Congratulations to John Feehan on winning the 2025 Peace Prize from the Newburyport Human Rights Commission. Friday, 5/23: All water classes cancelled. Saturday, 5/24/25: YWCA Fitness Center and pools open. All group exercise classes are cancelled.

YWCA Seeking Executive Director

YWCA Greater Newburyport seeks a strategic and visionary leader to be the next Executive

Director to guide the organization as it expands its reach and impact.

Leading with a deep commitment to the mission, the ideal executive will champion the YWCA across the region and build trusting, collaborative relationships with partners, donors, and community stakeholders and continually seek opportunities for growth and innovation.

The search is being led by Koya Leadership Partners.  Applicants should submit their resumes directly to Koya using this link.  A copy of the job announcment is posted here.

YWCA Greater Newburyport Executive Director

 

 

 

 

YWCA and Woman celebrate Pride Month

One Mother’s Story Supporting Her Son’s Transition to be His Most Authentic Self

Thursday, June 5, 2025

7 – 8:15 pm

Newburyport Senior Center

Join us for a night of story telling with Woman as she shares her experience of being a parent to a son who is transgender.  Listen and learn how we as a community can support our LGBQ+ friends and family through communication and allyship.

All are welcome.  Community Resources will be available.  Sponsored by the YWCA Greater Newburyport and the Newburyport Human Rights Commission.

Congratulations John Feehan, Newburyport Human Rights Commission Peace Prize

Congratulations to John Feehan, YWCA Executive Director on being awarded the Peace Prize from the Newburyport Human Rights Commission. John was nominated and awarded this prize in recognition of his efforts promoting and supporting a sense of welcome and inclusion, and by working to eliminate prejudice, intolerance, discrimination and acts of hate in our community.

National Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American Hawaiian Native Pacific Islander Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).

Like most commemorative months, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month originated with Congress. In 1977 Reps. Frank Horton of New York introduced House Joint Resolution 540 to proclaim the first ten days in May as Pacific/Asian American Heritage Week. In the same year, Senator Daniel Inouye introduced a similar resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 72. Neither of these resolutions passed, so in June 1978, Rep. Horton introduced House Joint Resolution 1007. This resolution proposed that the President should “proclaim a week, which is to include the seventh and tenth of the month, during the first ten days in May of 1979 as ‘Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week.’” This joint resolution was passed by the House and then the Senate and was signed by President Jimmy Carter on October 5, 1978 to become Public Law 95-419 (PDF, 158kb). This law amended the original language of the bill and directed the President to issue a proclamation for the “7 day period beginning on May 4, 1979 as ‘Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week.’” During the next decade, presidents passed annual proclamations for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week until 1990 when Congress passed Public Law 101-283 (PDF, 166kb) which expanded the observance to a month for 1990. Then in 1992, Congress passed Public Law 102-450 (PDF, 285kb) which annually designated May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.

The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

Join Us For Our 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration Thursday, June 19, 2025 10 am - 1 pm

Join us for our 3rd Annual Juneethe Freedom Day Celebration.

A federal holiday recognizing the end of slavery in the United States.

City Hall Flag Raising: 10 am – 11 am City Hall.  Keynote Speaker: Kabria Baumgartner and the raising of the Juneteenth flag.

Juneteeth Block Party to follow at Brown Square and 13 Market Street.

Newburyport Black History Initiative: 11:30 am Green Street honoring Caroline C. Cottrell.

Juneteenth 2025 Flyer

 

 

 

YWCA Encore & After Encore Program

YWCA Encore is a free program for those who have experienced cancer at any time in their lives.  After Encore is a continuation program for those who have completed the “Encore” program.  Current class schedule effective 9/9/2024:

Monday, 6 pm Warm Water Pool class

Tuesday, 11:30 am  Gentle Land class, 12:15 pm Warm Water Pool class  (Classes are taught in combination with Arthritis Foundation Land and Aquatic Program also offered to members.)

Thursday, 6 pm Warm Water Pool class

Updated Encore and After Encore Brochure

 

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Fit for All:  Interval Training Class

About

YWCA Newburyport

Established in 1883 to help young women gain the resources and skills necessary to thrive in the industrial world, today’s YWCA serves people without regard to age or gender identity.  Today we advocate for those most vulnerable among us and implement inclusive programs supporting the entire community.

Affordable housing, preschool, and school-age childcare, wellness, cancer support, aquatics, youth leadership development, and racial justice programs are just some of the programs we offer.

You can be a part of today’s YWCA by registering for programs using the Program Registration button, or by supporting our work by clicking the Donate Now button. If you need help with the registration process, please download our Registration Instructions here.  Click here to register for any program or class.

Click below to access our current Group Exercise and Lap/Warm Water Pool schedules.

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Latest News & Campaigns

“Ilene..  I wanted to take a moment to let you know how thankful I am to have rediscovered the YWCA.  I am thrilled I rejoined in September.  I love everything about the YW, from the warm and welcoming environment to the variety of classes as well as all the instructors.  All are great! The energy here is positive and I feel like I learn something new in each class.”  BS

 

          

We seek to integrate our mission into all our programs

YWCA Programs

Affordable Housing

Since 1885 YWCA has provided affordable housing.  Today, we manage 68 units in Amesbury, Newburyport, and Salisbury.  Almost half of our units serve homeless households. We are advocates of expanding affordable housing as well as fair housing.

Health & Wellness

YWCA provides a supportive environment for people of all ages to improve their health through group exercise, lap swimming, and a fitness center.  YWCA Encore is a free program for those with cancer combining gentle exercise and peer support.

Pre-School Childcare

Our licensed program offers full daycare to infants through preschoolers. Caring professionals, using Teaching Strategies Gold Curriculum, help children learn, grow and play. YWCA provides a discount based on a family’s ability to pay.

School-Aged Childcare

YWCA focuses on the social-emotional development of students in grades K-3. We infuse our mission into the curriculum to expand student’s awareness of social and racial justice. Students explore a wide range of activities with experienced staff.

Aquatics

Swimming is a life skill that can also improve self-esteem. YWCA offers swimming lessons for all ages beginning at 6 months to adult. Jr. Breakers swim team provides a non-competitive option beyond swim lessons. Coached masters is available for adults. 

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Proud recipient of a Cummings  Foundation $100,000 for 100 grant

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facility hours

Mon-Fri: 6 am - 7:45 pm

Sat: 8 am - 1 pm     

Sunday: CLOSED