One Billion Rising
YWCA of Kauai will be joining forces with Kauai Community College to bring you One Billion Rising on February 14, 2014. This is the global movement to Rise, Release and DANCE for justice! It is...
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YWCA Kaua`i Women’s Center Has Grand Opening and Dedication
Mahalo to all who made our Kaua`i event successful. If you haven’t seen the new YWCA Kaua`i Women’s Center, stop by soon for a tour. This building allows us to provide improved counseling services to...
View ArticleProtecting Women from Gun Violence
YWCA Kauai Calls on Congress Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Co-Founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions, and YWCA Kauai County called on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that...
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The Hunting Ground | Free Showing
The YWCA of Kaua`i in partnership with the Kaua`i Committee on the Status of Women is proud to present The Hunting Ground, a documentary that exposes sexual violence taking place across college...
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YWCA: Ending Racism and Promoting Justice
YWCA USA and YWCA Kauai extend our deepest sympathy to those impacted by the tragic shooting at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC on Wednesday night. We especially want to uplift the friends...
View ArticleLieutenant Governor Candidates Q & A
We are committed to providing our community with information and advocating to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families and strengthen communities. Over the course of...
View ArticleMayoral Candidates Q & A
We are committed to providing our community with information and advocating to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families and strengthen communities. Over the course of...
View Article“Teen Safe Space” Support Group Relaunches
We are excited to re-launch our “Teen Safe Space” support group for Kaua’i teenagers! This one-hour support group will take place on Tuesday afternoons starting March 9, 2021 from 4:00 – 5:00pm. Group...
View ArticleYWCA USA Statement on Georgia Shooting and Increased Violence Against AAPI...
On Tuesday, March 16, eight lives, six of whom were Asian American women, were murdered in a series of spa shootings in the state of Georgia. Elisha Rhodes, Interim CEO, YWCA USA has issued the...
View ArticleYWCA USA Statement on the Killing of Daunte Wright
On Sunday, April 11, Daunte Wright was fatally shot in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, about 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin is on trial for the killing of George Floyd. Elisha Rhodes, Interim CEO,...
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Statement on Two COVID-19 Cases at YWCA Kaua’i Family Violence Shelter
YWCA Kaua’i prioritizes the health and safety of the community we serve and of the staff dedicated to providing services which assist thousands of individuals every year. Throughout the pandemic, the...
View ArticleStatement on Derek Chauvin Conviction
YWCA Kaua’i wishes to extend a sincere mahalo to everyone who attended our annual Stand Against Racism event last week and to the panel of brilliant women who did an excellent job discussing racism as...
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Young Women’s Scholarship Awardees
View the following article by Dennis Fujimoto on The Garden Island website here. LIHU‘E — The YWCA of Kaua‘i presented scholarships valued at $3,000 to two young women Friday, just days before the...
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YWCA University Fall Session
YWCA University (YU) is a free financial empowerment program that has been changing the lives of Kaua‘i residents for 5 years! Registration is now open for our Fall Session – sign up online at...
View ArticleYWCA Kauaʻi, YWCA Hawaiʻi Island and YWCA Oʻahu Join YWCA USA in Standing for...
YWCA USA Submits Amicus Brief to Supreme Court On Impact Striking Down Roe v. Wade Would Have on Young Women of Color Honolulu – On September 20th 2021 in the state of Mississippi, YWCA USA filed an...
View ArticleOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Each year in October, advocates, survivors, and supporters recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). More prevalent than most realize, one in four women and one in seven men will...
View ArticleAccept the Stand Against Racism Hawai’i Challenge
The Stand Against Racism (SAR) Challenge is an exciting opportunity to dive deep into racial equity and social justice. Together we will explore how the topics in this year’s challenge affect our local...
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Honoring Our History Means Acknowledging Our History
The YWCA of Kauaʻi recently celebrated 100 years of serving our island community. In our early history, our organization mobilized to provide social services to first and second-generation immigrant...
View ArticleYWCA Applauds Historic Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the...
Today, the United States Senate voted with a bipartisan majority (53:47) to confirm President Biden’s nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman justice to the Supreme Court of the...
View ArticleYWCA Statement on Buffalo Shooting
Today, Black families in Buffalo woke up without someone they loved, someone they depended on, someone they laughed with, someone they cried on…only because they were Black in America. These horrific...
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