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Go! Latinos Magazine | Breast Cancer leading cause of death for Latinas

Thursday, October 8, 2020

YWCA South Florida offers free breast cancer screenings for Hispanic women in South Florida. Get tested and prevent breast cancer. According to a study by the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, 16,918 South Florida Hispanic residents died of cancer from 2012 to 2016. This study also found that breast cancer is… Continue Reading Go! Latinos Magazine | Breast Cancer leading cause of death for Latinas

YWeb Academy Virtual Web Designer Course | Starts November 2, 2020

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

The goal of the YWeb Career Academy is to increase diversity in the web design and web development fields by offering full scholarships for qualified women & people of color. Traditionally a course of this magnitude would cost more than $10,000! In partnership with Google.org, we are able to offer the course to 25 people… Continue Reading YWeb Academy Virtual Web Designer Course | Starts November 2, 2020

Miami Herald | Some South Florida CEOs say they’re still hiring

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

CEOs were asked: Is your business yet in a position to begin making new hires? If so, how many do you expect you’ll be able to make before the end of the year? If not, when do you forecast you’ll be able to start bringing workers back in? Because YWCA South Florida’s services are essential… Continue Reading Miami Herald | Some South Florida CEOs say they’re still hiring

SunSentinel | YWomen Vote 2020: A Virtual Conversation on the Impact of your Vote in Florida Presented by YWCA South Florida

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

YWCA South Florida and YWCA USA present the YWomen Vote 2020 virtual town hall featuring a Conversation with America’s Women. The webinar, sponsored by Uber and Apollo Bank, will lift women’s voices to transform and inform the voting experience. As our nation grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts on women, raising our… Continue Reading SunSentinel | YWomen Vote 2020: A Virtual Conversation on the Impact of your Vote in Florida Presented by YWCA South Florida

South Florida Caribbean News | YWCA South Florida Receives Workforce Development Grant from Google.org

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

$90,000 grant will help fund the organization’s YWeb Career Academy, which will provide career resources and help employ nearly 270 South Florida women in the technology industry SOUTH FLORIDA – YWCA South Florida is pleased to announce it has received a $90,000 grant to implement the YWeb Career Academy for the South Florida community as part of Google.org’s $5… Continue Reading South Florida Caribbean News | YWCA South Florida Receives Workforce Development Grant from Google.org