We wish Tori Anderson a bittersweet farewell as she moves on to a new opportunity this month. As the Wellness Program Coordinator for three and a half years, Tori built our Persimmon Wellness Program from the ground up, and leaves a legacy of passion and dedication to the health and wellness of the children at Persimmon Early Learning. We are sad to see Tori go, but are excited for her next steps and wish her all the best in her new opportunity!

Persimmon teacher Grace Linnabary joined the YWCA in January and will be replacing Tori as our new Wellness Program Coordinator. Grace brings a rich array of early childhood education and nutrition skills to the position, and we look forward to seeing her continue to grow this important program in the future.

The Latina Achievement Support (LAS) Advocate works directly with ninth- to twelfth-grade Latina high school students in Boulder County, helping to close the achievement gap and provide specialized support. LAS advocates provide a space where students can build upon the strengths and resources of the Latinx Community and understand the challenges they may face in reaching their goals. LAS provides positive youth development through programming (described below) and exposure to other organizations in Colorado. This is a position requiring a commitment to the work and mission of YWCA Boulder County and supervision of youth. May be a virtual position or partially virtual, subject to COVID-19, and will start in September 2021. Average of 6-12 hours per week.

Check our Employment Opportunities page for more information.

Persimmon Early Learning of the YWCA offers high-quality, affordable child care, and expanded indoor and outdoor learning areas. It provides a nurturing, creative space for children to learn and grow in redesigned and expanded indoor and outdoor learning areas. The program emphasizes parent engagement and education, health equity through scheduled activities and active play time, and good nutrition modeling and activities including diverse and healthy meal plan.

Check our Employment Opportunities page for more information

For additional info, email Lisa Van der Veer at: lisa@ywcaboulder.org, or call Persimmon Early Learning: (303) 449-1951.

We love hearing from people who are involved with our programs, and love sharing personal stories and testimonials with grant funders, donors and in our communications with the community. Please contact Robyn Hazlitt at rhazlitt@ywcaboulder.org to share your story or testimonial.

On July 19, 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention brought an estimated 300 white men and women together over two days in Seneca Falls, New York at what became known as the first American women's right convention. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her husband Henry B. Stanton were active abolitionists and many people working in the anti-slavery movement would later become a part of the fight for women's rights.

Unfortunately, no black women were invited to the convention and none attended. The convention advocated for the right of white women to vote. It is important to remember that the women's suffrage movement, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, were fighting to ensure that white women received the right to vote before Black men received the right to vote. The only African American to attend Seneca Falls was abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Learn more here.

Thank you City of Boulder Housing and Human Services Department for your grant funding for Persimmon Early Learning (formerly Children's Alley)!

Our work would not be possible without the support of passionate individuals and businesses like you, who support our programs and services.

Contact us to learn more about donating stock or other assets, donating through your employers giving program or becoming an event sponsor.