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05/01/2026

A powerful reminder that stories deserve to be seen and heard.
At this year’s healingSPACE Clothesline Project, our community came together to honor survivors, raise awareness, and stand in solidarity against violence. Each shirt carried a voice, a truth, and a step toward healing.

We are grateful to everyone who showed up, shared, and supported this meaningful day.

Learn more about YWCA Northern New Jersey’s healingSPACE and how you can get involved:
https://ywcannj.org/healingspace/

04/29/2026

Come celebrate Mother’s Day with us 🌸

Join our Mother’s Day Film Screening & Talkback honoring the power of a mother’s voice in civic engagement.

🎬 Featuring a screening of Politics is a Mother: Raising Hell is Part of the Job — a compelling film exploring the intersection of activism and motherhood.

Stay for a special talkback with inspiring leaders:
• Loretta Weinberg, NJ State Senator (2005–2022)
• Francine Weinberg Graff, Filmmaker & Activist
• Mayor Jenny Mundell, Bloomfield Township
• Teska T. Flowers-Frisby, Councilwoman, City of Trenton
• Helen Archontou, MSW, LSW, CEO, YWCANNJ (Facilitator)

More speakers to be announced

Together, they’ll share candid reflections on why representation matters and the lived experiences of women leaders in New Jersey politics.

📍 Where:
Montclair State University
College of Communication and Media (Presentation Hall)

🗓️ When:
April 30, 2026
4:30 PM – 7:30 PM

🍽️ Lite refreshments to follow

🎟️ Reserve your spot: https://YWCANNJ_Politic_is_a_Mother.eventbrite.com

04/15/2026

What does it look like to support survivors every single day?

In this video, our healingSPACE team and CEO, Helen Archontou, share what this work truly means from the history behind our services to the ways we show up for survivors with care, compassion, and advocacy.

Through their voices, you will hear how healing is supported, how trust is built, and why this work continues to matter so deeply in our communities.

This is more than a conversation, it is a commitment to standing with survivors and creating spaces where they are heard, believed, and supported.

Join us for our Clothesline Project on April 22nd, a powerful opportunity to uplift survivor voices, share messages of support, and raise awareness together.

04/13/2026

Healing and justice for survivors of sexual abuse requires us to come together. 🩵

YWCA Northern New Jersey’s healingSPACE stands with all survivors, including those impacted by the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, as well as survivors of military sexual assault. Together, we uplift survivor voices and reaffirm our commitment to support, dignity, and justice for all.

If you are interested in sharing a message of support, please direct message us on Instagram, . Deadline is April 8th.

Follow us all month long as we share prevention tips, survivor stories, resources, and ways you can take action to support survivors and help end sexual violence.

03/31/2026

Today, we honor Transgender Day of Visibility—a day to celebrate the strength, resilience, and contributions of the trans community while continuing to advocate for safety, dignity, and equity for all. 💙💖🤍

At YWCA Northern New Jersey, we are proud to offer a FREE Trans+ Support Group through our healingSPACE program. This confidential space is designed for survivors of sexual violence who identify within the trans community to come together, build connection, and support one another on their healing journeys.

Facilitated by a specialized LGBTQ+ gender-affirming clinician, this group centers community, empowerment, and healing. You are seen. You are valued. You belong.

📩 Want more information? Contact: casemanagement@ywcannj.org

03/20/2026

Community education is a powerful tool—and few embody that truth like Dolores Huerta.

Through decades of advocacy, she has shown us that educating communities is not just about sharing knowledge—it’s about building power. By helping people understand their rights, their worth, and their collective voice, she transformed individuals into leaders capable of challenging injustice.

Huerta’s work also reminds us that abuse—whether in the workplace, at home, or within systems—thrives in silence. Education breaks that silence. It empowers survivors, exposes inequities, and creates pathways to justice.

We carry that mission forward by creating spaces where survivors are heard, supported, and empowered to heal.

Learn more about our work to support survivors of sexual violence at YWCANNJs healingSPACE.

01/03/2026

Watch our YWCA Northern New Jersey’s Annual Top 10 Countdown—celebrating the things we are most grateful for in 2025.

Everything we celebrate would not be possible without our incredible staff, volunteers, advocates, community partners, donors, board members, and most importantly, you.

Thank you to everyone who makes our work possible each and every day.

Please consider supporting our mission to advance gender equity while challenging racial and social inequalities.

GIVING IS EASY:
Donate online at ywcannj.org/give
Follow and give on social media
Text YWGIVE to 707070

12/29/2025

As the year ends, thank you for supporting our work to advance gender equity, end racism, and uplift our community. 🧡

Because of you, we were able to:
• Support survivors of sexual violence
• Empower women through workforce programs
• Address institutional and structural racism
• Promote seniors’ wellness
• Provide safe, enriching childcare + summer programs
We’re especially proud of YW’s Center for Racial Healing, the first clinical program in the state dedicated to racial trauma, offering clinical care, training, and public education.

To continue creating lasting, equitable change, we need your help.

🧡 Donate: ywcannj.org/give or Text YWGIVE to 707070

Your generosity makes this work possible.

12/15/2025

🎄 Gratitude in Action 🎄

Thank you to Roxbury Women’s Club for the generous donations from your Giving Tree in support of the women who have served our country. Your kindness and thoughtfulness will directly impact female veterans in YWCA Northern New Jersey’s Operation Sisterhood network, bringing comfort, care, and appreciation this season and beyond.

We are so grateful for partners like you who uplift and stand with our women veterans. 💪✨

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214 State St, Ste 207
Hackensack, NJ
07601

Website

http://www.ywcabergencounty.org/healingspace

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