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YWCA Greenwich to Host Annual Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Event

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This year’s conversation, titled, “Third Spaces: Building Belonging Beyond Home and Work,” will be rooted in keynote speaker Eric Klinenberg’s best-selling book Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequity, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Denise Savageau, Eric Klinenberg, Seila Mosquera-Bruno, YWCA Greenwich

YWCA Greenwich Holds Candlelight Vigil, Honors Demetria Nelson with Purple Ribbon Award

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On Tuesday the YWCA Greenwich Harmony Project held their annual community candlelight vigil, where they also honored Demetria Nelson, LCSW, with their purple ribbon award. Ms Nelson is the Commissioner of the Greenwich Dept of Human Services. She has worked tirelessly to support Greenwich’s most vulnerable residents including clients of the YWCAs Harmony Project. YWCA Greenwich President and CEO Mary Lee Kiernan said the gathering supported both survivors of domestic abuse and their families, as well as honor those who lost their lives to domestic violence in Connecticut over the past year. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Health, Police & Fire, Danielle Jean-Guillame Sittol, Demetria Nelson, domestic violence, Emely Yanes, Eric Scorca

2025 Walk & 5K Run Against Domestic Violence Brings Attention to Greenwich’s Most Reported Violent Crime

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“One in two women and two in five men will experience some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Today we walk for those who are still suffering due to domestic violence, for those who are survivors of domestic violence, and to those who are no longer with us due to domestic violence.” – Jacqueline Collazo, director of YWCA Greenwich Harmony Project Continue Reading →

Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, Demetria Nelson, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Heather Sahrbeck, Jacqueline Collazo, Jim Heavey

YWCA Greenwich “Walk the Walk” & 5K Run Against Domestic Violence Set for Sunday, Oct 5

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The Walk the Walk & 5K Run Against Domestic Violence raises funds and awareness for free domestic abuse and sexual violence services at YWCA Greenwich, including counseling, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, criminal court advocacy, and a 24/7 hotline. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, Greenwich Police Chief Jim Heavey, Heather Sahrbeck, Krissy Schmitz, Tracy Guarnera, YWCA Greenwich

Milestone Reached: YWCA Greenwich Breaks Ground on Renovation and Addition

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Officials including Governor Ned Lamont joined YWCA Greenwich leadership and the project team to mark the start of a major renovation and 15,000+ sq ft addition to the front of the 50-year-old building at 259 East Putnam Ave. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Giving, Volunteering, A.P. Construction Company, Building for our Future Campaign, Erik A. Kaeyer AIA, Fred Camillo, Hector Arzeno

YWCA Greenwich Announces Successful Young Women’s Initiative Workshop

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This civic engagement training program hosted 24 young women, ranging from high school juniors to college sophomores. This year’s workshop welcomed 75th Secretary of the State of Connecticut, Stephanie Thomas, as the keynote speaker. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Chenae Russell, Gabriela Koc, Gretchen Raffa, Sarah lopez, Stephanie Thomas, thea Montanez, Young Women’s Initiative