWCA Responds to United Way Funding Cuts
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Thursday, June 23, 2009
http://www.wcnc.com/news/missionpossible/stories/wcnc-062309-al-ywca_cuts.8b4a0f.html
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YWCA's Strong Men Pushing Reading Initiative on News 14 Carolina
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
YWCA's Strong Men Pushing Reading initiative teaches men how to become a more positive influence in their children's lives. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe was the guest speaker at the last seminar on Thursday, May 21, 2009. Click here for the rest of the story...
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YWCA on NewsChannel 36
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A public forum was held in the Government Center during which citizens were allowed an opportunity to contribute to the search for the United Way's new CEO.
NewsChannel 36 Reporter, Ann Sheridan, stopped by the YWCA after the meeting to get a glimpse into the United Way agency programs that may suffer funding cuts from United Way.
The story aired live from our Youth Learning Center on Park Road.
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Fiamma Helps YWCA with Contributions from New Italian Lunch Buffet
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By Helen Schwab, Charlotte Observer
May 11, 2009
Fiamma (2418 Park Road) is offering a weekday Italian lunch buffet for $7.99 that contributes 10 percent of the food bill to the YWCA Central Carolinas. "Many of the people who eat at Fiamma are concerned about issues relating to women, families and children," said owner Fernando Campoverde. "If they will come and enjoy Fiamma's authentic Italian lunch buffet, they can feel good about helping those causes." Money raised by Fiamma for the YWCA will go to three programs: Women in Transition, Families Together and Youth Learning Centers. Also available at Fiamma: A special $25 menu each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Read More...
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Housing Partnership Lends Hand to YWCA
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from The Partner, A Newsletter from The Housing Partnership
Spring 2009
The Housing Partnership is true to its name in how it approaches a project and how it participates with other organizations. "We make the most of opportunities to partner with organizations that are doing excellent work and can benefit from working with us," said Patricia Garrett, President of The Housing Partnership." The YWCA Central Carolinas is one of those partners...
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YWCA Helps Family Set Things Right
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By Mark Price, Charlotte Observer October 27, 2008
Marcie Williams-Taylor's story is common among the growing number of Charlotteans who are struggling with the economy.
Her life seemed fine, until one setback came along, and suddenly things unraveled. The troubles started three years ago, she says, when a failed marriage prompted her to move back in with her parents.
At one point, "it was me and three children sleeping together in one bedroom," recalls Williams-Taylor, 28, whose children are ages 10, 4 and 18 months. "It was unbearable on the nights when one of them got sick. There were a lot of sleepless nights that I felt like a failure."
But, with the help of YWCA and other partner agencies, she was able to get her life on track.
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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 H. Pipkin, a community volunteer and president of the YWCA's board of directors, the campaign generated funds to finance renovation of 66 rooms for single women at the YWCA'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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YWCA Breaks Ground on Families Together
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On April 11, 2007, the YWCA broke ground on "Familes Together" a transitional housing program for homeless families. When construction is complete, the YWCA will be equipped to house over 100 homeless women, children and their families everyday at the Park Road facility...read more
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