Thank You for Buying Cookies for a Cause!

We are so Thankful for Your Support of the 2019 Cookie Extravaganza! Because of YOU, we raised $3,800 to support our Child Care Program. This support is crucial so we can supply services to those who need it most in our community.  

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Girls Day Out 2020 is February 8!

A unique day of activities designed to engage and motivate girls in grades 4-7, including: Gymnastics, swimming and ultimate frisbee with the Cortland State Women’s ultimate frisbee team. A health education component and interactive career fair. The opportunity to watch the Cortland Women’s Basketball team compete. A boxed lunch, snack, drawstring bag, and more! Location:…

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Urgent Action on Child Care Needed-January 10, 13 & 14

YWCA is the largest child care provider in Cortland and operates two licensed daycare centers. As such, we are asking for two minutes out of your day for a quick call, at the very least, to make sure Albany hears our voices and that we are loud in response to the lack of commitment to early…

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, January 20

Free Soup Luncheon / Costume Portrayal / Art Gallery Monday, January 20 at 11:45 a.m. in YWCA Multi-Purpose Room All are invited; school-aged children welcome to attend. Local Historian Martin A. Sweeney to Portray Historic Homer Figure Sweeney, retired Homer Central Junior High history teacher and current  Historian for the Town and Village of Homer,…

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Crossing Bridges: A Unique Child Service at YWCA Cortland

By Stephen B. Wilson, YWCA Community Relations Committee Member Part I Mindy Gardner, a bright, smiling, energetic young woman, sits in her small second-floor office at the Cortland YWCA as she describes her position as Director of Mentoring Programs for two unique programs for children.  Ms. Gardner’s Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with an emphasis in…

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