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3/21 Miss Representation screening at YWCA Santa Monica/Westside. The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. $10/ person pre-pay at: http://bit.ly/z6rtAz
The YWCA Santa Monica / Westside has been serving the greater Westside community since 1926. Their Vision 2020 is for the YWCA to be recognized as the premier women's growth and development organization, inspiring and sustaining a community in which women and girls learn to achieve their personal goals and contribute to the public good. Their Mission is to empower women and girls by creating opportunities for growth, progress and success.
Programs – including early
childhood development; K-12 life skills, lifelong wellness, literacy and athletics; transitional
housing and education; young adult networking and career-building; parent
support; and personal and professional renewal – instill confidence, capability
and effectiveness in women and girls across the life cycle within a supportive,
encouraging environment. In fall 2011, A Place for Parents opened the YWCA Family Cooperative Preschool, which
provides a non-judgmental learning environment for children while creating a
supportive and cooperative community for teachers, parents and children. In 2012, A Place for Parents will begin offering classes and support
groups for pregnant women.
Girls’ Athletics was created in 1986 to enable girls to realize a positive sports
experience. It provides a safe, healthy and supportive environment to
learn and compete in basketball and volleyball.
With basketball and volleyball leagues and clinics offered year round at
our own gym and the beach, we currently serve over 300 girls ages 5-14, with 40
dedicated volunteer coaches who make the program a reality. Our basketball and volleyball programs serve
as a model upon which dozens of new basketball programs at YWCAs across the
country have been developed. Girls’ Athletics launched Pee Wee
Basketball for kids ages 5 and 6 – creating an entirely new look and feel
to the game! Further along in the life
cycle, and in an effort to involve YWCA moms looking for a different way to
relax and get into shape, we also launched a Women over 40 League, which
is truly giving the game a run for its money!
The Women’s Partnership is designed for women of all ages who want to learn, grow and give
back, as well as those looking for new opportunities to apply their expertise. It stimulates community among women with shared
interests. The four pillars of focus –
personal and professional growth, volunteerism and philanthropy, civic engagement
and advocacy, and health and well being – are developed through weekend retreats
scheduled seasonally as well as services, resources and activities offered at
the YWCA’s future Women’s Partnership
Center, including volunteer opportunities, career development guidance,
conferences, skill-building classes, lecture series, events and more.
In partnership with
Helpguide.org, the YWCA will soon begin offering Stress & Mood-Busting workshops as an extension of staff
training administered in 2010. Trained
volunteers will administer Helpguide.org’s Bring
Your Life into Balance toolkit, an online educational workshop that
supports the building of emotional skills. Helpguide.org, a partner with Harvard Medical School, is the largest
mental health website in the world, with over 40 million visitors annually. For more details, go to: http://www.smywca.org
Ingrid Cheng
http://ingridcheng.com
https://twitter.com/fitnesswla
Ingrid Cheng
http://ingridcheng.com
https://twitter.com/fitnesswla
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