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each dollar will be matched to help women & children in need
Did you know that just $24 a month will provide a whole  month of nutritious meals for a child at the YWCA Child Enrichment Center, 2 ½ hours of tutoring to at-risk homeless children at the YWCA Sojourner's Shelter, or a professional outfit including shoes and a purse from YWCA Past & Present for a woman going on job interviews for the first time in her life? To many of us $24 a month may mean buying a few less lattes or packing lunch rather than eating out. However, to the people we serve, it can change lives. Read all 24 ways your $24 can make a difference.
Then sign up for the 24 for 24 Pledge today and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar through the YWCA $2 Million Challenge. Our matching campaign ends December 31, so we desperately need you to take the pledge TODAY. Sign up online or call Lesli at (304) 414-3113 to sign up via phone or mail.
24 dollars. 24 months. Countless lives changed.
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click to vote for the ywca
help us win $25,000 in the
chase community giving challenge
Please take 10 seconds out of your day to cast your vote for the YWCA of Charleston. It's simple: click "Vote for Charity" on our Chase Community Giving page TODAY. If we make it to the top 100 charities, we could win $25K from Chase! Votes must be cast by December 11. |
 holiday wish list
the greatest needs within our programs this season
As the holidays quickly approach, times of excitement celebration are also met with times of great need. Below are "Wish Lists" of items desperately needed by our programs and program participants this season.
YWCA Sojourner's Wish List: Call (304) 340-3553
- Adopt-A-Family (or individual) for Christmas
- 15-passenger van
- Individual or group to lay carpet in shelter childrens area (material available)
- Individual or group to lay tile in 10 shelter bedrooms (material available)
- Cook to prepare either lunch or dinner daily
- Gift certificates to local shoe stores, Walmark, K-mart, Kroger, Foodland or FasChek
- Towels & wash clothes
- Fresh Fruit
- Personal care boxes for women, children and men
YWCA Resolve Program Wish List: Call (304) 340-3573
- New scarves, gloves and hats for women, men and children
- Warm pajamas, slippers, and robes for women, men and children
- New socks in all sizes
- Grocery gift cards for domestic violence shelter residents starting over in a new home
- Dentures for a resident
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| quality, affordable childcare
at the ywca child enrichment center 
Are you or a family member or friend looking for affordable, quality, licensed childcare for a little loved one in your life? Look no further. The YWCA Child Enrichment Center (CEC) in downtown Charleston provides state-licensed childcare and education services to infants, toddlers, pre-school and school-age children. Our secure and diverse services are complete with age-appropriate activities, a variety of educational toys and equipment, a stimulating curriculum that's custom tailored to each child's development and interests, plus nutritious meals and snacks are provided.
As we approach the new year, the center still has openings in its infant ($125/week), 2-year-old ($110/week), and 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old rooms ($105/week). DHHR subsidies accepted. To learn more about the YWCA Child Enrichment Center and our enrollment process, please contact the center at (304) 340-3560 or email program director Elizabeth Teel at eteel@ywcacharleston.org. |
buy PGA tour tickets
and support the ywca through the greenbrier classic's badges for charity!
We've partnered with the Greenbrier Classic to sell weekly badges for the biggest golf event in West Virginia history! The Greenbrier Classic, which will be held July 26 - August 1, 2010, will be played on the historic, links-style Old White, The Greenbrier's first 18-hole course. Purchase your badge today and support the YWCA of Charleston by selecting "YWCA" from the drop-down menu after you've selected the badge level you wish to purchase. Weekly badges for the event range from $147 to $5,000 each, and the YWCA of Charleston will receive 30% of the proceeds of all badges purchased on our behalf between now and February 26. |
| ywca night at "tricky fish"
tuesday, december 8 
On Tuesday, December 8, Tricky Fish restaurant on Charleston's East End will be donating a percentage of all sales between 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm to the YWCA of Charleston as part of their "Non-Profit Nites." So stop in to Charleston's favorite neighborhood beach shack at 1611 Washington Street East next Tuesday for great fare and a great cause. | |
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spotlight on:
kay goodwin
Reading the biography and resume of the Honorable Kay Goodwin is, in itself, a daunting and lengthy endeavor. However, it is these numerous accolades - combined with her personality, wit, and intellectual prowess - that truly award her the title of one of our 2010 Women of Achievement honorees.
KAY GOODWIN was reappointed Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Education and the Arts in 2005 by Governor Joe Manchin III. She serves on the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, the West Virginia Humanities Council, the Prepaid Tuition Fund Board of Trustees and the Professional Staff Development Advisory Council. She is co-chairman of the Center for Professional Development Board, is chairman of the West Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, is co-chairman of the West Virginia Council on Civics Literacy and is the Governor's designated chairman of the Educational Broadcasting Authority.
Formerly, Secretary Goodwin served as the chairman of the University of West Virginia System Board of Trustees, the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, and the Financial Aid Coordinating Council. She has served on WVU's Board of Advisors and as Chairman and member of the WVU College of Creative Arts Board of Visitors. A former member of the Arts Education Advisory Board for the National Endowment for the Arts, she was appointed in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush to serve on the Independent Commission to Review the Grantmaking Procedures of the National Endowment for the Arts. She is a former member of the West Virginia Wesleyan College Board of Trustees, the United Health Systems Board, and the Board of Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Named a Distinguished West Virginian, WVU's Outstanding Alumna, and recipient of the WVU President's Distinguished Service Award, she was inducted into the WVU College of Human Resources and Education Hall of Fame in 2008. Secretary Goodwin was recognized as Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia State Society of Washington, D.C. In 2004, Secretary Goodwin was designated one of only four recipients of the National Public Service Award.
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