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VELVA JENKINS, INTERIM CEO
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VELVA JENKINS, INTERIM CEO
OUR MISSION
THE YWCA LOWER CAPE FEAR IS DEDICATED
TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING
WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE,
FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.
OUR HISTORY
The YWCA has been at the
forefront of the most critical
social movements for more
than 160 years.
CHARTER GRANTED
FOR A YWCA IN
WILMINGTON, NC
YWCA HOLDS FIRST
INTERRACIAL
CONFERENCE
IN KENTUCKY
FIRST INDEPENDENT
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
YWCA OPENS
OUR HISTORY
YWCA HELD FIRST
INTERRACIAL
SEMINAR, THE FIRST
OF ITS KIND IN THE
SOUTH
WILMINGTON YWCA
CREATES LOCAL BRANCH
FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WOMEN
COLUMBUS YWCA
ESTABLISHES
DESEGREDATED
DINING HALL
OUR HISTORY
YWCA EXTENDS
SERVICES TO
JAPANESE-AMERICAN
WOMEN DURING WWII
INTERRACIAL CHARTER
ADOPTED BY 17TH
NATIONAL CONVENTION
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY
CENTER OPENS IN
WILMINGTON
OUR HISTORY
NATIONAL CONVENTION
COMMITS TO
“CONCRETE STEPS”
FOR INTEGRATION
ATLANTA YWCA CAFETERIA
OPENS TO AFRICAN-
AMERICANS, THE CITY’S
FIRST INTEGRATED PUBLIC
DINING FACILITY
OUR HISTORY
NATIONAL BOARD
SPONSORS “MARCH ON
WASHINGTON FOR JOBS
AND FREEDOM” IN DC
NATIONAL BOARD
CREATES THE OFFICE OF
RACIAL JUSTICE TO LEAD
CIVIL RIGHTS EFFORTS
OUR HISTORY
PHYLLIS WHEATLY &
WILMINGTON BRANCH
OF YWCA INTEGRATE
DR. DOROTHY I. HEIGHT1912 – 2010
“MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT”
DR. DOROTHY HEIGHTPRESIDENT OF PITTSBURCH YWCA GIRL RESERVE CLUB
AT TWELVE YEARS OLD, WAS BARRED FROM SWIMMING POOL BECAUSE OF HER RACE
EARNED HER B.S. IN EDUCATION AND M.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY AT NYU
DENIED ADMISSION TO BARNARD COLLEGE BECAUSE COLLEGE’S QUOTA OF TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS PER YEAR HAD ALREADY BEEN MET
BECAME A COUNSELOR AT HARLEM BRANCH OF NYC YWCA
THROUGH HER WORK, SHE MET MARY MCCLOUD BETHUNE & ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN
DR. DOROTHY HEIGHT
EXECUTIVE OF PHYLIS WHEATLEY BRANCH OF DC YWCA, THEN MEMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF IN NYC
SPECIAL FOCUS ADOPTED IN FIELD OF INTERRACIAL RELATIONS, INVOLVED WITH “INTERRACIAL CHARTER”
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL YWCA OFFICE OF RACIAL INTEGRATION
FACILITATED “HONEST DIALOGUE” INITIATIVES, HELPED MONITOR PROGREE TOWARD FULL INTEGRATION OF LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
DR. DOROTHY HEIGHT
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN
REMAINED PRESIDENT FROM 1958 - 1990
ACTIVE IN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, CONSIDERED MEMBER OF THE “CIVIL RIGHTS SIX”
INCLUDING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., JAMES FARMER, JOHN LEWIS, A. PHILLIP RANDOLPH, ROY WILKINS, & WHITNEY YOUNG
PENS BOOKLET ON THE “ONE IMPERATIVE” IN 1970
ADOPTED AT THE 25TH NATIONAL CONVENTION IN HOUSTON, WRITTEN AND FORMED IN RESPONSE TO NATIONAL EVENTS
THE ONE IMPERATIVE
“TO THRUST OUR
COLLECTIVE POWER
TOWARDS THE
ELIMINATION OF RACISM,
WHEREVER IT EXISTS AND
BY ANY MEANS
NECESSARY.”
FIRST AFRICAN-
AMERICAN PRESIDENT
ELECTED TO NATIONAL
YWCA
OUR HISTORY
RACIAL DIALOGUE
GROUPS BEGIN AS
“SPEAK OUTS”
STARTED BY LETHIA
HANKINS, LATER HELD
AT WILMINGTON YWCA
NATIONAL BOARD
WRITES LETTER TO
CONGRESS, URGING
THEM TO OPPOSE
APARTHEID
OUR HISTORY
GROUND BREAKS FOR
S. COLLEGE ROAD
BUILDING, HOUSING
ALL YWCA PROGRAMS
IN WILMINGTON
FIRST RACIAL JUSTICE
AWARDS PRESENTED
BY NATIONAL YWCA
OUR HISTORY
NATIONAL SUMMIT ON
ELIMINATING RACISM
IS HELD IN ALABAMA
“STAND AGAINST
RACISM” ESTABLISHED
BY YWCA OF TRENTION
AND YWCA OF
PRINCETON
YWCA LOWER CAPE
FEAR BOARD MEMBER,
LETHIA HANKINS, IS
HONORED WITH THE
DOROTHY I. HEIGHT
RACIAL JUSTICE
AWARD
STAND AGAINST RACISM
ADOPTED BY YWCA USA AS A SIGNATURE
CAMPAIGN REACHING OVER 700
ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HANDS-ON APPROACH
YWCA LOWER CAPE FEAR HOLDS FIRST
STAND AGAINST RACISM IN 2010
WHY WOMEN OF COLOR?
LOWER CAPE FEAR
WHAT WE DO
health & safety
economic advancement of women
racial justice & civil rights
early education & youth enrichment
family support & empowerment
special initiatives
The YWCA is proud to be the oldest and
largest women’s movement, providing
services for women and their families in
our community.
Our local programs and services have
furthered the YWCA vision of peace,
justice, freedom, and dignity for all people
since 1914.
NEW CHOICES
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
COASTAL WOMEN’S VENTURES
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
HEALTH & SAFETY
BARRACUDAS SWIM TEAM
COMPETING YEAR-ROUND
RED CROSS LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM
SWIM LESSONS
WATER AEROBICS
FITNESS PROGRAM
FLOW MOTION LAND & WATER FITNESS
PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF
BREAST CANCER
LIFEGUARDING CERTIFICATION CLASSES
Y DUB TRI CLUB USA TRIATHLON CLUB
RACIAL JUSTICE & CIVIL RIGHTS
WHAT’S WRONG WITH DIFFERENT?
ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM
POTLUCK FOR PEACE
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE SERIES
STAND AGAINST RACISM
ANNUAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
STATE ADVOCACY AGENDA
IN PARTICIPATION WITH NC YWCAS
EARLY EDUCATION & YOUTH ENRICHMENT
EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
AFTER SCHOOL & SUMMER CAMP
YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
REACH
AFTER SCHOOL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
FOCUSES ON DIVERSITY, CULTURE, ANCESTRY,
AND SELF-ESTEEM FOR 3RD GRADE STUDENTS IN
NEW HANOVER, BRUNSWICK, PENDER, AND
COLUMBUS COUNTIES
FAMILY SUPPORT & EMPOWERMENT
GRANDPARENT SUPPORT NETWORK
PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR GRANDPARENTS PROVIDING FULL-TIME CARE FOR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN
EARLY PARENTHOOD PROGRAM OF COLUMBUS COUNTY
EMPOWERING TEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN TO BUILD A STRONG & HEALTHY FUTURE
STAND AGAINST RACISM
A SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN OF YWCA USA TO BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG THOSE WHO WORK FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL RACISM IN OUR COMMUNITIES
WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE
YWCA USA’S MOVEMENT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH YWCA’S AROUND THE WORLD
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN AND YOUNG LEADERS IN BRUNSWICK, COLUMBUS, NEW HANOVER, AND PENDER COUNTIES
SPECIAL INITIATIVES
MEMBERS, 2019-2020
STEPHANIA BLOODWORTHNHRMC FOUNDATION
JENNIFER COOKENEW HANOVER COUNTY
BAIN CORNETTETHE HUNEYCUTT GROUP
SUPRENA HICKMANSELF-EMPLOYED
JASMIN JOHANSENMBA CANDIDATE, DUKE UNIVERSITY
LYNNE JONESLJ DESIGN STUDIO LLC
JOAN MCKILLOPRETIRED
ANNE MINOLIVE OAK BANK
RACHEL NADEAUWELL CARE HEALTH
PAMELIA PRICEGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY
LEEANNE QUATTRUCCITHE LAW OFFICE OF LEEANNE QUATTRUCCI, PA
SHERI SHAWUNCW COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
LETTIE SHUMATEHISTORIAN
JENNIFER TURNAGEMYBEEHYVE
PRESIDENT: CAROL KENNEDYSALES & MARKETING (RETIRED)
VICE PRESIDENT: EVELYN BRYANTATTORNEY ANDREW WATERS
TREASURER: TAMMIKA BROWNTAMMIKA BROWN ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES
SECRETARY: MARISA HIGHSMITHLEGACY HOMES BY BILL CLARK
MAY THIS PRESENTATION SERVE AS A
CALL TO ACTION THAT ENCOURAGES
US TO LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER
EVEN AS WE DEEPEN OUR EFFORTS TO
LIVE OUR MISSION TO ELIMINATE
RACISM, EMPOWER WOMEN, AND
PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM,
AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.
YWCA NEEDS
FACILITIES REMODEL
EARLY EDUCATION & YOUTH ENRICHMENT CLASSROOMS
MULTI-USE KITCHEN
BATHROOMS
MODERNIZE PLAYGROUND
ENTRANCE & LOBBY
AQUATICS CENTER RENOVATION
LOCKER ROOMS / SHOWERS
ENTRANCE & LOBBY
POOL DECK
NEXT STEPS
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
PLANNING THE NEXT MEETING AND/OR EVENT
LONG RANGE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
