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.
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Advocacy & Social Justice
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Education & Economic Empowerment
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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.
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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
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.
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Economic Advancement
YWCA’s employment training, career navigation, job search support, paid internships, and financial classes help low-wage workers build economic security.
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Direct Services
YWCA offers early education, digital skills training, and advocacy training.
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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