YWCA Central Alabama

YWCA Central Alabama Eliminating Racism. Empowering Women. Promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

YWCA Central Alabama's Interfaith Hospitality House had a wonderful holiday season thanks to our steadfast partners and ...
01/13/2025

YWCA Central Alabama's Interfaith Hospitality House had a wonderful holiday season thanks to our steadfast partners and supporters.

Special thanks to the HERO Foundation for the donated holiday gifts, the Redeemer Church for their monthly dinner, the King and Rain families for spreading holiday cheer by sharing a Christmas story and singing carols, and the Simple Church and its 20 volunteers for hosting a Christmas breakfast that included games and caroling.

IHH operates as one of Alabama’s only stand-alone shelter facilities serving two-parent families and single-father households experiencing homelessness. Through the Interfaith Hospitality House, located in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Birmingham, YWCA offers shelter and supportive services for up to seven families at a time and the assistance needed to move them out of homelessness into stable housing.

A huge THANK YOU to all of our partners and their continued support throughout the year!

Would YOU like to join our existing community partners in supporting the YW’s mission? Click here to learn how: https://ywcabham.org/landing-page/donate-copy/ -to-give

YWCA Central Alabama wishes you a safe and happy holiday!While our administrative offices will be closed on December 24 ...
12/23/2024

YWCA Central Alabama wishes you a safe and happy holiday!

While our administrative offices will be closed on December 24 & December 25, and December 31 & January 1, we understand that domestic violence does not take a day off. In fact, statistically rates of intimate partner violence increase during holidays.

The YWCA Crisis Hotline, 205-322-HURT (4878), is available to you 24 hours/day, 365 days/year, including holidays. All calls are confidential.

Please help us share this message, because everyone deserves a life free from violence.

Check out the Winter Sale at My Sister's Closet, taking place now through December 19. You'll enjoy 20% off your purchas...
12/16/2024

Check out the Winter Sale at My Sister's Closet, taking place now through December 19. You'll enjoy 20% off your purchase of $50 or more!

Tag who you want to shop with and we'll see you there!

Fashionable, frugal shoppers enjoy a high-end shopping experience and unbelievable finds at extremely affordable prices Monday-Friday from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. The boutique also provides new and gently used apparel, shoes and accessories at no cost to women and girls through our many programs who are escaping domestic violence, living in shelter or facing extreme life transition.

Special thanks to At Home Furnishings in Homewood for their generous contributions to the boutique!

Hosted and planned by YW Junior Board leadership, and supported by dozens of community volunteers, YW staff, and even Sa...
12/13/2024

Hosted and planned by YW Junior Board leadership, and supported by dozens of community volunteers, YW staff, and even Santa and Mrs. Claus themselves, YWCA Central Alabama was privileged to host hundreds of our YW client families at this year’s Santa’s Workshop.

Families came together for a holiday fun filled morning that included breakfast, visits and photos with Santa, crafts, face painting, games, and an indoor snowball play area. All children went home with a new, wrapped toy and books, and parents received a gift card for each child in their family to support their own holiday shopping.

None of this would have been possible without the generous backing of YOU, our beloved community, and support from this year’s event partners: Alie B. Gorrie & Friends, Bradley, Warren Averett, Regions, Synovus, Little Professor, Otey’s, Altec, The Lioce Group, Inc., Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, Alabama Independent Insurance Agents, Inc., Les Dames d’Escoffier Birmingham Chapter, Cigna healthcare, C-A-C Agency, Alabama Power, and Shipt. Additional support was provided by: Kay Bruno Reed, Dotdash Meredith Food Studios, Tre Luna, Pihakis Group, Sloan’s, BOCCA Ristorante, Troup’s Pizza, Foodbar, Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Co., Rush Wines, Alabama Crown Distributing, Scrumptious Catering, Southern Graze Catering, and Session Cocktails.

But we know the need in our community doesn’t begin and end with the holiday season. Your continued support of YWCA Central Alabama allows us to provide year-round care for our neighbors in need. Visit us here to learn more about how you can spread holiday cheer through every month and every season: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/ywca-central-alabama

The YW’s Interfaith Hospitality House (IHH), is ready to celebrate the holidays thanks to our incredible community partn...
12/06/2024

The YW’s Interfaith Hospitality House (IHH), is ready to celebrate the holidays thanks to our incredible community partners!

Redeemer Community Church hosts a monthly dinner meal for our residents at IHH, giving the residents and staff a much appreciated night off from cooking! And Alabama Power recently stopped by to decorate trees and hang wreaths and spread their holiday cheer! United Way of Central Alabama, a proud supporter of YWCA Central Alabama for 100 years, spent their UWCA Family Service Day sprucing up the facility by assisting with the daily chores!

IHH operates as one of Alabama’s only stand-alone shelter facilities serving two-parent families and single-father households experiencing homelessness. Through the Interfaith Hospitality House, located in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Birmingham, YWCA offers shelter and supportive services for up to seven families at a time and the assistance needed to move them out of homelessness into stable housing.

A huge THANK YOU to all of our partners and their continued support throughout the year!

Would YOU like to join our existing community partners in supporting the YW’s mission? Click here to learn how: https://ywcabham.org/landing-page/donate-copy/ -to-give

Get in the holiday spirit and support a great cause with YWCA Central Alabama! For 36 years, the YW’s Junior Board has h...
12/05/2024

Get in the holiday spirit and support a great cause with YWCA Central Alabama! For 36 years, the YW’s Junior Board has hosted Santa’s Workshop, ensuring hundreds of families experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and those in need of affordable childcare have a joyful holiday season.

Your support will ensure YWCA Central Alabama can continue to provide a safe, nurturing environment and high-quality early learning opportunities to children and families during the holidays and throughout the year.

Learn how to be part of this magical event or donate by visiting: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/ywca-central-alabama/santa-s-workshop-14d1c0df-afc0-45c5-9635-a62b443fff49

Get in the holiday spirit and support a great cause with YWCA Central Alabama! For 36 years, the YW’s Junior Board has h...
12/03/2024

Get in the holiday spirit and support a great cause with YWCA Central Alabama! For 36 years, the YW’s Junior Board has hosted Santa’s Workshop, ensuring hundreds of families experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and those in need of affordable childcare have a joyful holiday season.

On this Giving Tuesday, your support will ensure YWCA Central Alabama can continue to provide a safe, nurturing environment and high-quality early learning opportunities to children and families during the holidays and throughout the year.

Learn how to be part of this magical night or donate by visiting: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/ywca-central-alabama/santa-s-workshop-14d1c0df-afc0-45c5-9635-a62b443fff49

Closing out November, YWCA Central Alabama Family Resource Center proudly graduated the third cohort of our YWomen Work ...
12/02/2024

Closing out November, YWCA Central Alabama Family Resource Center proudly graduated the third cohort of our YWomen Work program. Join us in shouting CONGRATULATIONS to our Fall 2024 YWomen Work graduates! These 13 Boss Ladies have supported each other, shared in laughter & song, AND they’ve added another gem to their entrepreneurial crowns. A HUGE THANK YOU to our YWCA Central Alabama CEO, RaSheda Workman for taking time out to join us in celebrating these ladies. Another HUGE THANK YOU to our keynote speaker, Founder & CEO of Elevators, Ms. Carmen Mays.

Y Women Work is a FREE six-week training program designed to strategically prepare a collective group of existing and aspiring women entrepreneurs towards a successful business model.

YWCA Central Alabama's Childcare Development Center (CDC) hosted their annual Pink Walk in support of Breast Cancer Awar...
10/22/2024

YWCA Central Alabama's Childcare Development Center (CDC) hosted their annual Pink Walk in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. YWCA students, staff, volunteers, and pastors dressed in pink for their very own parade! With signs showing love and support for those affected by breast cancer, they walked down Birmingham sidewalks.

Thanks to Weil Wrecker, participants had their photo made with a monster truck and a pink tow truck!

Following the parade, a small reception was held on the CDC indoor playground honoring our very own cancer survivors.

Special thanks to Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson for supporting the CDC and this event!

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, YWCA Central Alabama gathered yesterday with the community to remem...
10/18/2024

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, YWCA Central Alabama gathered yesterday with the community to remember and honor the thousands affected by domestic violence. The candle light vigil held at City Walk featured both speakers from the YW as well as domestic violence survivors and families who have lost loved ones to intimate partner violence.

Mayor Randall Woodfin and his team with the City of Birmingham are showing their support for ending domestic violence by lighting up City Hall this week. And the YW Blount County offices are showing support alongside Oneonta City Hall and Oneonta Police Department by wearing purple, the national color of domestic violence awareness.

YWCA Central Alabama is . If you or someone you know needs help, please call our confidential 24/7 crisis hotline: 205-322-HURT (4878).

Our Child Development Center (CDC) was thrilled to welcome the Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service Department to our school...
10/15/2024

Our Child Development Center (CDC) was thrilled to welcome the Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service Department to our school on October 10th as a part of National Fire Prevention Month. Every October, the CDC raises awareness about the importance of fire safety with both students and parents. The month-long campaign focuses on the importance of fire safety and promotes life-saving practices along with home fire safety education.

National Fire Prevention Month History:

National Fire Prevention Month dates back to 1925 when President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed a Fire Prevention Week in October. The week-long event was created in response to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which killed more than 250 people and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings.

We are pleased to share our latest victory in Blount County! YWCA Central Alabama met with the Blount County Commissione...
10/09/2024

We are pleased to share our latest victory in Blount County!

YWCA Central Alabama met with the Blount County Commissioners Office on September 5th to present a resolution aimed at bringing awareness to the work that YWCA Central Alabama does responding to Domestic Violence in Blount County. On September 10th, Blount County Commissioners signed the resolution thereby designating October in Blount County as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Following this success, Blount County and YWCA Central Alabama are continuing their collaboration by hosting a luncheon on October 23rd for Blount County to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This will be an opportunity to recognize and uplift victims and survivors of Domestic Violence.

September 24th was certainly a night to remember! YWCA Central Alabama FRC in partnership with Miles College Women's Bus...
10/07/2024

September 24th was certainly a night to remember! YWCA Central Alabama FRC in partnership with Miles College Women's Business Center hosted the first session of our Women's Empowerment Series.

Our moderators and panelists did a TERRIFIC job sharing on the topic of "Growing Your Business." The evening was informative & engaging, and we cannot wait until next time.

YWCA Central Alabama was proud to host UWCA 2024 Loaned Executives for their recent leadership meeting. RaSheda Workman,...
10/02/2024

YWCA Central Alabama was proud to host UWCA 2024 Loaned Executives for their recent leadership meeting. RaSheda Workman, the YW’s new CEO, provided the Mission Moment, connecting the life-changing work of the YW with the transformative work of the United Way. Leroy Abrahams, Head of Community Engagement for Regions bank and the 2024 United Way Campaign Chair offered the keynote address. It is a privilege to be a United Way agency, and we’re grateful to live in such a supportive, generous community!

The Stuff the Bag Sale at My Sister’s Closet is off to a great start.  Thank you to all of our community members for com...
09/19/2024

The Stuff the Bag Sale at My Sister’s Closet is off to a great start. Thank you to all of our community members for coming down to shop! The sale runs through September 26th, we hope to see YOU there.

Shop weekdays from now through September 26th from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Purchase a shopping bag for just of $25!

Stuff the shopping bag with your favorite goodies – no exceptions!

Location: 2324 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203

Note: My Sister’s Closet will close Sept. 27th – Oct. 4th while they prepare all the fall and winter inventory in the shop. The boutique will reopen on October 7th.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and YWCA Central Alabama is providing critical education that aim...
09/18/2024

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and YWCA Central Alabama is providing critical education that aims at ending domestic violence.

We are offering FREE training focusing on equipping community leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively address domestic violence issues. Space is limited, and registration is required.

Please register for this in person training via Eventbrite no later than October 1, 2024. The location is the YWCA building in Downtown Birmingham.

Sign up at the link below, and share with Law Enforcement, First Responders, Healthcare Providers, Counselors, School Social Workers, and Clergy/Church Leadership you know. CEU’s will be provided.

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/ywca-central-alabama-91271135753

October 8, 2024: Law Enforcement, First Responders, & Healthcare Providers
October 9, 2024: School Counselors & Social Workers
October 10, 2024: Clergy, Leadership, & Membership

It’s finally here! YWCA Central Alabama’s My Sister’s Closet is hosting their semi-annual “Stuff the Bag” sale! Purchase...
09/16/2024

It’s finally here! YWCA Central Alabama’s My Sister’s Closet is hosting their semi-annual “Stuff the Bag” sale! Purchase a shopping bag and stuff it with as many pieces of women’s clothing and accessories as you can for one price. No exclusions!

Each bag is $25, and all proceeds benefit YWCA CA’s mission-centered work of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

The sale begins Monday, September 16th and goes through Thursday, September 26th. Shop during the hours of 9:00am -2:00 pm.

Location: 2324 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203

Note: My Sister’s Closet will close Sept. 27th – Oct. 4th while they prepare all the fall and winter inventory in the shop. The boutique will reopen on October 7th.

Address

309 23rd Street North
Birmingham, AL
35203

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Website

https://linkin.bio/ywcentralal

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