News/Events
News/Events
Join us for the 1st Annual Newburyport Fall Half benefitting YWCA Newburyport and Newburyport Youth Soccer Association
Join us in benefitting YWCA Newburyport and the Newburyport Youth Soccer Association at the 1st Annual Newburyport Fall Half taking place on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Cashman Park, Newburyport, MA starting at 8:30 a.m.
Parity on Board Regional Forum: Northeastern MA and Greater Boston
Join us for a virtual regional forum in support of H. 3157/S. 2077 to learn why Public Boards and Commissions are so important, why we need parity, and how to help us achieve it.
Help us fundraise for our YWCA Hillside project
Please help us bring our YWCA Hillside project to fruition so we can make affordable, sustainable housing available to those in need! Because of the pandemic, this project faced some delays and has now outgrown our funding for it.
YWCA at Hillside
We are pleased to announce that our long-awaited project, YWCA at Hillside, is now accepting applications for affordable housing.
Member Spotlight: Ramona Harvey Preston
Ramona Harvey Preston, fondly known as “Miss Ramona” throughout the after-school program, is a remarkable example of empowerment! Her endeavors are to be admired from her career as a software engineer to her dancing abilities.
Newburyport’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alliance to Host Community Dialogues
The City’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Alliance has contracted with Essential Partners to host a series of three community dialogues. The purpose of the dialogues is to create a safe space where all voices can be heard.
One Year Later: How Far Have We Actually Come?
On April 20, 2021, Derek Chauvin was convicted of third-degree murder, second-degree unintentional murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Among activists, the feeling was of relief but not closure. Although it was the right decision, it was just one decision. Hundreds of families affected by police violence never receive an acknowledgment of wrongdoing, let alone reparation of harm. The trial could not possibly bring about justice for Black America. A year after George Floyd’s murder, we ask ourselves, how far have we really come in our pursuit of a world where no more lives are lost as tragically, senselessly, and unjustly as Floyd’s?
Hillside Housing Information
YWCA is pleased to announce that our long-awaited project, YWCA at Hillside, is now accepting applications for affordable housing.
YWCA Greater Newburyport Annual Meeting
You are invited to join us for the 137th Annual Meeting of the YWCA Greater Newburyport. Come learn about the programs and work of the YWCA Greater Newburyport. We will also introduce our new Board Members and Officers and honor those who have completed their
terms on the Board.
Thank You – Engaging Community Luncheon
After Dr. Kabria Baumgartner’s talk at the 11th Annual Engaging Communities Luncheon, I was reminded of the saying: “History is written by the victors.” In telling the stories of African Americans who were forcibly brought to Newburyport as slaves, we are reminded that slavery was not isolated to the South. Newburyport had a part in those immoral actions.
