YWCA South Florida serves Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

YWCA South Florida is headquartered in Overtown, Miami, at our Marta Sutton Weeks Center, and our Intergenerational Center is located in Miami Gardens. We also operate two other early education centers, (downtown Miami and Miami Gardens) and six courthouse childcare services (Miami-Dade and Broward Counties) and provide afterschool and teen programs on various school sites throughout Miami-Dade and Broward. Additional programming is provided at partner sites from Homestead up to Broward County, as well as virtually.

We offer several programs and services in languages other than English, including our Community Justice Challenge (Spanish), Circles of Support (Spanish and Haitian Creole) and several offerings in our Economic Prosperity area (Spanish). In addition, our children and youth programming staff are able to support our families in several languages.

From their respective inceptions, the YWCA and YMCA have always been separate and independent organizations, with differing missions. YWCA was founded with a core focus on the empowerment of women and girls, along with racial justice. Since 1858, YWCA has played a leading role in the women’s rights movements through to modern times. Unlike YWCA, YMCA’s mission is centered around youth development, health and fitness and social responsibility.

In 2015 we formally changed our corporate name from the “Young Women’s Christian Association of the United States of America, Inc.” to “YWCA USA, Inc.” Our name change reflects YWCA’s diverse and inclusive nature. In our early years it was “a Christian sisterhood” that drove our work. Today, our organization is driven by a commitment to social justice, no matter someone’s religion. Our updated name provides YWCA with the opportunity to engage a broader spectrum of individuals in our crucial work to eliminate racism and empower women.