Sunday, April 25 was the final day of the 2021 Washington State legislative session, and we're thrilled to report that many of YWCA's racial and gender justice priorities passed into law this year!

COVID-19 accelerated inequities for our low-income communities—specifically for BIPOC women, immigrants, and refugees. To address these needs and more, YWCA programs and locations like our Greenbridge Learning Center in White Center adapted to the times.

It's time to reimagine policing and public safety, and the conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer for the killing of George Floyd is a step in the right direction.

A capital gains tax is achieving historic progress in the 2021 Washington Legislature, and making headlines for the progressive revenue it will bring in. But just what are capital gains, how would this tax impact our state, and how can you help pass the legislation?

“We deserve to thrive in this country,” says Ijeoma Oluo, one of the five women in this second half of our round-up of BIPOC women leading the way to social justice in and around Seattle.

Following the March 16 Atlanta mass shooting that killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women, YWCA condemns this violence in the strongest possible way, and stands in solidarity with the AAPI community and the victims and families of those experiencing anti-Asian racism and violence