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YWCA Hanover is on a mission to Stand Against Racism! We take a Stand Against Racism every day by raising awareness about the impact of institutional and structural racism and by building community among those who work for racial justice. In the pursuit of eliminating racism, YWCA Hanover will be hosting a Virtual event led… Continue Reading Social/Racial Justice Action Coalition

We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of George Floyd, and to the larger Minneapolis and St. Paul community. YWCA continues to be outraged by the violence and deaths of people of color in America due to police brutality. As facts are still coming to light, and federal, state, and local authorities… Continue Reading YWCA Statement on the Murder of George Floyd

Summer 2020 Newsletter FULL NEWSLETTER HERE In This Issue YWCA HANOVER CENTENNIAL: BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT SAFE HOME PREPARES FOR WALK-A-MILE GIRLS LOVING LIFE 2020 EVENTS & PROGRAMS SPRING/SUMMER 2020 EARLY LEARNING CENTER AT YWCA HANOVER: DON’T LET THE SUMMER BE A BUMMER! The Early Learning Center is now registering children ages 1-5 for our summer… Continue Reading YWCA Summer Newsletter

We’ve gone virtual! Register for your Zoom Hangout link here: http://ywcahanover.ywca.org/site/Calendar?id=103205&view=Detail Join YWCA Hanover and True North Wellness for a Zoom Hangout on Tuesday, 6/16/2020, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm! This will be a time to just be you! Chat, visit, laugh, and simply enjoy a relaxing time with like minded and accepting peers and friends.… Continue Reading Qmmunity an LGBTQ+ Safe Place Zoom Hangout

Join us all year long as we Stand Against Racism! With your support, we will promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. How Do I Participate? Purchase a Stand Against Racism shirt and take a picture to share on social media with the hashtag #StandAgainstRacism17331. We encourage everyone to take the Stand Against Racism… Continue Reading Stand Against Racism

If you are or have ever been in an abusive relationship, we want to support and help you. YWCA Hanover Safe Home is offering a free support group in Gettysburg, PA for those who have been impacted by domestic violence. Groups are facilitated by caring, experienced professionals. As a group member, we hope to: provide… Continue Reading Domestic Violence Support Group

Upstanders – Virtual Meeting YWCA Youth Leadership Council Students Grade 7 – 12 Last Thursday of Every Month 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM An  upstander is someone who recognizes when something is wrong and acts to make it right. Being an upstander is being a hero: We are standing up for what is right and doing… Continue Reading Upstanders: Youth Council Virtual Meeting

Women of Hanover Network  Sponsored by Cindy Fremont – Edward Jones Co-hosted by Little Art Bank Thursday, September 17, 2020 As a program of YWCA Hanover, Women of Hanover Network (WHON) serves as Hanover’s leading resource to inspire and empower women in business and the community. WOHN provides opportunities for professional women to make meaningful… Continue Reading Women of Hanover Network 9/17/20

The International Men’s March To Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® asks men to literally walk one mile in women’s high-heeled shoes. It’s not easy walking in these shoes, but it’s fun and it gets the community to talk about something that’s really difficult to talk about: gender… Continue Reading Walk A Mile In Her Shoes

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