YWCA Southeast Wisconsin announced today it has opened the search for its next President and CEO.
Post from Community: YWCA Southeast Wisconsin announces eliminating racism and racial justice legacy award recipients
Editor’s note: Our Posts from the Community feature is a platform for community announcements and event postings. If you have a post to be considered, send it to info@milwaukeenns.org or submit it directly. YWCA Southeast Wisconsin (SEW) named Erica Turner and Gary Hollander, PhD as recipients of its two distinct racial justice awards. The awards […]
Non-profit collaboration earns national award for distributing mobile literacy apps in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Knowledge Exchange (MKE), a partnership between Literacy Services of Wisconsin (LSW) and YWCA Southeast Wisconsin (SEW), was announced as a finalist Monday (April 1st) in the Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition.
YWCA receives $80,000 Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund grant
The YWCA Southeast Wisconsin has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund. The grant will fund a community readiness assessment aimed at developing employment solutions for unskilled job seekers. “Employment inequities must be addressed before we can achieve racial equity in Milwaukee” said Paula Penebaker, President and […]
YWCA to offer High School Equivalency Diploma program
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has approved a new High School Equivalency Diploma program (HSED) to be offered by the YWCA Southeast Wisconsin. The new program will be housed in the YWCA’s Community Adult Learning Lab (334 W Brown Street), which already serves as a Pearson Vue testing center and offers adults GED Certificate […]