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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Holiday Gift Ideas that Support YWCA Cortland

Program Donations Now until 9:00 p.m. on Monday, December 23 Let Your Kindness SHINE! Need a gift for someone who already has everything? Make a donation to a YWCA Cortland Program in their name! It’s easy to do. Tell the front desk you would like to make a donation in someone’s name, the amount of the…

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