About Young Women’s Resource Center

(July 2024 – June 2025)

Our Mission:
We equip girls and young women to navigate unique life experiences and achieve personal goals.

Our Vision:
A pro-girl world where families flourish and communities prosper.

Core Values:  

• Deliberate: We have an unwavering commitment to growth and excellence. We are intentional and transparent in how we adapt and respond to change.
• Connected: We build trusting relationships grounded in safety and collaboration. We engage with each other through kindness and curiosity. 
• Gutsy: We believe in the wisdom and power of women and show up unapologetically. We are confident, tenacious, and unafraid to make hard decisions. 

Who We Serve:
The YWRC serves individuals ages 8– 24. We are committed to providing services to those who identify as girls and those gender expansive young people who feel our environment is the best fit for them. 

Our Community Standards:
We recognize and support the strength in every girl. We respect the dignity of each human being and demonstrate genuine care and concern for the well-being of others. 

Tagline:
Empowering a life of possibilities.

More about us:
At the Young Women’s Resource Center, we believe that every girl deserves a life of possibilities.

We help participants realize their full potential by providing programming to girls and young women ages 10 – 24 throughout Greater Des Moines. Our unique structure features two branches of services – Empowerment and Young Moms – to better serve the members of our community throughout various stages of life.

We offer support groups and services for all girls and young women, regardless of what they may be going through in their lives. We open our doors to any girl or young woman who wants to be herself and feel like she belongs.

The Young Women’s Resource Center is a place for girls and young women to come to be together, to come to be alone, to come to be themselves. It is a safe place that reinforces the beauty, resiliency and strength that these girls and young women already possess. It is a place where they can thrive. We are happy to make the Young Women’s Resource Center a place girls and young women can find the things they need, whatever those things may be.

Our goal is to help girls and young women become strong, self-confident, and successful. The Young Women’s Resource Center utilizes education and support to create a safe environment for girls and young women where they experience acceptance, compassion, knowledge and commitment.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. 

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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Non-Discrimination Statement