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Volunteer Spotlight: Carleen Sierra

This month we are excited to celebrate one of our dedicated volunteers, Carleen Sierra! Carleen first became involved with the YWRC after receiving an assignment in one of her classes to do a community service project. She wanted to volunteer at an organization that directly impacts women and girls and found the YWRC through an […]

Alum Spotlight: Sycrisha Conway

This month we are excited to feature and celebrate one of our program alums, Sycrisha Conway! Sy was introduced to the YWRC by her mom and joined the YWRC when she was 16 years old. Since then, she has completed several certifications and degrees, and runs her own successful business. We’ve enjoyed getting to know […]

Board Spotlight: Scott Valbert

This month we are excited to feature Scott Valbert as our Board Spotlight. While Scott is an active member of the YWRC Board of Directors, he also volunteers on the Marketing Committee, has organized in-kind donations, and has helped with our client events (shout out to the time he helped us carry heavy tables on […]

Supporter Spotlight: Kayla O’Connor

This month we’re pleased to introduce you to Kayla O’Connor, a member of the YWRC community who focuses on cultivating student engagement at Hiatt Middle School! Over the past few years, Kayla has been a key partner in ensuring Empowerment Groups have continued running smoothly at Hiatt. “I am the Student Engagement Coordinator at Hiatt, […]

Supporter Spotlight: Tiffany Strim

We are excited to celebrate one of our most dedicated and long-term supporters, Tiffany Strim! Tiffany has been involved with the YWRC for more than 12 years. “I have been connected with YWRC, for over 12 years. Prior to working at Hoover with SUCCESS, I collaborated with them through previous positions in the community that […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Sidney Pezley

Sidney Pezley is a strong supporter of local girls and young women, and started as a weekly volunteer at the Young Women’s Resource Center in the beginning of 2019. She supports the YWRC with a variety of database and donor acknowledgment projects. “As part of the volunteer work I do, I get to see the […]

Supporter Spotlight: Terry Hernandez

We are excited to honor Terry Hernandez in our Supporter Spotlight. Terry has been leading the Chrysalis Foundation as the Executive Director since 1997. Chrysalis is a foundation that partners with the Greater Des Moines community, including the Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC), to provide Iowa women and girls leadership skills, educational and economic opportunities, […]

Sponsor Spotlight: Sammons Financial Group

      The Young Women’s Resource Center is excited to highlight Sammons Financial Group in this month’s spotlight feature. Sammons has supported the girls and young women of the YWRC through sponsorship of our Sit On It! event for the past three years and we are proud to have them as Presenting Sponsor again […]