building sustain ability - YWCA USA

our programs and serviceswomen’s leadershipand empowermentWe seek to empower women through educationand leadership training, enhancing their abilityto live independent and self-sufficient lives.Empowered women engage with and enrich theircommunities, providing leadership for the nextgeneration.110 women took part in our financialliteracy program, Basic Money Management.Completion of the 4-weekprogram enables participants to receivematching funds from First Bank & Trustof Evanston to open a savings accountand to access a personal banker. Theprogram is offered free of charge towomen in our domestic violence servicesand to women from thecommunity-at-large.Courtney Wright, Bernice Weissbourd,Celeste Watkins-Hayes and LoriOsbourne (Evanston Women’s HistoryProject) were honored with YWomenLeadership Awards before a capacitycrowd of 400.Basic Money Management for Womenprovides low-to-moderate income women withtools to help with budgeting, banking and creditissues, enabling participants to gain an understandingof the primary components of financialstability.Young Women’s Leadership Board (YWLB)gives young women who care about our missionan opportunity to gain experience and skillsneeded to serve their community on the board ofa non-profit organization.In 2010, twelve committed and engaged womengained leadership skills, engaging in the work ofthe YWCA and helping shape our perspective.YWLB Board Members(as of January 1, 2011)Anne WolffChairpersonKrista BateyCatherine CrowderWendy EllisAlva GomezMelanie KahlKerri KivolowitzRebecca MendozaKrissy PoseyAllison RosenShun TuckerJenny WalshYWomen Leadership Awardshonor extraordinary women from our communitywho have shown leadership in impacting racialjustice and the empowerment of women.The 2010 YWomen LeadershipAwards Benefit raised $100,000 tosupport YWCA programs like BasicMoney Management for Women.