We:
- Advocate for people who are facing discrimination and prejudice
- Conduct Cultural Awareness Workshops
- Provide culturally specific education, information and referrals
- Provide community outreach in Ohio Valley
Current Programs:
Stand Against Racism – is a movement of the YWCA that aims to
eliminate racism by raising awareness through its annual event which takes
place the last Friday of each April. We address the root cause of racism and
encourage conversations across diverse communities in the USA.
STOP – Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties – (STOP Violence Against Women Program) encourages governmental and nongovernmental agencies to restructure and strengthen the criminal justice system response to be proactive in dealing with the problem of violence against women.
Statewide Martin Luther King Essay Contest – Conducted annually, the contest is open to all students in grades 1 through 12, public, private and home-schooled, throughout the state of West Virginia.
cdcodirector@ywcawheeling.org
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