YWCA of Asheville

Aquatics Program: Provided 583 community members with Free Family Swim Provided 467 Paid swim lessons Provided 25 free or low cost swim lessons Empowerment Childcare Program: Served over 290 families Provided over 17,553 hours of childcare services. Provided 20,291 healthy lunches Assisted 261 families with employment, housing,and education opportunities Early Learnings Program is a five-star licensed childcare provider service children 6 weeks to 5 years old. Served 69 families (79 children) -33 of those receiving subsidy assistance Graduated 18 children with above average (89%) Brigance scores

Racial Justice Program: Advancing racial justice is one of the core missions of the YWCA and integral to everything we do. All of our programs and services are designed to address disparities that impact communities of color. In FY 22/23, we hosted 16 workshops with over 350 participants. Our 21-Day Challenge on Racial Equality and Social Justice is designed to encourage social justice habits particularly with those dealing with issues of race, power, privilege and leadership.

. Nutrition: Despite Covid restrictive protocols, YWCA served over 61,938 meals and snacks Breakfast: 15,113 Lunch: 15,867 Snacks: 15,379 Women's Empowerment-Motherlove program provides mentoring and case management services to pregnant and parenting teens in Buncombe County. Further, we provide infant care products.