In the News
2023
4/13/2023 YWCA of Greater Cleveland starts challenge to dismantle racism
4/12/2023 How to Join the YWCA’s Racial Justice Challenge
4/11/2023 Taking Time for Introspection with Helen Forbes Fields
4/11/2023 Helen Forbes Fields on the YWCA Racial Justice Challenge
3/31/2023 Magnificent 8 Women Executives Share Philosophies and Strategies for Success
3/14/2023 Equal Pay Day brings attention to wage discrepancies in the workplace
1/23/2023 Proposed youth drop-in center in Ohio City generated heated debate
2022
11/30/2022 The Changing Landscape of Reproductive Rights
11/15/2022 YWCA Greater Cleveland Announces the Women of Achievement 2023!
8/9/2022 Cleveland coalition tasked with addressing racism take first steps
7/20/2022 Meet the new president of YWCA Greater Cleveland
7/15/2022 A new survey asks where are the workers and what do they want?
6/2/2022 YWCA Greater Cleveland Names Helen Forbes Fields as President & CEO
6/2/2022 Helen Forbes Fields Named President and CEO of YWCA Greater Cleveland
5/26/2022 Watch again: YWCA of Greater Cleveland 46th Women of Achievement Awards Ceremony
3/4/2022 Paige Robar on the Stand Against Racism Challenge
1/7/2022 YWCA Working to Make Cleveland a Place Where Everyone Can Thrive
2021
10/17/2021 YWCA Greater Cleveland Shines Light on Gender Violence in Week of Events
9/23/2021 (The Black Professional)
6/29/2021 (WKYC) YWCA Greater Cleveland honored with YWCA USA’s Excellence Award for Racial Justice
6/16/2021 (Cleveland.com) Celebrate Juneteenth with Cleveland Public Libraries, or at other events across Northeast Ohio
6/10/2021 (Freshwater Cleveland) Permanent housing development planned for young people transitioning from homelessness
6/8/2021 (WOIO) Cleveland Public Library celebrates Juneteenth with cultural programs, activities
6/8/2021 (Ohio News Time) Celebrate June 16th at the Cleveland Public Library or at another event in northeastern Ohio
5/24/2021 (WKYC) WATCH AGAIN | YWCA of Greater Cleveland 45th Women of Achievement Awards
5/7/2021 (ClevelandBrowns.com) Community events and activities from NFL Draft will ‘leave a legacy’ in Cleveland for years to come
4/16/2021 (Cleveland Jewish News) Greater Cleveland Food Bank receives AJC Cleveland’s Isaiah Award
4/12/2021 (Cleveland.com) How Girl Scouts of North East Ohio are fighting racism
4/1/2021 (WKYC) YWCA’s 21-Day Challenge reflects on reparations and more
3/29/2021 (The Morning Journal) From Construction Employers Association: In construction, gender becomes the diversity
3/26/2021 (News 5) Cleveland CEO wants to help women get into the workforce
3/19/2021 (WKYC) YWCA’s 21 Day Challenge leaves lasting impact on area leaders
3/15/2021 (Cleveland.com) Community West Foundation doles out $783,000 in grants to non-profits
3/2/2021 (WKYC) 21-day challenge to improve racial equality
2/22/2021 (WKYC) YWCA launches 21-Day Challenge in Cleveland, to foster understanding of structural racism and how it affects daily life
1/22/2021 (Cleveland.com) 2021 Mentoring Monday Summit to feature Browns owner Dee Haslam
2020
12/8/2020 (Channel 5 ABC) Brother-sister duo work to help the homeless in Cleveland
11/19/2020 (Freshwater Cleveland) PRE4CLE is building back stronger for children, families, and the economy
11/17/2020 (WFMJ) YWCA Mahoning Valley sheds light on racism in America
11/13/2020 (Mahoning Matters) Margaret Mitchell to be featured in YWCA workshop on race
8/4/2020 (Freshwater Cleveland) Cleveland Indigenous Coalition’s demand for team name and mascot change gains momentum
6/29/2020 (Cleveland Magazine) What It Means: Racism Declared A Public Health Crisis
6/17/2020 (Cleveland.com) YWCA Greater Cleveland encourages the silent ‘willing’ to experience 21 Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge
6/11/2020 (Freshwater Cleveland) City of Cleveland takes heed, declares racism a public health crisis
6/16/2020 (Fox 8) City of Lakewood takes steps to examine racial inequities
6/3/2020 (WKYC) Cleveland City Council unanimously approves resolution declaring racism a public health crisis
6/1/2020 (Cleveland 19 News) Cleveland council committee approves resolution that would declare racism a public health crisis
6/1/2020 (WCPN Ideastream) George Floyd’s Death Puts Focus On Race, Police and Protest In Cleveland And Nation
5/29/2020 (Cleveland.com) Cleveland private, public sectors come together to donate almost 100,000 masks
5/10/2020 (Cleveland.com) Cleveland coronavirus fund awards $625,000 in third round of grants
5/9/2020 (Cleveland.com) Cleveland YWCA offers homeless women support: Talk of the Towns
5/3/2020 (Channel 19) YWCA: ‘All for The Land’ donations needed, especially post-pandemic
3/2/2020 (Ideastream) Racial Equity Challenge; Trans Athlete Ban Bill; Startup Kid
1/12/2020 (Cleveland.com) Cleveland Orchestra gets early start on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with moving Celebration Concert
2019
11/27/2019 (Channel 19) Norma Herr Women’s Center reshaping futures for women in need
10/30/2019 (Freshwater Cleveland) Should Cleveland declare racism a public health crisis?
10/29/2019 (Cleveland Jewish News) National action summit headed to Cleveland
10/28/2019 (Cleveland.com) Join Community of Hope, and help give every former foster kid a ‘family’ they can count on
10/20/2019 (Crain’s Cleveland) Facing up to an ongoing legacy
10/13/2019 (Cleveland.com) Confronting the effects of racism and moving toward justice — Michael K. McIntyre
7/8/2019 (Crain’s Cleveland) Sisters of Charity Foundation awards $1.2 million in grants in first half of 2019
6/27/2019 (Crain’s Cleveland) Cogswell Hall, YWCA Greater Cleveland enter into management agreement
6/25/2019 (Cleveland.com) Housing insecurity continues to plague Alondra Rivera
6/20/2019 (Cleveland.com) Cuyahoga County shelter found homes for 300 women during first 12 months under YWCA management
6/1/2019 (Clevealnd.com) Attend Community of Hope’s information night and help break the cycle of poverty, one relationship at a time: A Greater Cleveland
5/15/2019 (Freshwater Cleveland) A place at the Table: How the Open Table Model is opening doors for CLE’s foster care youth
4/12/2019 (Cleveland Scene) Undesign the Redline’ Exhibit to Open in Three New Cleveland Locations
3/26/2019 (Ideastream) United Tonight Speaker Series
3/19/2019 (Cleveland’s Star 102) Join the 21 Day Challenge with the YWCA!
2/28/2019 (Cleveland.com) Concert to celebrate Community of Hope’s first year and the many lives transformed by the power of relationship: A Greater Cleveland
2/18/2019 (Akron Beacon Journal) Zonta Club of Hudson celebrates great women: ‘And still we rise’
2/18/2019 (Cleveland.com) Homeless advocates gather for vigil, call for an end to violence
2/18/2019 (FreshWater Cleveland) It’s Diversity + Inclusion Month at FreshWater! Find out what’s on our radar.
2/5/2019 (WKYC Channel 3) Heather Steranka-Petit & Karen Williams – 5th Annual “It’s Time To Talk” Event
1/16/2019 (FreshWater Cleveland) YWCA distributing free signs for the Women’s March
2018
11/21/2018 (Ideastream) The YWCA of Greater Cleveland Has Been Empowering Women for 150 Years
11/9/2018 (Patch) Women Honored By YWCA Greater Cleveland
11/8/2018 (Cleveland.com) YWCA announces its 2019 Women of Achievement
11/5/2018 (Cleveland.com) YWCA Greater Cleveland celebrates 150 years
10/16/2018 (Cleveland Scene) Baldwin Wallace Opera Presents Midwest Premiere of ‘Glory Denied’ and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
10/16/2018 (Cleveland.com) Want to help young people break the cycle of poverty? Find out how at Community of Hope’s information night: A Greater Cleveland
10/10/2018 (FreshWater Cleveland) Today is World Homeless Day. How can you help? The YWCA Greater Cleveland has a few ideas.
10/10/2018 (Ideastream) World Homeless Day; Oscar Romero; Issue 1
9/11/2018 (Cleveland Scene) Burning River Baroque to Open Season With Benefit Concert for YWCA Greater Cleveland
7/24/2018 (Cleveland Smart Business) Issues evolve, but strong leadership remains critical to finding solutions
6/17/2018 (Cleveland.com) For Cleveland’s future, to ‘choose extraordinary,’ we need to include everybody
6/13/2018 (Cleveland Scene) LGBTQ Youth are at Increased Risk of Negative Outcomes in the Foster Care System
6/11/2018 (500 Pens) ‘NO EASY FIX’ WHEN IT COMES TO TACKLING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
4/16/2018 (Cleveland.com) If you don’t have the time to volunteer for Open Table, your cash is needed, too: A Greater Cleveland
4/2/2018 (Cleveland.com) Volunteers flood Cleveland’s Open Table initiative, but there’s room at the table for you: A Greater Cleveland
3/9/2018 (Cleveland.com) Cuyahoga County strikes a deal with YWCA to manage homeless women’s shelter
3/1/2018 (Freshwater Cleveland) Race in Cleveland: Recapping the YWCA’s powerful “It’s Time to Talk” forum
2017
12/14/2017 (News 5 Cleveland) Ohio Democratic representative says staffers’ clothing is ‘invitation’ for sexual harassment
11/29/2017 (wkyc) Women gather to discuss positive changes that can be made regarding sexual harassment, assault
10/19/2017 (Cleveland.com) Uplifting leaders (who happen to be women) are coming to Cuyahoga County Public Library
10/11/2017 (Cleveland Jewish News) YWCA Greater Cleveland Circle Event
10/3/2017 (WKYC) YWCA Circle 2017 fights homelessness
10/3/2017 (YWeAct) The Mass Shooting in Las Vegas is Not Normal: Margaret Mitchell
9/24/2017 (Cleveland.com) Our fight against racism, homelessness starts early
9/20/2017 (YWeAct) Congratulations 2017 Women’s Leadership Institute Graduates!
8/23/2017 (YWeAct) Savannah James and Leigh Anne Tuohy Join 2017 YWCA Circle Event
8/14/2017 (YWeAct) Greater Cleveland YWCA Remembers the Life & Legacy of Dolores “Dolly” Minter
7/31/2017 (YWeAct) Inside The Office with Margaret A. Mitchell: Leading & Leaving with Grace
7/19/2017 (Huffington Post) Inside The Office with Margaret A. Mitchell: Leading & Leaving with Grace
7/15/2017 (cleveland.com) Uplifting Leaders means looking beyond gender in the workplace: City Club panelists say
6/21/2017 (yweact) Attention Northeast Ohio: It’s Time to Talk 2017
4/2/2017 (wkyc) Square Talk | Margaret Mitchell
1/6/2017 (cleveland.com) Cleveland Exceeds Goal to House 100 Homeless Youths in 100 Days
2016
12/14/2016 (clevelandjewishnews.com) ADL’s Gray to receive YWCA Women of Achievement Award
11/23/2016 (ideastream.com) The Sound of Ideas: College Hunger, Homelessness & Preparing Hot Meals for Those in Need
11/20/2016 (wnwv.com) Nov. 20 Wavelengths, Community Affairs
11/17/2016 (newsnet5.com) Cleveland agencies ramping up efforts to end youth homelessness
10/28/2016 (wkyc.com) ‘Rising’ episode inspires volunteers to create mural for YWCA
10/22/2016 (wkyc.com) PHOTOS: Volunteers craft mural thanks to WKYC’s ‘Rising’
10/18/2016 (wkyc.com) Rising: Former foster child’s reflection on “twisted” past leads to healing (filmed at YWCA)
10/04/2016 (cuyahogacounty.us) DCFS Formally Presents Proceeds from the First Annual Race for Home
10/02/2016 (cleveland.com) Racial profiling ‘destroys American values of fairness, justice’: Margaret Mitchell, YWCA of Greater Cleveland
09/30/2016 (clevelandmagazine.com) Youth Goals: House 100 Homeless Kids in 100 Days
09/28/2016 (usich.gov) 100 Day Challenge Furthers Our Understanding of How to End Youth Homelessness
09/13/2016 (ideastream.org) Cleveland/Cuyahoga Co. Participating in 100-Day Challenge to End Youth Homelessness
09/07/2016 (mystatesman.com) Advocates to participate in challenge to end youth homelessness
08/11/2016 (takepart.com) Here’s How Three Cities Aim to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year
08/01/2016 (cleveland.com) YWCA Greater Cleveland seeks nominees for 2017 Women of Achievement
07/28/2016 (huffingtonpost.com) 100 Day Challenge
07/25/2016 (awayhomeamerica.org) Three Communities Launch 100-Day Challenges to End Youth Homelessness
07/19/2016 (cpl.org) America’s Civic Square recap: What Women Want in Candidates
07/19/2016 (laprensatoledo.com) CPL hosts national series ‘America’s Civic Square’
07/14/2016 (callahanfoundation.org) YWCA Greater Cleveland receives $10,000 grant from Callahan Foundation
06/22/2016 (ryangireland.com) YWCA Greater Cleveland feature
06/21/2016 (lakewoodobserver.com) Race for Home 5K and 1 Mile Walk
06/07/2016 (cleveland.com) Parade the Circle workshop needs helping hands (slide 6)
06/02/2016 (ideastream) The Sound of Ideas: Foster Care Age Extension
05/02/2016 (WKYC) WKYC President Micki Byrnes receives YWCA Women of Achievement Award
05/02/2016 (WKYC) WKYC Gen. Manager Micki Brynes honored by YWCA
04/06/2016 (Fresh Water Cleveland) YWCA Greater Cleveland announces 2016 Women of Achievement awards
04/04/2016 (WCPN ideastream) First 2000 Days: What is Quality?
04/01/2016 (cleveland magazine) The Lost Ones
03/07/2016 (linkedin.com) YWCA Cleveland Presents It’s Time To Talk: Forums on Race 2016
03/02/2016 (clevelandjewishnews.com) AJC Cleveland to present awards March 30
02/26/2016 (medinagazette) ‘Words hurt. Words matter’: Cleveland YWCA leaders speaks on diversity, racism
02/23/2016 (wkyc.com) YWCA hosts roundtable talks about race
02/16/2016 (freshwatercleveland.com) It’s Time to Talk Essay on Race: Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl
02/16/2016 (freshwatercleveland.com) It’s Time to Talk Essay on Race: Tim Zaun
02/12/2016 (wkyc.com) Sara’s Circle: Empowering Women with Margaret Mitchell
02/11/2016 (cleveland.com) Medina Diversity Project steps up efforts to increase awareness of racial issues
02/09/2016 (freshwatercleveland.com) YWCA tackles racism with It’s Time to Talk forum
02/05/2016 (medinagazette) Cleveland YWCA leader to speak at forum
02/04/2016 (cleveland.com) Greater Cleveland YWCA president to lead forum on race at Medina Black History Month program
01/28/2016 (freshwatercleveland.com) Enter YWCA’s It’s Time to Talk Forum on Race essay contest