Transforming YWCA St. Paul into a Community Health Hub
Give for Community!
When you make a gift to YWCA St. Paul, you are building community and helping us transform YWCA St. Paul into the community health hub our patrons and participants have asked for!
- YWCA St. Paul has been a champion for equality since 1907. We are not slowing down. Instead, we took the streets and asked for feedback and learned that we are even more vital as a responsible, community focused hub for health and fitness, program and services, and new partnerships with other community members.
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Our Challenge: Many community members encounter barriers that make staying healthy difficult: limited access to affordable care, transportation challenges, constrained time, and gaps in trusted information and support. These barriers contribute to preventable complications in maternal and family health, chronic disease, stress-related conditions, and avoidable emergency care.
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Our Solution: YWCA programs and partner services under one roof and a single, easy-to-navigate pathway to whole health and self dependence with life skills:
- Care Access: primary care, women's health, dental, behavioral health, physical therapy and wellness coaching.
- Everyday Support: transportation, benefits enrollment, healthy food access, coach
- Health & Movement:
- Family Stability and Work:
- Community Connection:
YWCA ST. PAUL CORE PROGRAMS
OUTCOMES
- Provide safe, stable housing for 57 families - many of whom are single mothers, living with chronic illness, or have experienced long-term homelessness
- Give wrap-around services to families in our housing, like financial and life skills education and assistance in navigating school, health, and community resources
- Support young women of color transitioning out of foster care through our YW STRIDE program
- Empower 400+ participants in our Employment & Economic Development programs to build professional skills and overcome barriers to employment and financial stability
- Provide fitness scholarships to families who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford our Health & Fitness Center
HOUSING & SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Most have severe trauma, many are fleeing domestic violence, and some are struggling with mental or chemical health challenges. They come to us from shelters, living in their car, living on the streets, or couch-hopping with their children. With housing stability and case management support, families achieve their educational and employment goals for a better future.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Our Participants acquire knowledge and skills to become self-sufficient and stabilize their families through employment.
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YW Works
Empowers African American families receiving MFIP to maximize their economic self-sufficiency. This program also helps to support and stabilize their families through employment support services that meet the individual participant needs and strengthen cultural connections.
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Career Pathways
This program supports BIPOC community members 18 years of age and older living at 200% poverty level or below, provides CNA training and support services.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
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STRIDE
YWCA St. Paul's STRIDE program supports young women of color ages 17 to 24 who are transitioning from foster care by helping them secure stable housing and navigate relationships, resources, and systems. These are individualized, case management-driven programs that provide holistic services, empowering participants to build confidence and self-efficacy.
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YOUNG WOMEN'S INITIAVE
YWCA St. Paul proudly supports the Women's Foundation of Minnesota, their Young Women's Initiative program and its current 23 youth members. These young women are appointed as Cabinet members by the MN Governor’s Office. They represent young women of color, American Indian young women, young women from Greater Minnesota, LGBTQ+ youth, and young women with disabilities. YWCA St. Paul supports the YWI Cabinet members as they build their leadership and advocacy skills and bring their lived experience to the solutions YWI advances to achieve equity in opportunity for youth across the state.
RACIAL JUSTICE
YWCA St. Paul works to advance Racial Justice to provide a better understanding of how racism and gender inequality impacts our lives. We inform and empower members in our community to advocate for racial justice and gender equity through events, workshops, conversation, and trainings. Our Racial Justice initiatives help educate individual, organizations, and donors to fight racism, gender-based violence and to equip those affected and our community to work towards equality.
HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER
As a mission-based organization, our Health & Fitness Center is an inclusive community where people of different races, ethnicities, cultures, faiths, economic status, and gender identities are welcomed. We are committed to making our fitness facility accessible and offer a variety of group fitness classes, cardio and strength-training equipment, swim lessons, a sauna, hot tub and personal training.
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