Meet Shaena: Y-WE’s Day of Wellness Organizer
One of Y-WE’s newest staff members, Shaena Spoor, shares about her vision for her work at Y-WE and her upcoming event, Day of Wellness.
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month is an annual, national effort to bring light to intimate partner violence (IPV) among young people. It is designed to create intentional space to uplift young survivors.
Black Girls Matter Day of Wellness
Nearly two years into a destabilizing global pandemic characterized by increased isolation, lack of face to face contact, and a rapid disruption to “normal life” as we knew it, we …
Questioning Solidarity: What does it mean in practice?
Over the past year we have watched many corporations, nonprofits, and small businesses alike attempt to reckon with overwhelming calls for justice in the face of exacerbated inequalities all over …
Invest in community-based care: Vote YES on Prop. 1
If there’s anything we’ve learned over the past year, it’s that community care is vital to the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve. Though our work continues to …
Earth Day: How nature provides healing
Hello Y-WE Family! I would like to take this moment to acknowledge the harmful effects that are happening to my community. I’ve been mentally drained with the constant occurrence of …