Program areas at Ywca of Olympia
Youth antiracist education & community buidling: youth council: youth of color centered program that connects youth to their community and builds access and support within through peer support, community events, 1:1 mentoring and activities to support the transition into adulthood. Different canvas camp: 8th-12th grade youth camp that explores healing, identity, and community through art. Curated for the youth of color experience. Change your world camp / girls without limits: linking science, technology, engineering, art and math (steam) with social justice, leadership and activism via camps for middle and high school age youth. Social justice club: our youth social justice action club is a network of youth who care about social justice, learning and taking action in our community. Social justice movie night: monthly movie and social justice discussion for high school age youth.
Intercultural foundations: assesses intercultural competence to provide the community with meaningful understanding and action steps to enhance intercultural competence. Intercultural development inventory (idi) is a developmental process that assesses how an individual navigates intercultural interactions and spaces. From these individual assessments, idi then provides individual and group summaries and feedback, which may include recommended education, training, and activities to move the individual or group forward in their intercultural development continuum. Idi has been proven to bridge cultural divides while increasing the odds of success for multicultural groups in a business or learning environment. Intercultural foundations creates a foundation of respect and equality for all.
Adult antiracist education & community buidling: let's talk workshop series: let's talk Ywca values and norms, let's talk gender, and let's talk race workshops that support deeper learning around social justice concepts and skills. Racial justice event series: an event series to keep conversations and learning opportunities about racial justice ongoing in our community. These include book discussions, movie screenings, the annual womxn of achievement event and more.
Participant centered advocacy: