• Collaboration in Action

    The Campaign to Revitalize the Phillis Wheatley Westside YWCA

  • FREE Community Yoga

  • Digital Skills Academy

    Last year the DSA provided 84 women with the opportunity to develop essential career readiness and business skills, build foundational digital transformation skills, and receive comprehensive instruction.

  • Georgia Women's Policy Institute

    The Georgia Women’s Policy Institute (GWPI) is the YWCA Greater Atlanta’s Signature leadership, advocacy, and civic engagement training program, where women from diverse backgrounds learn how to develop and support state-level policy proposals. Participants learn the fundamentals of Georgia government as they research, develop, and advocate for state policy to create a more just and equitable Georgia for its women, girls, and families.

  • ENCOREplus Health

    ENCOREplus is the YWCA’s community-based breast awareness program that educates medically underserved women and links eligible women to free clinical breast exams, and mammograms. Each year we reach more than one thousand uninsured women in the greater Atlanta area through educational workshops.

  • Early Learning Academy

    YWCA Greater Atlanta offers high-quality, affordable child care, serving children and families for over 40 years. We provide a nurturing, creative space for children to learn and grow in newly redesigned and expanded indoor and outdoor learning areas.

  • Salute to Women of Achievement

    Our annual event with over 600 guests to induct our newest class of Academy Achievers. This event is designed to formally “salute” women in the Atlanta community who believe in our mission and exemplify it in their work and philanthropy.

  • Conversations 2024

    Our annual event to create space for honest, thought-provoking dialogues about the interconnectedness of race and gender; and to ensure that attendees gain a better understanding of how inclusivity creates a more compassionate environment for all citizens.

YWCA Greater Atlanta is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

What We Do ↘

YWCA Greater Atlanta provides direct services, empowerment programming, and advocacy to support marginalized individuals and families, especially women and girls of color, while working to challenge structural barriers to equity.

  • Advocacy & Social Justice

  • Education & Economic Empowerment

  • Health & Safety for Women & Girls

Our Programs ↘

YWCA Greater Atlanta provides services focused on advocacy and social justice, education and economic empowerment, and health and safety to support marginalized individuals and families, especially women and girls of color, while working to challenge structural barriers to equity.

  • Georgia Womens Policy Institute

    Empowering women to create meaningful policy change in Georgia.

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  • Early Learning Academy

    Providing families with quality affordable childcare & education for ages 6 weeks to 5 years old

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  • Digital Skills Academy

    An 8-10 week course to assist women in building digital literacy.

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  • ENCOREplus

    A breast cancer awareness program that educates underserved women & provides free mammograms

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  • Teen Girls In Technology

    A STEAM program inspiring girls with afterschool sessions, college prep, & field trips

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Community Impact ↘

YWCA Greater Atlanta provides direct services, empowerment programming, and advocacy to support marginalized individuals and families, especially women and girls of color, while working to challenge structural barriers to equity.

  • Economic Advancement

    YWCA’s employment training, career navigation, job search support, paid internships, and financial classes help low-wage workers build economic security.

  • Direct Services

    YWCA offers early education, digital skills training, and advocacy training.

  • Health & Wellness

    YWCA Atlanta offers breast health education and free mammograms to underinsured women.

94%

of women enrolled in the Digital Skills Academy completed at least one course helping them to gain digital fluency and job readiness.

1000+

medically underserved women in the greater Atlanta area are able to participate in educational workshops to learn about breast cancer prevention and get linked to free mammogram services if needed.

6+

important legislative bills passed with integral help from the Georgia Women’s Policy Institute

97%

of the Pre-K students were prepared for kindergarten and developmentally on track (equipped with early literacy and social skills and early math and science skills).

Support our mission for gender equality and racial justice ↘

$100

Course materials for a woman in DSA

$250

Mammogram to an under-insured woman

$500

2 weeks of childcare in our Early Learning Academy

$1000

1 scholarship for a woman to participate in GWPI