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  • Where Justice Lives: A Call to Courage

    Courage is alive at YWCA Madison because of supporters like you. Explore how your generosity fuels safe housing, empowers families, and strengthens community-led justice work. Every gift helps justice live in our city every day.

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  • Youth Mural Unveiled: A Celebration of Youth, Art, and Restorative Justice

    The three-panel mural, born from restorative justice circles and a co-creation process came together for the first time among the artists and an audience of community members.

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  • The Art of Coming Together in Circle: The Creation Story of a Youth-Centered Community Mural

    Born from a spark of inspiration, Madison youth co-created a powerful mural through restorative justice circles and community art. Learn more about the collaboration behind this transformative project and YWCA Madison’s new Restore Art program.

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  • Reflections from YWCA National Conference for Executive Directors

    Gery Paredes Vásquez, Executive Director of YWCA Madison, shares deep insights from YWCA National Conference with Executive Directors. She offers important takeaways on how YWCA Madison plans to navigate the challenging times with love, joy, and dignity.

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  • Moving with the Spirit of a Humming Bird: An Open Letter from YWCA Madison's Executive Director

    This week, Gery Paredes Vásquez, Executive Director of YWCA Madison, travels to Phoenix to join fellow YWCA leaders from across the country. As she prepares for this national gathering, she reflects on a powerful story shared with her in Teotihuacan—a myth of Coatlicue, the Earth Goddess, whose vulnerability gave rise to immense power and protection.

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YWCA Madison is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women, promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

About YWCA MAdison

Since our founding in 1908, we have worked alongside our Madison community and in solidarity with over 200 YWCA sibling associations across the United States to build a more just and equitable world on a path towards collective liberation.

Guided by our co-created values of community, humanity, growth, and restoration, the heart of our mission lives through programs in housing justice, economic justice, restorative justice, and learning and movement building. 

To truly dismantle racism and build a liberated world, our collective approach must be multifaceted, nuanced, and rooted in solidarity as all systems of oppression are interconnected and mutually reinforcing. In all areas of our work, we are committed to addressing the ways racism intersects with other systems of oppression while also working across movements to advance justice for all.

Featured Stories

A Warm Welcome to Our New YWCA Madison 2025 Board Members!

YWCA Madison welcomes five new members to help guide our mission: Luz Arroyo Calderon, Brian Jones, April Kumapayi, kristy kumar, and Jordan-Lindsay Morris! Together with our continuing board and staff, they will help YWCA Madison build stronger, more connected pathways for justice and liberation.

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You are invited! Our annual Block Party is one of our most cherished YWCA Madison traditions since 2006. It is a great opportunity to connect with residents and families at our downtown location, and to support our work in Housing Justice. Community members are invited to join and learn more about our work at our 101 Downtown Residential Building.

Annual Block Party

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Art, Tenacity, and YWeb: How Dani RAD is Building a Creative Future

YWCA Madison welcomes five new members to help guide our mission: Luz Arroyo Calderon, Brian Jones, April Kumapayi, kristy kumar, and Jordan-Lindsay Morris! Together with our continuing board and staff, they will help YWCA Madison build stronger, more connected pathways for justice and liberation.

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