09/02/2026
20 years of joy, community, and home. 🧡 On August 20th, YWCA Madison continued our milestone year by celebrating with our beloved community at the Annual Block Party, a celebration filled with laughter, dancing, and fun.
The intergenerational joy of our YWCA Madison community is palpable. It’s a powerful, life-giving source that sustains us, brings us together, and carries us through challenging times.
As we celebrated this milestone, it was especially meaningful to have Nancy Wrenn Bauch (), who was honored as Woman of Distinction this year, present with us. Nancy's vision and care helped bring the very first Block Party to life and began a tradition that continues 20 years later into the future.
As part of this special day, we were also honored to welcome previous and current residents, program participants, board members, and supporters among us.
Thank you to our sponsors at Chrysalis () and Ashro () for sponsoring this event as well as in-kind donors American Family Insurance (), Festival Foods (), Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. ( ) , Cake4Kids (), and our beloved Leigh Griesbach.
Importantly, we would like to thank our community partners for your ongoing support and presence: Madison Children's Museum (), Madison Public Library (), Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (), MSCR-Madison School & Community Recreation (), and UW Health - Compass Program ().
