This FREE, one-day community event focuses on peace and safety in our communities through thoughtful discussion and fellowship. ALL ARE WELCOME. You do not need to be a member of Rotary, YWCA Elyria or The Equity Center to attend. You only have to be willing to come together for a day dedicated to promoting peace and safety in our neighborhoods. Free breakfast and lunch are provided.REGISTER HERE

YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Please JOIN US next Sunday, October 27 for "Soulful Sunday" for free food, a free ride to the polls, and a Democracy Town Hall & Rally with Tom Roberts, president of the Ohio NAACP! Our bus begins pick-ups at 1:00PM...please check with your church for your parish's pick-up time.

Watch our “Meet the Candidates” forums online and make an informed vote in the General Election!

Right now, Americans are preparing for a BIG election November 5th, with critical decisions up for vote on the ballot nationally and locally. At YWCA Elyria we are deeply invested in ensuring that everyone who can participate in the hard-won right to vote, does. Therefore, we are dedicating our GOTV efforts to women, including young women, women of color, and those in communities that have long been overlooked due to deeply entrenched legacies of gender and racial discrimination in our social structures and institutions.

READ OUR OCTOBER ENEWSLETTER TO LEARN MORE & GET INVOLVED

Your donation supporting YWCA Elyria and the Lorain County Racial Equity Center is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. MAKE YOUR DONATION HERE

Join us for this special Lorain County Bicentennial Exhibit and Cultural Celebration

The Juneteenth holiday, as wonderful as it is, only goes so far to remind us of how we've struggled with the issue of race throughout the centuries.

In collaboration with the YWCA Elyria, ElevateHER! was a two-hour summit for Lorain High freshmen girls, focused on creating safe spaces and listening to their voices.

This is the annual membership meeting of the League of Women Voters of Lorain County held in the banquet facilities of the Lorain County Racial Equity Center. The banquet facilities are on the second floor, (an elevator is available). Registration Link

Larry and Jeanine Donaldson and Marilyn and Jim Miraldi invite you to attend “The Sounds of Gospel” concert and soulful buffet featuring Rev. Terrance Bivins and the Community Gospel Choir!

I want to send a sincere "thank you" to all who took time to participate in April's Racial Justice Challenge. This year we had more participants from Lorain County than ever before, uniting our friends, family and neighbors in dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership.

Today marks the beginning of the YWCA Racial Justice Challenge! Please join us as we dedicate some time to the critical topic of Medical Abuse/Informed Consent. Understanding this history is paramount, especially considering the deep-seated lack of trust within the POC community regarding healthcare. Together, we will educate ourselves and work towards a more equitable future.

Beginning April 1st, the YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is the action component for the Until Justice Just Is campaign, which runs through April to raise awareness of systemic racism and how each of us can take action to advance justice.

This morning I turned on the news to discover that, once again, practices which support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are under attack.

March 8, 2024 | The Racial Equity Center of Lorain County’s Education Subcommittee met in the form of a “Micro Data Summit” to share information and spark a deeper discussion about where the ‘leaks’ in the educational pipeline exist so that we can help move the community toward actionable solutions that will make a lasting positive impact on all children.

In 2020, the YWCA began work on the creation of the Lorain County Racial Equity Center (LCREC). The Lorain County Racial Equity Center is a “rebranding” of the YWCA of Elyria to greater represent to the community the work we have historically done in the fulfillment of our mission ‐ the elimination of racism and empowerment of women. The document contained herein, Lorain County Racial Equity Agenda, will be the foundational piece of the Lorain County Racial Equity Center and the expected subsequent work.

We are excited to announce that YWCA’s Racial Justice Challenge will return for its 6th year on April 1-29, 2024 and registration is OPEN NOW! YWCA’s Racial Justice Challenge is a virtual learning tool designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership. New content is released on weekdays and participants log on to the challenge app on their phone or visit the website and are presented with 21 days of activities such as reading an article, listening to a podcast, or reflecting on personal experience.