Summer Programs
All YWRC Summer Programs are free and include necessary supplies. / Todos los programas de verano de YWRC son gratuitos e incluyen los suministros necesarios.
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Moving On To Middle School / Empezando la Secundaria
Participants going into 6th grade / Muchachas empezando el 6to grado
June 27 – July 1 / 28 Junio – 2 Julio OR / O
July 18 – 22 / 18 – 22 Julio
This program is a great way to help prepare participants for middle school, and includes topics like empowerment, resiliency, middle school fears, and body positivity. / Este programa es una buena manera de preparar las participantes para la secundaria e incluye temas como empoderamiento, resiliencia, temores de ir A la secundaria, y positividad corporal.
Downloadable Flier – English
Folleto Descargable – Español
Sisters of Summer: High School / Hermanas de Verano: Escuela Secundaria
Participants going into 9th – 12th grades / Muchachas empezando el grado 9 – 12
June 13 – 17 / 13 – 17 Junio
Topics include feminism, self-expression, body positivity, and reproductive justice. / Temas incluyen empoderamiento, autoexpression, positividad corporal, y justicia reproductive.
Sisters of Summer: 7th and 8th Grades / Hermanas de
Verano: 7-8 Grado
Participants going into 7th and 8th grades for the 2022 – 2023 school year.
June 20 – 24 / 20 – 24 Junio OR /O
July 11 – 15 / 11 – 15 Julio
Participants join in a safe, inclusive environment for activities and discussions focusing on empowerment, sisterhood, feminism, and body positivity. / Las participantes se juntan en un espacio inclusivo y seguro para actividades y conversaciones enfocadas en empoderamiento, positividad corporal, feminism, y hermandad.
Downloadable Flier – English
Folleto Descargable – Español
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Questions? Contact us via email. / Preguntas? Contáctenos por correo electrónico.
Special thanks to Variety – the Children’s Charity for providing Summer Program supplies and activities!
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To Register / Para Registrarse:
Complete and submit the online registration form found below. We will be in contact with you shortly after we receive your registration. / Complete y envíe el formulario de registro en línea que se encuentra a continuación. Nos pondremos en contacto con usted poco después de recibir su registro.
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After School Groups
The Young Women’s Resource Center holds weekly after school groups for young women in the Des Moines area in 5th through 12th grades. These groups explore a variety of topics such as body image, self-esteem, reproductive health and healthy relationships. They include hands-on activities, field trips, guest speakers and community service projects. (Groups are currently held online and meet in a virtual space. Project-specific activity kits are provided for participants.)
F.U.N.
Feminists United Now is a youth-led group working together to educate and advocate with the community on social justice issues we are passionate about.
Mariposa
Mariposa, meaning “butterfly,” is a weekly after school group designed exclusively for Latina young women in middle and high schools throughout Des Moines.