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05/20/2026

Announcing GenYW Youth Summer Programming 2026 for students aged 8-14!
Join us June 8th-11th for 4 days of STEAM activities, social emotional learning, and more. Programming will run from 9 AM-3 PM Monday-Thursday June 8th-11th at 205 E Monroe St, Austin, TX 78704.

No-cost programming for youth to improve behavioral health, social connection, and regulation skills.

Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/SumProgram2026

05/19/2026

In the spring and summer of 1988, Gloria Chun Hoo was a key player in the YWCA USA new logo design. It was the era of YWCA celebrating new beginnings with the implementation of the sunrise logo that ran from 1989 to 2004. It was a defining moment that created persimmon as our signature color. Thank you Gloria Chun Hoo for shaping YWCA!

05/13/2026

We honor Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, she is a Native Hawaiian cultural leader and proud māhū, a traditional third-gender identity. Through education, storytelling, and advocacy, Kumu Hina uplifts Indigenous knowledge, gender justice, and the right to live authentically.

You can learn more about her in the documentary Kumu Hina directed and produced by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zeond28-UA

05/10/2026

This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the strength, love, and resilience of mothers and caregivers in our community. And recognize the challenges they still face every day.

At YWCA, we meet women and families at pivotal moments in their lives. Whether it’s providing pathways to economic stability, educating about reproductive health and justice, or empowering youth through skills development and behavioral health, our work is rooted in supporting women as they build stronger futures for themselves and their children.

Today, we invite you to honor a mother, caregiver, or someone who has made a difference in your life. Let them know what they mean to you.

05/09/2026

This AAPI Heritage Month, YWCA USA honors Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a trailblazing suffragist and Teachers College alum who fought for women’s right to vote while still a teenager. At just 16, she led New York City’s 1912 suffrage parade on horseback—yet was barred from voting herself under the Chinese Exclusion Act. We celebrate Mabel as an unsung changemaker whose legacy continues to inspire our fight for equity and justice.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4uj6Br3

With the recent Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais, we must take inspiration from the efforts like those of Mabel Ping-Hua Lee and continuing fighting for equitable voting rights for all.

05/06/2026

This , YWCA celebrates the leaders, trailblazers, and everyday

heroes whose stories inspire us to keep pushing for change. Share your AAPI hero with us in the comments!

05/05/2026

This Saturday, May 9th join Nico Lang, a longtime LGBTQ+ journalist and author of the recently released book, American Teenager, which documents the lives of trans kids and their loved ones in seven different states. Lang's goal was to speak back to extreme anti-trans rhetoric about youth by showing trans young people as they actually are: powerfully human.

Saturday, May 9 — reading/Q&A at Life in the City UMC (205 E. Monroe St.), with the help of the Trans Education Network of Texas.

04/27/2026

This article explains how new voting laws — especially proposals like the SAVE Act — could make it much harder for young people to register and participate in elections. Young voters are more likely to rely on online, mail-in, or DMV-based registration, all of which could be restricted, young people also move more frequently and are less likely to have documents like passports, making these new requirements especially burdensome. These changes would deepen existing barriers and could significantly reduce youth voter turnout.

https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/new-restrictions-voter-registration-are-likely-harm-young-voters

Learn more: justice.ywca.org

Authors: Ruby Belle Booth, Sara Suzuki, Alberto Medina, Sam Searles Contributors: Katie Hilton, Nicole Li, Eva Kroh

04/26/2026

This article lays out how the SAVE Act would fall especially hard on disabled voters, making it much harder — and in many cases impossible — for them to participate in elections. the bill would ban mail in voter registration and require everyone to register in person, a huge barrier for many disabled people who can’t drive, don’t have accessible transportation, or rely on support workers who wouldn’t be allowed to register on their behalf. These changes aren’t just an inconvenience; they would effectively block thousands of disabled Americans from voting at all, stripping away their voice in our democracy.

https://autisticadvocacy.org/2026/02/the-save-act-would-stop-some-disabled-people-from-voting/

Learn more: justice.ywca.org

Contributors: LaVita Tuff, J.D.,M.U.R.P, VoteRiders' Policy & Advocacy Manager; Kiayna O'Neal, M.S., VoteRiders' Digital & Communications Director; Alexia Kemerling, Director of Accessible Democracy, AAPD REV UP; ASAN Staff What is the SAVE Act?  The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act ...

04/25/2026

This video features North Dakota Rep. Collette Brown talking about how Native voters from the Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake Tribes — including herself — had to sue the state in 2022 because its legislative districts illegally weakened their voting power under the Voting Rights Act. She explains how that fight took a major blow in May 2025, when the 8th Circuit ruled that private individuals and organizations can no longer sue to enforce the Voting Rights Act. It’s a powerful reminder of how Native communities are still fighting to protect their voices in our democracy.

https://youtube.com/shorts/nEsIYTWsAjA?si=9_ujUrV41RwdGoDT

For a deeper dive on how barriers to voting are impacting Native American Communities read more at https://www.lwv.org/blog/how-barriers-voting-impact-native-american-communities

Learn more: justice.ywca.org

315 likes, 16 comments. "Native voters' fight for fair representation"

04/24/2026

This article breaks down what the SAVE Act would actually do — and why many advocates say it’s less about “election security” and more about making it harder for people to vote. It explains that the bill would add strict new requirements that will disproportionately shut out voters who already face barriers. The piece also highlights concerns from civil rights groups, who argue the proposal disguises voter suppression as reform and would roll back access to the ballot for millions of eligible Americans.

https://capitalbnews.org/save-act-voting-requirements-explained/

Learn more: justice.ywca.org

The bill “is not about protecting our elections,” the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund says. “It’s about disguising voter suppression.”