Dr. Cheryl Watkins named one of St. Louis Business Journal’s Most Influential Business Women
For 24 years, St. Louis Business Journal has celebrated women and female business leaders in various industries throughout the St. Louis region. The 2023 class of Most Influential Business Women represents women leaders who are making strides in their business or...
YWCA Metro St. Louis Recognized with YWCA USA’s 2023 Association Excellence Award for Impact in Women’s Empowerment
Monday, June 12, 2023 / St. Louis, Missouri – YWCA Metro St. Louis is proud to announce that it has received YWCA USA’s 2023 Association Excellence Award for mission impact in the field of Women’s Empowerment. The award was presented at the YWCA USA National...
Author Shelly Tochluk featured in St. Louis Post Dispatch ahead of Interactive Discussion
Author Shelly Tochluk was interviewed by the St. Louis Post Dispatch prior to her interaction discussion, It's Okay to Be White: A Roadmap to a Positive, Antiracist Life, on Thursday, May 18 at the Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center. Read the article below: Advice...
YWCA Metro St. Louis Head Start Staff Honored by Missouri Head Start Association
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 / St. Louis, Missouri – YWCA Metro St. Louis is proud to announce that two of its staff members, Jessie Cannamore and Angel Clower, have been selected as the 2023 Missouri Head Start Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year. Their...
Witnessing Whiteness Author Offers Roadmap to Living a Positive, Antiracist Life
April 20, 2023 / St. Louis, Missouri – Author Shelly Tochluk will lead an interactive discussion, It’s Okay to be White: A Roadmap to a Positive, Antiracist Life, on May 18 at the historic Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center. The mission of YWCA Metro St. Louis is...
Historic Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center Re-dedication and Ribbon-Cutting April 13
April 7, 2023 / St. Louis, Missouri – YWCA Metro St. Louis will reveal the results of an extensive renovation on its historic Phyllis Wheatley Branch – now the Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center – at a ribbon-cutting and re-dedication on Thursday, April 13 at 3pm at...
Victim Advocate Featured in News 4 Investigates Story
1 out of 6 American women have been the victim of an attempted sexual assault or a sexual assault in her lifetime. Samantha Wayant, Community Engagement Manager at YWCA Metro St. Louis, was interviewed as part of News 4 Investigates latest story on a sexual assault...
YWCA Metro St. Louis Awarded with 2022 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™
Friday, February 23, 2023 / St. Louis, Missouri - Cigna has selected YWCA Metro St. Louis as a recipient of their Bronze level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and well-being of its employees through a...
Rapid Re-Housing Featured On News 4 At 4
Domestic violence is the number one cause of homelessness for women. Dr. Cheryl Watkins, MBA, President & Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Metro St. Louis shared information about our Rapid Re-Housing program for women and children fleeing violence with Paige...
YWCA’s Award-Winning Head Start Program was featured on News 4 at 4
YWCA Metro St. Louis has received the National Program of Excellence accreditation from the National Head Start Association. We are the largest provider of direct Head Start services in the state of Missouri and the largest grantee of Head Start services in St. Louis...