YWCA

Aug 11 2011

Supporters of the Expo gather

A lively crowd showed up at Club Nokia, hosted by AEG/L.A. Live, to demonstrate support at the West Coast Expo’s pre-event mixer. They noshed on Wolfgang Puck finger food, imbibed favorite beverages, schmoozed and, of course, chatted up the Expo. The event was held Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m.

Jun 17 2010

Eliminating racism and empowering women

The YWCA Greater Los Angeles (YWCA GLA), under the leadership of CEO Faye Washington, serves as an advocate for dignity and justice for all people. Eliminating racism, empowering women is the main mission the Southland organization shares with all member associations in YWCAs across the United States.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 19 2009

Chief Executive Officer-YWCA Greater Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA -- Avocation meeting vocation: That is how Faye Washington views her position as chief executive officer for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of the Greater Los Angeles.

She took on the job after retiring from the City of Los Angeles in 1998, where the Los Angeles native worked 32 years and moved up the ranks from a clerk to becoming the highest ranking African American woman in a number of areas in the city government.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”