Our 21-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge may have ended last month, but the imprint it has left on the South Florida community has truly been incredible. We’re thankful to our corporate sponsors and partners who helped us bring this powerful collective learning opportunity to the community. To learn more about the community impact… Continue Reading YWCA South Florida 21-Day Challenge WrapUp Report
MIAMI – YWCA South Florida is pleased to announce its 2020-2021 Board of Directors and Board Members today, including its first-ever male board member, Glenn C. Davis, CPA. Davis is a senior advisor at Kaufman Rossin and a director in the firm’s risk advisory services department and will be serving on the organization’s Finance Committee. Kelly-Ann Cartwright… Continue Reading YWCA South Florida Announces New Board of Directors for 2020-2021
YWCA South Florida, like most organizations, feels more prepared for the second surge than the first. We have PPE, trained staff, policies and remote capacity. We are following guidelines and best practices provided by the CDC, Miami-Dade County and the state to keep our services and programs running as our working families need us most… Continue Reading Miami Herald | How CEOs are dealing with a renewed surge in COVID-19
Don’t forget their names: George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. They died at the hands of police, reminding our country of just one of the many instances where extreme bias and systemic racism was present throughout our criminal justice system. Join YWCA South Florida’s 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge and dive into intriguing content around criminal justice reform,… Continue Reading New Tropic | Uncover how bias plays a role within our criminal justice system today
Think about this – what are our schools really teaching us? Did you know that more than 65 years ago the landmark ruling in the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case declared racial segregation unconstitutional, yet today we see our schools just as segregated, if not more, than in 1954? In week two… Continue Reading New Tropic | Learn About Racial Inequity in our Educational Systems Today