YWCA NorthEastern NY

"Autism isn't a limitation, just a different way of navigating the world." Thank you so much to Crossroads Center For Children for leading a super informative Women's History Month Lunch & Learn for our staff, called "Celebrating the Achievements of Women on the Autism Spectrum: Honoring Stories of Strength, Resilience, and Empowerment". This presentation focused on the contributions, achievements and unique challenges of women on the autism spectrum as well as the intersection of gender and autism. Women with autism have paved the way in many fields, from science, to art, to activism. They emphasized the importance of supporting the wellbeing of women with autism, and ensuring that they are given proper representation. We're so grateful and learned so much, thank you again to Crossroads! ??

What a special night at the YWCA NorthEastern NY Empowerment Awards! We celebrated our incredible Girls Inc. Board Chair, Bria Barnes-Coleman, as she was honored with the Social Justice Award and one of our own Girls Inc. girls, Sanai, received the Young Excellence Award! We cheered on so many amazing women who make a difference, including some of our partners, congratulations Kendra, Gabby, & Amanda! Huge kudos to Lauren and the YW Team who absolutely kill it every year!!!??

We are so excited to partner with Sunmark Credit Union for Financial Literacy Awareness month, and we're kicking it off next Wednesday with a Youth Savings Month Celebration! Come celebrate with us and meet Southpaw from the Tri-City ValleyCats. This will be SO much fun for the whole family, we can't wait to see you there! ?

So honored to be part of this amazing group of women doing amazing things in our community!

WE DID IT! ? ?? Not only did we meet our Women's History Month match goal, we EXCEEDED it by 33%! WOW!! Thank you so much to all who contributed, and thank you to our friends at First New York Federal Credit Union for doubling every donation up to $7,500. These contributions will fund vital programming and resources for our community. We still have 6 days left in Women's History Month -- donate today and be part of YWCA NENY #HerStory: https://lnkd.in/erpSaNdZ

Congratulations Kendra Hart, LEED GA, recipient of the YWCA NorthEastern NY 42nd Annual Empowerment Awards - STEAM Award! ? At Martin Electric, we pride ourselves on “POWERING communities. EMPOWERING people. Since 1939,” and Kendra embodies these values every day. Kendra's passion for creating opportunities in STEAM fields makes her the best candidate for this award. We couldn’t be more proud to have her leading us as we continue to make a lasting impact in our communities. Thank you IBEW LOCAL 236 BUILDING CORP for your sponsorship! ?? Timber Reel Productions #POWERINGcommunities #EMPOWERINGpeople #since1939 #martinelectric #ywca #steam #steamaward

Today, the #PaycheckFairnessAct will be reintroduced in Congress. This legislation will close loopholes in our current fair pay law that are critical to closing the gender #WageGap, including anti-retaliation job protections. Legislators: Pass the PFA without delay! #EqualPayDay

Were you SEEN at our 42nd Empowerment Awards Gala? Check out this great gallery from Best Frame Forward on the Times Union Media Group website! Thank you to everyone who made this night special ?? ?

W-O-W!?? Look at all of these beautiful people! We had such a wonderful time at our 42nd Empowerment Awards Gala this past Thursday. Thank you to everyone who attended for honoring our incredible winners, and to all of our staff, board members, committee members, sponsors and vendor partners for making this night so special. Big thank you to Best Frame Forward for all of these phenomenal shots! ?? Can't wait for next year ?? (and oh yes, we're already planning! ??) Check out the full gallery: https://lnkd.in/eFCASBqs

Can we hear it one more time for our incredible 2025 Empowerment Award Honorees ?? Kendra Hart, LEED GA, Bria Barnes-Coleman, Kelly Young, Gabby Calabrese, Keri Pratico, Amanda August, Heather Hutchison, Danielle Brown and Sanai Bedell!! ?? Your energy, passion, humor, joy and drive is what made this years event such a success!! Funding raised from this years event supports our vital programs all year long. This years event was a history making event for our agency with a record number of attendees and funding raised! Over 400 of you came out to celebrate with us raising an incredible $100,000 to support our programs ?? YWCA NENY is proud to stand alongside all the trailblazing women, those in the spotlight and behind the curtain ?? We see you and appreciate you! ?? : Andrew Elder - Best Frame Forward #ywca #empowerment #communityevents