On Saturday, October 27th, members of the YWCA Princeton’s Robotics team attended the second annual In Her Power Conference, hosted by the Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls. Three members of Prototype G, an all-girls competitive Robotics team at the YWCA Princeton, participated in a day of learning devoted to the empowerment of Black … Read More
Have you noticed the stacks of white material atop our building? Following an early autumn of unprecedented rainfall, work to replace our roof is underway. Inside, things are happening as well. Whether you know it as the W Center or the APR (All Purpose Room), since the 1950s our auditorium has been a vital … Read More
On Saturday, October 13th, the YWCA Princeton’s Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC) hosted its second Community Health Fair. Over two hundred attendees came to the Community Health Fair to access free health services and education. In total, the Community Health Fair provided 49 blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, 34 mammograms, 30 clinical breast exams, … Read More
As of this fall, the YWCA Princeton’s Needlework Class will no longer be offered. Instructor, Jane Sweeney, who has been teaching this popular class for the past 30 years, will be moving on. Many of her students have said, “It feels like the end of an era”. Since 1987, Jane Sweeney has taught a wide … Read More
YWCA Princeton recently received a $1,500 grant from Investors Foundation. This grant will help further YWCA Princeton’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women, by providing scholarship funding that will assist families with young children enrolled in our Princeton-based Bilingual Nursery School. The funding allows low-income Latino parents to provide their children with a vital … Read More
About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12.4%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, according to BreastCancer.org. Each year since its inaugural in 1985, the month of October has become synonymous with the pink ribbon and raising awareness about breast cancer. YWCA Princeton Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC)’s Pinktober 2018 … Read More