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  • The Big Share 2026

    YWCA Madison participated in the Big Share for the first time on March 2-3 and with the help of 200+ donors, we surpassed our fundraising goal of $25,000! Thank you so much!

    Donations can still be made through March, 10, 2026.

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  • Save the Date: May 8, 2026

    Join us for a BOLD & SPIRITED evening with YWCA Madison as we celebrate 50 years of Women of Distinction and a historic milestone year. In this special milestone year, we are bringing together Circle and Women of Distinction into ONE Big Celebration! More details coming soon.

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  • YWCA Madison Deepens Commitment to Resident Leadership in Housing Justice

    Through the generosity of two significant grant investments, YWCA Madison has launched a transformative Resident Development Leadership to build resident agency and ensure that people most impacted by housing inequities help shape the systems and communities that impact their lives.

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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

YWCA Madison welcomes Vera Lewis as chief development Officer

YWCA Madison invites our beloved community to join us in welcoming Vera Lewis as Chief Development Officer as she helps sustain and expand the ongoing legacy of YWCA Madison’s collective impact in our community and beyond.  Vera joins the organization with over 20 years of experience in strategic fundraising, donor engagement, marketing, and organizational leadership.

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A Statement from YWCA Madison on Renee Good’s Death and Our Call for Justice

YWCA Madison grieves with our community the murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents. We name the systemic violence targeting Black and Brown migrant communities nationwide and here, in Madison. Grounded in our mission, we invite our community to choose unapologetic love, solidarity, and liberation as we move deliberately to co-create community safety.

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Sunset of Driver’s License Recovery Program and Changes to YW Transit Services

Due to the end of funding, YWCA Madison will sunset the Driver’s License Recovery Program on December 31, 2025. Additionally, beginning January 1, 2026, YW Transit will reduce weekend service hours as a result of significant funding reductions, while continuing 24-hour service Monday through Friday.

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