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Hartford YWCA campaign launched in East Hartford promotes civic participation
Hartford Courant
Spring 2023 Newsletter
Six time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells CT audience sports ‘can bring people together from all walks of life’
Hartford Courant
2023 Power 50: 25. Adrienne Cochrane
Hartford Business Journal
Winter 2023 Newsletter
YWCA empowers Hartford women with florist business program
Fox 61
Hartford, East Hartford, Bloomfield team with YWCA, seeking more diversity in town boards and commissions
Hartford Courant
East Hartford chosen to launch YWCA’s ‘50-50’ equity program
East Hartford Gazette
Connecticut in Color: YWCA Opens Hartford Flower Shop With a Purpose
NBC Connecticut
As Traditional Fundraising Model Weakens, Nonprofits Pursue For-Profit Ventures to Diversify Revenues
Hartford Business Journal
Fall 2022 Newsletter
Summer 2022 Newsletter
YWCAs of Connecticut Statement on Roe v. Wade Being Overturned
YWCAs in Connecticut and beyond band together to march and protest and do ALL we can to continue to fight for federal reproductive legislation that protects bodily autonomy for all people, including Senate Bill 4132, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022.
Spring 2022 Newsletter
Fall 2021 Newsletter
YWCA Hartford Region Statement on Passage of Bill Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis
YWCA Hartford Region applauds another victory for people of color across the state. Yesterday, the State House passed Senate Bill 1, An Act Equalizing Comprehensive Access to Mental, Behavioral and Physical Healthcare in Response to the Pandemic.
Spring/Summer 2021 Newsletter
YWCA Hartford Region Statement on the Shooting Death of Daunte Wright
YWCA Hartford Region grieves over the death of yet another Black man at the hands of the police. We join the rest of the nation in offering condolences to the Wright family.
YWCA Hartford Region Remembers the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today, YWCA Hartford Region pauses to remember the life and legacy of civil rights leader, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Connecticut YWCA Leaders Issue Joint Statement in Response to U.S. Capitol Siege
We commit to our communities and to the State of Connecticut again today that we will continue to raise up, condemn and work against the racism and notions of privilege that threaten democracy, people of color and a just society.
Winter 2020-2021 Newsletter
Governor Lamont Proclaims September 9 YWCA Hartford Region Day
In honor of the 25th Anniversary of YWCA Hartford Region's In the Company of Women, Governor Ned Lamont signed this proclamation.
YWCA Hartford Region Statement on the Senseless Death of George Floyd
We stand in solidarity with our YWCA colleagues in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul communities, and throughout the nation, in rising up for justice and the end to racial hatred and indifference for human life.
YWCA Hartford Region CEO Adrienne W. Cochrane Appointed to City of Hartford COVID-19 Recovery Working Group
Mayor Bronin has appointed community leaders to draw on the experience, expertise, and wisdom of a broad range of community members and stakeholders to safely re-open the city.