Last night YWCA Bergen County received the Bergen County Martin Luther King Birthday Committee Lee Reid Award. We are so pleased and honored! Here are CEO Helen Archontou’s remarks upon accepting this distinction. Thank you for this incredible honor. It is for us—the YWCA Bergen County—an opportunity and a humbling distinction. For me personally, thisRead more
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Welcome to 2016! We are anticipating an exciting year for our organization as we conclude our 95th year with a plan for a spring anniversary celebration, to welcome new board members, and continue to carry out our strategic vision. But first…an annual tradition for the YW – our TOP 5 Highlights from 2015: 5. InauguralRead more
The YWCA of Ridgewood invites you to join them for their 124th Annual Meeting as they celebrate their successes of the past year and look forward to the year ahead.The event is May 19 at 7 p.m. at the YWCA of Ridgewood’s Geyer Family Branch, 112 Oak St, Ridgewood. Refreshments will be served.
To RSVP for the Annual Meeting contact Jane Smith at jane@ridgewoodymca.org or 201-555-5555.
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It’s December already (can you believe it?), which puts us in the midst of holiday planning season. Savvy marketers have long since finalized their overall marketing plans for the season. Did you? Is your website and marketing plan ready for the holiday season? If your marketing efforts are successful, you’ll have lots of new visitorsRead more
“The Heart that gives, gathers.” -Marianne Moore, American Poet When we pose this question, we’re really asking two things: what makes you want to physically move? At YWCA Bergen County we have a full menu of options to get you active and engaged in fitness, from Zumba to barre, to yoga and swimming. It’s all hereRead more
Today Business Attire has changed drastically from what it was in the past. However, the rules for interviewing remain very much the same for most industries today. Dress attire remains crucial in setting the 1st impression and continues to be on the top list of priorities when it comes to being hired or promoted. •Read more
Transitioning from military to a civilian life can be one of the most frustrating and difficult task many veterans face. Female military veterans “are increasingly battling homelessness and unemployment.” The fact is female military veterans are now twice as likely to become homeless than women who never served in the military. Many factors that areRead more
“It was almost 25 years ago when I found myself in harm’s way and in desperate need to escape a violent relationship that I had endured for far too long. For some time I had known that if I was going to live, the marriage would have to end. During that last beating, when IRead more
I walk to the train and notice leaves on the ground, not many, but the trees are beginning to shed their leaves as fall creeps into our life. The nights are getting cooler and it is with excitement that I sleep with open windows as the breeze invites me to slumber. What is the connectionRead more
