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2. YWCA USA - Wikipedia

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   YWCA USA was founded as the Young Women's Christian Association in New York City in 1858. In 1905, the Harlem YWCA hired the first Black woman general secretary of a local YWCA branch, Eva del Vakia Bowles. Bowles joined the national association as the head of "colored programs" in 1913 and remained in that capacity until 1932. [2]

3. Griswold Memorial Young Women's Christian Association

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   The Griswold Memorial Young Women's Christian Association, today known as the YWCA Center for Women, is a historic YWCA building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was built in 1929 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] [2] Renovations took place in 1963-64 and 1984. The building was named for Charles C. Griswold ...

4. YWCA - Wikipedia

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   The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland , and the nonprofit is headquartered in Washington, DC.

5. YWCA of Central Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   The Worcester YWCA was founded in 1885 by fourteen women "to promote the temporal, moral and religious welfare of young women who are dependent on their own exertions for support." [2] Initially operating classes out of leased commercial space, it soon acquired a property on Chatham Street where it established a boarding house in 1892.

6. YWCA of Greater Portland - Wikipedia

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   YWCA of Greater Portland is a charitable organization with a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The organization serves Multnomah County in four major areas of programming including youth services, domestic violence services, senior services, and social change.

7. YMCA of the USA - Wikipedia

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   The first central Baltimore YMCA, which still stands in 2014 (but with its towers removed in the early 1900s, converted to offices in the 1910s apartments and condos in 2001, and a luxury brand boutique hotel in 2015) at the northern edge of the downtown business district near Cathedral Hill and the more toney residential Mount Vernon-Belvedere ...