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October 10th was World Homeless Day and YWCA Greater Cleveland President & CEO Margaret Mitchell appeared on Ideastream’s Sound of Ideas program to advocate for the 23,000 people who experience homelessness in Cleveland every year. The YWCA’s work to end youth homelessness as well as the organization’s decision to become the operator of Norma Herr Women’s Center, a low… Continue Reading YWCA Greater Cleveland Making News

Sisterhood is often a description of a community of women with shared goals or interests. Erika Hood was recognized as a Distinguished Young Woman this spring for both her paid community engagement work as Community Research & Dissemination Coordinator at the Center for Health Disparities (a partnership of MetroHealth with Case Western Reserve University), and… Continue Reading Erika Hood: Distinguished Young Woman Honoree

YWCA is passionate about women’s empowerment. We don’t just talk the talk, we encourage our staff to take part in our Women’s Leadership Institute. Synita Brazil, Life Development Counselor with our NIA (Nurturing Independence and Aspirations) program, is a recent graduate of Quest, part of YWCA Greater Cleveland’s Women’s Leadership Institute. Quest is ideal for… Continue Reading Congratulations Synita Brazil!

Diana Selzer’s spirit of competition took her to Vice President at Wells Fargo, the third largest US Bank, before she turned 30, with almost a decade of banking under her belt and three kids under six. Diana juggles coaching swim team and co-leading her daughter’s Girl Scouts troop with managing relationships in commercial banking at… Continue Reading Diana Selzer: Distinguished Young Woman Honoree

Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, M.A. is the director of the Center 4 Brain Health at Menorah Park, which started with 600% more participants than planned. Although she just finished a year as an Atlantic Fellow in August, she states her greatest professional accomplishment was simply getting the Center 4 Brain Health developed at all. Culler… Continue Reading Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, M.A.: Distinguished Young Woman

Every day, when Richaun Bunton arrives to work at Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood (CCPN) (an initiative of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland (SOCF)), she brings her whole self. Richaun roots herself in her personal and professional experience, her education as a social worker and marriage and family therapist, and the relationships she has… Continue Reading Richaun Bunton: Distinguished Young Woman

Community-building has driven Kristen Lucas’s career development, unexpectedly, into financial services, equipped with an English degree. “I’m a writer… never thought I’d end up in finance.” “I was just temping here [Fairport Asset Management/Luma Wealth Advisors] and interviewing in New York City… and interning at the Cleveland Museum of Art,” and the firm interrupted her… Continue Reading Kristen Lucas: Distinguished Young Woman Honoree

August 26, is Women’s Equality Day. It’s a day that was established by Congress to commemorate the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women the right to vote for the first time in America. It’s an important day to reflect on the challenges that women have faced in the past, and those we… Continue Reading Women’s Equality Day: Reflecting On Its Importance, Then and Now

By: Margaret Mitchell | 5:11pm EDT July 24, Originally Published on Smart Business What were our community’s most pressing issues 20 years ago? 50? 100? The answers are wide and varied, and looking back upon some of them, it can be difficult to comprehend a society where those problems existed. It’s something I’ve been reflecting on recently as my… Continue Reading Issues evolve, but strong leadership remains critical to finding solutions