Mara Ascheman – Board Spotlight
After years swimming in YW’s pool, Mara Ascheman joined our board and regularly leads Xcel Energy Day of Service volunteer projects to give back to her community.
January 11, 2022
Category: YW News
COVID-19 Policy, January Update
In compliance with Ramsey County guidance and the latest Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations amid rising COVID-19 cases in the Twin Cities, YWCA St. Paul will require that face coverings to be worn by everyone—both vaccinated and unvaccinated—inside our facility effective January 6, 2022.
January 4, 2022
COVID Policy, December 2021
The latest guidelines at YWCA St. Paul require face coverings for all YW employees, and for fitness members and visitors that are unvaccinated. We strongly encourage facial coverings for everyone regardless of vaccination status, and continue to encourage social distancing, fitness reservation systems, self-cleaning stations and staying home if you are not feeling well.
December 14, 2021
Tina Grant – YW Spotlight Profile
A self-described ‘child of St. Paul,’ Tina Grant grew up mere blocks from the YWCA St. Paul. But it wasn’t until a colleague invited her to a YW fundraiser in 2012, that she began to really understand the scope of YW’s work. Having served on the Board since 2013, Tina continues to be impressed by the work YW does.
December 13, 2021
Altitude: Unveiling Event Recap
Yesterday, ‘Altitude’ was unveiled in its public location in the window on YWCA St. Paul’s second floor overlooking St. Paul’s Selby & Western intersection. Remarks were made at the celebration by Gaye Adams Massey, CEO YWCA St. Paul; Mayor Melvin Carter, St. Paul Mayor; and Dr. Nicole Mary Milligan, The Milligan Studio Artist.
December 8, 2021
YW News
Parent Programs: Child Crisis Hotline
What should you do when your child is in crisis? According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in six youth between 6 to
December 6, 2021
Celebrating Tawanna A. Black: Twin Cities Business 2021 Person of the Year
YWCA St. Paul would like to congratulate Tawanna A. Black for being selected by Twin Cities Business as their 2021 Person of the Year. Black
December 6, 2021
The Milligan Studio Artist Bio
The Milligan Studio is an international collaborative commissioned by Artists Respond: People, Place, and Prosperity to create an art piece celebrating the City of St. Paul’s People’s Prosperity Pilot.
December 6, 2021
About People’s Prosperity Pilot
The City of St. Paul enacted the People’s Prosperity Guaranteed Income Pilot Program in 2020 to help families that were already financially strained when COVID-19 hit. “Altitude” celebrates this program.
December 3, 2021
Altitude Kids – Kids Art Class Summary
YWCA St. Paul partnered with Free Arts / Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Twin Cities to offer an Altitude Kids workshop on National STEAM Day, in anticipation of public art piece Altitude that will be displayed at YWCA St. Paul beginning December 7, 2021.
December 2, 2021
