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Helping Our Community One Pie At A Time

Rose McGee, owner of Sweet Potato Comfort Pies, and Bonnie Alton, owner of Great Harvest Bread Company in St. Paul, joined together to recruit volunteers to help bake and deliver 46 sweet potato pies to George Floyd Square, as George Floyd was 46 when he died. They then decided to make additional pies to give to families in YWCA St. Paul’s transitional housing program and to Ujamaa Place, an organization that provides holistic transformation for young African-American men experiencing inequity at the intersection of race and poverty.

June 28, 2021

Thank You to Securian Financial Volunteers

Thank you to the incredible Securian Financial volunteers who braved the heat and generously gave their time. These volunteers not only helped clean up a

June 16, 2021

Sweet Success 2021 was a Success!

Thank you for making Sweet Success 2021 a success! We hope you enjoyed a star-studded evening of entertainment and awards spotlighting success stories of YWCA St. Paul’s program participants, volunteers and change makers in the community.

June 10, 2021

YWCA St. Paul Launches 2021 Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge

On June 21st, YWCA St. Paul is launching its second annual ‘21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge’ – an email series designed to support efforts to learn more about racial equity and social justice.

June 7, 2021

Juneteenth: Join us for a celebration with music and community on June 19

Join YWCA St. Paul at Boyd Park on Saturday, June 19 at 3:00 p.m. as we host a community Juneteenth celebration full of entertainment.

June 3, 2021

YWCA Statement on the One-Year Commemoration of George Floyd’s Death

As we observe the one-year commemoration of the death of George Floyd on May 25, we can be sure of one thing: the protests and court proceedings after his murder in Minneapolis may never have happened without the video that was recorded by Darnella Frazier. Her activism sparked the largest protest movement in U.S. history.

May 24, 2021

Meet Our New Personal Trainer – Nicole Nelson!

Nicole became a personal trainer to help others reach their health and wellness goals safely, based on individual abilities and lifestyles. She likes to train the body as a whole functioning system, and her workouts and programs reflect this.

May 19, 2021

Susan V. Olsen

As Director of Human Resources, Susan V. Olsen provides human resource and management consultation to senior staff, handling major HR work at the organization, along with oversight of the agency’s Information Technology and general administrative requirements.

May 13, 2021

Healing Circles | May 20

Join our Healing Circles, a supportive, facilitated space to affirm Black culture, community and lived experience, and to share dialogue and feelings to promote health and well-being.

May 13, 2021

Minnesota Lynx’s Rebekkah Lamar Brunson Named YWCA St. Paul’s 2021 Change Maker

YWCA St. Paul is honored to present its annual Change Maker award to Rebekkah Lamar Brunson. Assistant Coach of the Minnesota Lynx. Rebekkah uses her platform to advocate for racial justice and gender equity and works to promote positive change in our society.

May 7, 2021

Helping Our Community One Pie At A Time

Thank You to Securian Financial Volunteers

Sweet Success 2021 was a Success!

YWCA St. Paul Launches 2021 Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge

Juneteenth: Join us for a celebration with music and community on June 19

YWCA Statement on the One-Year Commemoration of George Floyd’s Death

Meet Our New Personal Trainer – Nicole Nelson!

Susan V. Olsen

Healing Circles | May 20

Minnesota Lynx’s Rebekkah Lamar Brunson Named YWCA St. Paul’s 2021 Change Maker

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