6/14/2023
Illinois Ranks Eighth in Education but Inaccessible, Unaffordable
5/17/2023
Illinois Rape Crisis Centers Await Budget Decisions
2/27/2023
Representative Lauren Underwood Visits The Learning Experience in Oswego to Celebrate $575,000 in Federal Funding for YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
2/9/2023
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Selected by City of Chicago to Lead Community Outreach For Domestic Workers to Receive Cash Assistance
1/19/2023
NorthShore University HealthSystem Announces 2023 Community Investment Fund Partners
1/19/2023
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Hosts Screening of The Janes with University of Chicago
1/10/2023
Black Women Entrepreneurs Make a Splash at Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show with Unique Dockside Delivery & Boat Charters
11/10/2022
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Celebrates Landmark 50th Annual Leader Luncheon
10/5/2022
Breedlove Entrepreneurship Center And Stanley Hainsworth Also Known As “Mr. Starbucks” At Emerging Brands Summit
9/28/2022
Breedlove Entrepreneurship Center Offers 19 Black Women Entrepreneurs Exclusive Coaching From “Mr. Starbucks,” World Renowned Branding Expert Stanley Hainsworth
7/19/22
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago’s Corporate Partners Generously Support Economic Empowerment Efforts
7/18/22
MATTER launches second edition of mentorship program for founders of color
5/24/22
Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot Receives Over 176,000 Applications; Participant Selection Starts This Month
4/22/22
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Celebrates with Ulta Beauty on Youth Empowerment Event in North Lawndale
4/13/22
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Selected by City of Chicago to Lead Community Outreach For 5,000 Families to Receive Cash Assistance
4/12/22
Tim Grove, seen on 60 Minutes and in The Journal of Child Custody, to give Keynote Address at Annual Project HELP Breakfast
3/31/22
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Enters Collaboration to Promote Education and Participation in Clinical Trials within Underrepresented Populations
3/14/22
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago partnered with Horizon Therapeutics and the Chicago Bulls to host a Youth Empowerment Event
3/1/22
iHeartMedia Chicago Presents Women Who Win 2022
11/17/21
Nicole Robinson named Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
9/28/21
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Addresses the Racial Wealth Gap through the WealthNOW Conference
9/15/21
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Continues to Innovate to Address Community Challenges with Launch of Respect Bank Account and Respect Debit Mastercard
8/27/21
Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF (NYSE: WOMN) Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary
7/13/21
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Elects New Directors, Announces Executive Committee
5/18/21
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Announces CEO Transition
3/4/21
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Expands Housing Access and Sustainability Services through Acquisition of Partners in Community Building
3/2/21
iHeartMedia Chicago Presents Women Who Win 2021
2/1/21
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Expands Service Area and Impact through Merger with YWCA Lake County
12/15/20
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago receives $9 Million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
12/14/20
Illinois data show families of color struggling during COVID crisis; economic security and health are greatest concerns
10/7/20
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Named a Community-Based Organization in Chicago’s COVID Contact Tracing Corps Program
9/8/20
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Acquires World of Money, Expanding Global Financial Inclusion Efforts
9/1/20
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago announces new Board members
7/1/20
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago launches Until Justice Just Is campaign, underscoring longstanding commitment to eliminating racism
6/22/20
Illinois Children’s Outcomes Improved Since 2010, but Significant Barriers in Health and Well-Being and Socioeconomic Indicators by Race and Ethnicity Remain
6/19/20
Nationwide Black Business Directory Launched on Juneteenth in Response to Calls to End Systemic Racism
3/5/20
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, A Local Leader In Addressing Gender And Racial Inequalities, To Acquire StreetWise
3/2/20
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Announces Acquisition of Voices for Illinois Children, the Leading State-Wide Children’s Advocacy Organization
11/26/19
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Joins SellSwipe to Provide New Small Business Solution
11/22/19
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Awarded $11.9 Million Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Contract to Administer Family Works Services to CHA Residents in Bronzeville and Chicago’s North Side
10/11/19
Non-profits and Employers Prepare to Support Parents as CPS Teacher Strike Looms
12/11/18
Innovative New Investment Products use Creative Marketing Strategies
8/27/18
Impact Shares and YWCA Launch Women’s Empowerment ETF on NYSE
4/13/18
Equality Vines and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Team Up to Release Respect Rosé and Respect Old Vine Zinfandel in Support of Women’s Empowerment
3/27/18
Coalition of Illinois YWCA Organizations Launch Statewide Policy Council for Women and Families
3/21/18
1871 and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Launch Community-Wide Sexual Harassment Awareness Initiatives with Joint Program
3/21/18
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago announces Small Business Development Center (SBDC) designation on 2nd Annual SBDC Day March 21st
1/30/18
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Implements 6 Weeks of Paid Family Leave Ahead of 25th Anniversary of the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
6/9/15
YWCA and Uber Launch Drive to Thrive Partnership to Create 5,000 Jobs for Women Drivers in Chicago
8/13/14
YWCA’s “Taboo Topics” Empowers Women to Have a Voice in the Conversation of Sex, Politics and Money
8/7/14
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Hosts Brazilian Delegates to Discuss International Solutions to Violence
4/4/14
Why Sexual Assault Awareness Month Should be Observed by All (Op-Ed)
3/10/14
YWCA Goes Digital with the Help of The Chicago Community Trust
8/27/13
DuPage County Health Department Awards YWCA Metropolitan Chicago with Affordable Care Act Grant
6/18/13
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago CEO Dorri McWhorter Unveils Long-Term Vision for Agency
(Eleven Chicago Area Business Leaders to be Inducted to Board of Directors During Annual Meeting & Reception)
5/9/13
YWCA Partners with the 21st Century Youth Project for Haute and Smart: Girls in Fashion Tech Series
5/2/13
Local Non-Profit Agencies Launch “Strong Women. Strong Families.” Anti-Violence Initiative
4/11/13
YWCA Holds “Take Back the Light” Rally on Chicago’s South Side for Survivors on Sexual Violence
2/4/13
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Names Dorri McWhorter Chief Executive Officer
