A MESSAGE FROM YWCA'S CEO, TARA PETERSON AND BOARD PRESIDENT, JESSICA FIRST

It is with gratitude and excitement that YWCA Glendale and Pasadena enters this new fiscal year with a record of directly serving over 5,000 individuals a year - a milestone number for our 95-year-old organization. We are proud to operate Glendale and Pasadena offices and a 16-bed emergency domestic violence shelter, with 41 exceptional staff members and a $3M budget. After a year of uncertainty and widening inequities in our community, we remained whole and committed as ever to being a safe refuge and a space for healing for survivors, an inspirational place for learning and growth for girls, and a center for policy and community change to advance our bold mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. This month, we are delighted to introduce our new Director of Racial and Gender Equity - a strategic and expanded investment in our growing work, share information on our community vaccination event and our next 40-hour Domestic Violence Counselor Advocate training, and announce new event details for the 19th Annual Women for Racial Justice Breakfast. We could not have weathered the many storms of the past year and expanded our programmatic and geographic reach without the support of our beloved community. We thank you for showing up in so many ways to demonstrate your support and can’t wait to see what we are able to accomplish together this year. As always, we welcome and value your feedback and suggestions on what is working and how we can improve to best meet the needs of the community. Photo: CEO, Tara Peterson and Board President, Jessica First at YWCA USA's Policy Advocacy Day in Washington D.C., 2019
YWCA GLENDALE AND PASADENA WELCOMES FABIOLA MONTIEL AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY

Please join us in welcoming Fabiola Montiel, YWCA Glendale and Pasadena's new Director of Racial and Gender Equity. Fabiola will oversee the creation and delivery of racial and gender equity programming in alignment with the YWCA mission of eliminating racism and empowering women and YWCA's public policy and advocacy agenda. Fabiola brings over a decade of experience in multicultural communication and organizational leadership. She has worked on gender-based violence prevention, advocacy and policy change, early childhood systems change, and community transformation. Her full bio can be read here.

"In a year of racial reckoning and calls for transformative systems change, it is with great excitement that we bring on Fabiola Montiel, a seasoned policy and communications leader to oversee the Coalition for an Anti-Racist Glendale's policy work and to build out YWCA's educational offerings in racial and gender equity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion campaigns, trainings and consultations. We are grateful to the Weingart Foundation whose support allowed us to create this inaugural position to build upon the momentum of the historic wins we achieved this last year in advancing local racial justice initiatives," Tara Peterson, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Glendale and Pasadena.
COMMUNITY VACCINATION EVENTS ON JULY 23RD & AUGUST 13TH

With the surge in COVID-19 cases in our unvaccinated population, we are proud to host a community vaccination event in partnership with TriState Community Healthcare at our headquarters: 735 E. Lexington Drive, Glendale. Pre-registration is recommended, but walk in appointments will also be available. TriState will be administering the Pfizer vaccine, so this event will be open to anyone 12 and up.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR NEXT 40 HOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING!

We invite you to join us in the work to end domestic violence and in building a community of support for survivors! Early registration is now open for our Fall Domestic Violence Counselor Training - participants will gain in-depth knowledge of the dynamics of domestic violence in order to strengthen their skills in supporting people who have experienced domestic violence.
AVERY DENNISON JOINS 19TH ANNUAL WOMEN FOR RACIAL JUSTICE BREAKFAST AS PRESENTING SPONSOR
We are honored to have Avery Dennison, a corporate and philanthropic leader join this year's Women for Racial Justice Breakfast as the inaugural Presenting Sponsor. This year’s virtual event will be shaped around the theme of Truth, Healing, and Transformation, and will be emceed by Emmy Award Winning News Anchor, KTLA’s Cher Calvin and feature a keynote speech by world renowned poet Nikki Giovanni.

"Avery Dennison, as a global company, views diversity & inclusion as a key pillar in our business model. We've experienced the benefits to our business and our culture when we embrace diverse people, ideas, and points of view. Our diversity, equity and inclusion journey is ongoing as we engage and learn from employees about their experiences and needs. Gender equity continues to be a priority for us as we actively seek to increase the number of women/those who identify as women in our leadership ranks and advance women's empowerment through our global philanthropy," Alicia Procello, President, Avery Dennison Foundation & Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility. 

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