YWCA OF MINNEAPOLIS
1130 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403 ywcampls.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The mission of YWCA Minneapolis is eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

HEALTH & WELLNESS: Three Minneapolis locations provided state-of-the-art fitness facilities, swimming pools, group fitness classes and fitness coaching for 24,000+ members in 2019-2020. During COVID-19-related closures March through June, we began providing free on-demand fitness videos, live virtual fitness classes to our community and other virtual services. A welcoming, inclusive environment supports the participation of people across cultures, income levels and age. HEALTH & FITNESS SCHOLARSHIPS: YWCA Minneapolis makes fitness accessible by offering fee-based scholarships to youth, adults and families who cannot afford the full cost of a membership. In 2019-20, over 500 scholarships were awarded to support community members' fitness memberships. In August 2019, more than 1,500 women and girls, ages 11-80, competed in the 12th annual YWCA Women's Triathlon - celebrating the strength in all women.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE): High-quality nationally accredited Early Childhood Education was provided at five YWCA Children's Centers across the Twin Cities. In 2019-20, 720+ children ages six weeks to 12 years old were served. Experienced professional teachers partnered with families to prepare children to excel in school and life. Our unique play-based, anti-bias curriculum incorporates values of diversity and conflict resolution skills. Learning opportunities incorporated into every part of the day promote social and emotional development, language and literacy development, creativity and the arts, cognitive development, and physical and motor skills. Our centers had brief COVID-19-related closures in March 2020, but we reopened four of the five centers by early June. We served 75 children from children from essential worker families during phase 1 of the pandemic. OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: For children in care for six or more months in 2019-20: 91 percent of children demonstrated age-appropriate developmental progress, and 91 percent of preschoolers met rigorous early learning standards indicating school readiness. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: This program provides access to comprehensive training and support for participants to complete a Child Development Associate (CDA) - a foundational post-secondary credential for pursuing a career in early childhood education. This training opportunity provides a professional career pathway for successful participants - all live in low-income households, 80 percent identify as people of color, most will be working to enter or re-enter the workforce and many are single mothers.

GIRLS & YOUTH: Five YWCA Minneapolis out-of-school-time and summer programs prepare Twin Cities youth to be learners, leaders and creators of change so they graduate from high school ready for college and careers. Culturally responsive high-quality programs use research-based curriculum focused on academic success, positive social/emotional development, leadership skills and physical health. In 2019-20, 1,200+ youth were served in afterschool programs at 20 Minneapolis public and charter schools and two YWCA locations. During spring school closures due to COVID-19, 1,500+ phone calls were made to families to maintain connections and pair families with resources. We also created 100+ virtual programming pieces, like Zoom meetups, YouTube videos and more. PROVEN RESULTS: In 2019-20, 100 percent of youth participants stated their intention to graduate high school.

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