Organizations Filed Purposes:
YWCA Central Carolinas is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
Youth Development: YWCA Central Carolinas Youth Programs provide year-round afterschool and full-day summer programming for more than 200 high-poverty youth in Kindergarten through 5th grade at no costs to their families. We serve youth throughout Mecklenburg and Union Counties in public housing communities, County Park and Recreation facilities, public schools and the YWCA building. The purpose of the program is improving academics with a focus on literacy, keeping children safe in at-risk environments, and providing holistic support to meet the needs of students families and encourage parent engagement. Due to COVID-19, Youth Programs pivoted to virtual learning beginning March 16, 2020 and continuing through the end of the fiscal year. From fall 2019 to winter 2020, the number of students on reading level increased by 56%, and the number of students that were 2 or more reading levels behind decreased by 25%.
Women In Transition: Women In Transition provides safe, affordable housing and comprehensive support services for women who have experienced homelessness. The goal is to provide temporary affordable housing, access to community resources and intensive case management needed to help them become economically stable and permanently housed. During COVID-19, the program continued operations, and case-management services increased in frequency via virtual or socially-distanced interactions beginning March 16, 2020 and continuing through the end of the fiscal year. These increased touches ensured that our participants continued to be supported in their goals to graduate into permanent housing and maintain/establish financial stability. In 2019-20, 80% of program graduates exited the program into permanent housing; and 84% established/maintained better financial stability.
Health and Fitness: YWCAs Sarah Belk Gambrell Health and Fitness Center provides health and fitness activities for more than 700 community members, including memberships for participants in Women In Transition and Families Together and free swimming lessons for Youth Program participants. The center features a heated indoor pool, weight and cardio facilities, water and land-based fitness classes, an outdoor fitness trail and access to personal training services. In addition, specialty programming including fee-based swim lessons and a fee-based swim team generate additional income for the center. Due to COVID-19, the Fitness Center closed beginning March 16, 2020 and remained closed through the end of the fiscal year.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kirsten D Sikkelee | Executive Dir. | 50 | $136,549 |
| Patricia Zoder | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Harkey | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Angela Witt | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kristy Teskey | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Shelley Smith | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Whitney Simpson | President-elect | 2 | $0 |
| Amy Murphy Curlis | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Mcconnell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Jackson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Christie Gragnani-Woods | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Daley | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Brittany Conner | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Ashford | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Guy | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Soamoya Rankins | President | 2 | $0 |
| Loree Elswick | Director | 1 | $0 |
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