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Promoting Economic Justice through Financial Education

9 August 2022
YWCA South Hampton Roads Partners With Sqwire to Provide Financial Education to Marginalized Communities YWCA South Hampton Roads (YWCA SHR) is excited to announce its partnership with Sqwire to bring... Read More

Dating Violence Resources

5 October 2021
Teen Dating Violence Resources Teen Dating Violence or Relationship Violence is scary and difficult to spot both when you’re the one experiencing it or a friend on the outside of... Read More

Pink Day & the Pink Tax

22 June 2021
Have you heard of the Pink Tax? It isn’t often talked about, but it’s something we at YWCA South Hampton Roads felt needed to be discussed. Everyday women, people of... Read More

YWCA South Hampton Roads Appoints New CEO Michelle Ellis Young

26 April 2021
NORFOLK, VA –YWCA South Hampton Roads (YWCA-SHR) Board of Directors has named Michelle Ellis Young as its new CEO, following an extensive national search. Michelle Ellis Young’s background as an... Read More
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