Policy Recommendations To decrease gun violence for women and girls, particularly women and girls of color, YWCA USA endorses the following policy responses: Keep guns out of the hands of perpetrators of domestic violence, stalking, and other intimate partner violence Prohibit those convicted of domestic violence and stalking from obtaining firearms, as well as those… Continue Reading YWCA USA: Preventing Gun Violence
Cleveland – June 25, 2019 – Upon the retirement of Cogswell Hall Executive Director, Diana Cyganovich, on June 30, 2019, YWCA Greater Cleveland will step in to support the organization through a management agreement as they explore a strategic partnership. Diana has led the organization since 2002 and announced her retirement plans… Continue Reading Cogswell Hall and YWCA Greater Cleveland enter into management agreement
2019 Honorees BakerHostetler Michelle Hervey, Partner Cuyahoga Community College Linda Lanier Assistant Professor, Counseling Annette McDowell Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education Rebecca Stolzman Director III, Grants Management EY Stephanie Ferry, Senior Manager of Assurance Services Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Brandy Moorhead, Director Product Development – Global Off Highway Gries Financial LLC Shannon Gallagher,… Continue Reading 2019 Women of Professional Excellence
Introduction Doris Brennan was the Executive Director of Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP), A Center for Independent Living, from 1986 until her passing in 2000. In 1988 Doris became the first Ohioan named to the National Hall of Fame for Persons with Disabilities and also received the E.B. Whitten Silver Medallion Award of the… Continue Reading Raise Your Voice for Justice