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Breakthrough to Literacy
  The YWCA if very excited to be bringing a new literacy program to our preschool through kindergarten students. The program was made available through a grant from the Early Learning Opportunities Act and the Community Partnership for Children and includes computers, curriculum, and teacher support. Breakthrough to Literacy features age-appropriate, systematic, explicit instruction in the five components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and oral and written comprehension. Comprehensive and balanced literacy instruction is provided as whole or small-group, and individual activities, building a strong foundation in oral language and comprehension skills. Breakthrough supports teachers in providing excellent, individualized instruction to all children, including English language learners and children with a variety of special needs.
 
YWCA pool renovated by Timberland and United Way

 

The YWCA was filled with volunteers last summer, as groups from Timberland, UPS, JanTec and Nortel arrived to clean and paint our pool area. Well in need of renovation, all of the locker rooms and hallways are bright with newly painted lockers, floors, and walls.
In addition to this wonderful update, the back wall of the pool was converted to an island scene with porpoises, palm trees, and a peaceful sailboat, on a floor to ceiling mural. The YWCA, and those who use the pool, are so grateful for the work and effort that went into planning the almost week-long effort. In addition to all of the volunteers, we would like especially to thank Timberland and the Merrimack Valley United Way for helping to organize the project, and all of the companies that provided supplies.
 
YWCA to Launch New Look
  The YWCA has been dedicated to its mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. And while the YWCA continues to maintain its unwavering commitment to this mission, the time has come for a fresh look...
   

Peer Educators Funded by DPH and The Gillette Company

  Since September 2003, three teams of women, trained by the YWCA as educators about breast and cervical health, have conducted 19 peer education sessions reaching more than 120 other women across the Northeast region. Fifteen additional sessions and another peer training are scheduled for March...
   

YWCA Hosts "Agilent After School"

  The YWCA was recently named an Agilent After School site, where children in the Girls Center and the YWCA co-ed after school program will enjoy a hands-on science program...
   
Banknorth Charitable Foundation Helps Rape Crisis Center
  Banknorth Charitable Foundation took a strong and generous stand in support of area rape crisis and assault services recently when it made a significant contribution to the YWCA’s Rape Crisis Center...
   
Lanam Club Event to Help YWCA
  The YWCA of Greater Lawrence was recently chosen as the beneficiary of the 3rd annual charitable gala of the Friends of the Lanam Club, to be held March 12, 2004...
   
The Mother Connection Helps YWCA Kids
  The Mother Connection has chosen to provide children enrolled in YWCA child care, after school and residential programs for teen mothers and victims of family violence with a new backpack and school supplies...
   
Scholarship Awards
  The YWCA Bright Future Award and Susan L. King Scholarship Award are given annually. Learn more about the awards and download the application forms.
   

YWCA Fina House Receives State Award

  The YWCA’s plans to create a safe and supportive housing complex for women and their families received a critical boost this summer...
   

The Gillette Company Funds Breast And Cervical Cancer Program

  With support from The Gillette Company, the YWCA of Greater Lawrence has improved its ability to link medically underserved and uninsured women to breast and cervical cancer screenings...
   
20th Anniversary Tribute to Women Celebration Honors Leaders
  The YWCA's 20th annual Tribute to Women was celebrated with nearly 500 guests this year...
   
YWCA and Businesses Unite to Fight Breast & Cervical Cancer
  The YWCA of Greater Lawrence is offering a new breast and cervical cancer initiative...
   
Quota International Establishes YWCA Library & Reading Program
  Quota International, represented by members Sue Adams and Beth Poulo, both of Andover, recently donated more than 150 children’s books...
   
YWCA Financial Education Conference Draws 700 Women
  More than 700 women from throughout the Merrimack Valley and the North Shore recently attended the YWCA's Money Conference for Women...
   
Lanam Club Donates $6,000 to YWCA Domestic Violence Program
  The Lanam Club of Andover recently awarded the YWCA of Greater Lawrence a $6,000 donation to support domestic violence prevention and intervention...
   
Statewide Education & Training to be Managed by YWCA
  The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recently funded the YWCA of Greater Lawrence to coordinate two statewide training and education programs in partnership with DPH’s Women’s Health Network...
     
     
 
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