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View fullsize Last week, our young scientists put their creativity to the test by building balloon-powered cars! 🚗🎈 It’s just one of the many hands-on, fun-filled activities that make our STEMtastic Summer Program so exciting. 🔬🧪👩‍🔬 Ready to join
View fullsize 🧠💚 July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to recognize and address the unique mental health struggles faced by BIPOC communities. Mental health is health. Let’s work together to break the stigma, amplify voices, and advocate
View fullsize This could be you if you sign up for our Summer Visitor Program 🤭✨ Join us and experience the best of American culture while exploring iconic destinations around Princeton. 📍The best part? You can join for as many—or as few—weeks as yo
View fullsize 🌟Registration is now open for the 2025–2026 school year at the Burke Foundation Early Childhood Center!🌟 Give your child the opportunity to learn and grow in a nurturing, high-quality, and affordable childcare environment. 🥰✨ 🧡 To registe
View fullsize Mark your calendars! 📆💖 YWCA Princeton’s Beyond Pink Art Show returns on October 23rd from 5:30–9:30 PM at MarketFair Mall in Princeton. 💡This annual pop-up gallery supports our Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC) and celebrates the
View fullsize 📚✨ Today, on Malala Day, we honor the courage, resilience, and unwavering voice of @malala Yousafzai—a global advocate for girls' education and human rights. Her fight reminds us that every girl deserves the right to learn, lead, and live wit
View fullsize Want to make a meaningful impact? 👀 Put the Power to the Period by donating essential period products to support young women in Central NJ who lack access to these critical supplies. 💖 📍Running from July 14–18, drop off your donations at th
View fullsize Tomorrow is the last day to participate in Amazon's Prime Day! 📦🥳 We ask you to please consider supporting us by shopping from our Amazon Wish List through the link in our bio. Any contributions made go directly back to supporting our staff and se
View fullsize 💸 Black Women’s Equal Pay Day marks how far into the year Black women must work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men earned last year alone. On average, Black women earn just 66 cents to the dollar. This isn’t just a statistic—it&
View fullsize What’s your favorite summer memory? ☀️🕶️
At YWCA Princeton’s Empower U Summer Program, our students are busy making memories of their own through exciting and enriching activities like Take A Bow and STEMtastic Summer! ✨ Want your child
View fullsize As we celebrate Independence Day, we honor the ongoing pursuit of freedom, equity, and justice.✨ At YWCA Princeton, we are dedicated to empowering individuals and eliminating racism, as true freedom means equity for all. Wishing you a safe and joyful
View fullsize Every year on the last day of school, our classrooms come together for Fun Day, a celebration of all the hard work and dedication our students and teachers have shown throughout the year. 🥳🌟 🌈This year’s festivities included delicious treat
View fullsize Today marks the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—a landmark moment in American history that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.✊🧡This pivotal legislation was a powerful step toward justic
View fullsize Summer classes are in full swing, and it’s not too late to join the fun! Take advantage of the season to strengthen your writing and speaking skills by enrolling in one of our English as a Second Language (ESL) summer courses. ☀️🥳 ✏️For more
View fullsize This month, four of our Pre-K classrooms celebrated an exciting milestone, graduating or moving up to the next grade level! 🎓✨ We are incredibly proud of our students and all they have accomplished this year. We also want to recognize and thank our
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View fullsize Our Empower U summer program is officially underway but there is still plenty of time to join in on the fun! ☀️😊 Whether you’re signing up for just one week or the whole summer, you can customize your child’s experience to fit your sched
View fullsize We are incredibly grateful to the @_jmgroup for their continued and heartfelt support of YWCA Princeton’s Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC). 💖🍽️ This year’s Pink Pearl Night was a powerful evening of celebration, community, and soli

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Find it Early Act: Making Necessary Additional Breast Screenings More Accessible
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A Closer Look: How NJ’s Governor Candidates Say They’ll Improve Health & Safety for Women and Communities of Color.
A Closer Look: How NJ’s Governor Candidates Say They’ll Improve Health & Safety for Women and Communities of Color.

Watching New Jersey’s gubernatorial candidates speak live in Newark at The Race for NJ Governor Social Justice Forum offered a much clearer picture of their priorities. The event was especially powerful in highlighting where each candidate stands on maternal health, public safety, and racial equity.

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Ol’ Man River
Ol’ Man River
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Dorothy Height Hall
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L’Union fait la force
L’Union fait la force

The United States is a collection of people fleeing from something or someone. Christopher Columbus and his friends did it to find spices, early settlers were trying to avoid taxation, some of our ancestors did it to escape death. My parents have lived out their American dream in this country and are now enjoying a successful retirement, but I am worried for them, as I am for all Haitian people right now. Haiti has been marred by political turmoil, natural disasters, and gang rule; getting worse every day.

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Advocacy in Action: A Post from our Interns
Advocacy in Action: A Post from our Interns
YWCA Princeton Announces New Leadership
YWCA Princeton Announces New Leadership

YWCA Princeton is excited to announce Rosanda “Rose” Wong as Acting Chief Executive Office

YWCA Princeton and ETS to Co-host ETS Firecracker
YWCA Princeton and ETS to Co-host ETS Firecracker