Welcome to the Our Voices blog, where we share voices throughout YWCA Minneapolis, including the stories from members and participants whose lives are changed by YWCA. The stories will give you a closer look at the work we do, and the people who are equipped to create brighter futures for themselves and their families.
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Eden was nine years old when her mom stumbled across a flyer for an afterschool program at YWCA Minneapolis. At the time, her family had just moved to a new...
Emily McNamara remembers sitting at a table with all white men over 65 and feeling the sexism in the room. She was 30 and had just taken on the role...
In this Q&A, Anne Hed, CEO of HED Cycling, shares her story about how she started competing in triathlons, the goals she sets to stay motivated and the best advice...
Why did you join YWCA Minneapolis? We joined YWCA Minneapolis three years ago, shortly after our second child, Luke, was born. Before that, Nick and I had been members on...
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment that prohibits “states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the...
Earlier this spring, participants in the Girls Inc. Eureka! program boarded a yellow school bus and joined Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for a tour of the 35W@94: Downtown to...
