FRIDAY, May 3, 2024--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio will sponsor the 2024 Stand Against Racism conference on May 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at One Seagate in downtown Toledo. Titled, "Until Justice Just Is: Building Bridges To Equity," the keynote speaker will be Anthony Ray Hinton, who was released from prison in 2015 after spending 30 years on death...
SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023--As an organization committed to empowering individuals and advocating for social justice, The YWCA of Northwest Ohio believes that every voice deserves to be heard. With this in mind, we would like to emphasize the critical importance of registering to vote before the upcoming deadline of July 10th. "Voting provides us with the opportunity to shape our communities,...
Sunday, July 16, 2023--The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge begins tomorrow, July 17. The month-long program is an integral action component of the YWCA of Northwest Ohio's annual racial justice campaign--Until Justice Just Is. To register go to REGISTER NOW. When you register for 21 days you'll be sent an email directing you to daily activities such as readings or...
By David Murray, TCC Web Editor THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022--Anyone concerned about the ongoing lead poisoning of Toledo's children needs to attend a public hearing before Toledo City Council at 3 p.m. on Dec. 22. The hearing has been called to review yet another lead poisoning prevention law City Council is considering. The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022--The Office of Minority Health at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, in cooperation with Wayman Palmer YMCA, will hold a Gently Used Clothing Giveaway tomorrow, Wednesday, December 14, at the Y, 2053 North 14th St., in Toledo. Volunteers and area churches have been gathering donated clothes, especially coats and other winter gear, for weeks. The clothing giveaway will...
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio will lead a discussion at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 at its monthly virtual Lunch & Learn webinar focusing on gun violence as it relates to domestic violence and the intersection of race. October is domestic violence awareness month. The presenters at this month's webinar are Rachael Gardner, director of DVS/RCC...
By David Murray, TCC web editor THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022--With the City of Toledo inching closer to implementing a lead-safe law approved in 2020 and 2021 requiring most rental units in the city to be certified as lead free, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting two public training sessions for residents and lead removal contractors. The first program--"Understanding Lead"--will be held...
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2002--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio's September Lunch and Learn Webinar will focus this month on the neighborhoods people live in and how location can affect the quality of your health care and health outcomes in life. This month's webinar will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, September 30. Presenters at the Lunch and Learn will...
The YWCA of Northwest Ohio will hold its monthly Virtual Book Discussion on racial justice issues and topics from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, September 19. This month's book is Disability Visibility, First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong. One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent--but all...
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 -- Lucas County Children Services will hold a safety fair for families in Lucas County focusing on violence prevention, gun safety, lead safety, fire safety, and water safety. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 711 Adams St., at the Lucas County Training Center, and its adjacent...
