Programs Tagged: empowerment

• Empowerment Workshop

  A one-day interactive workshop designed to expand students’ knowledge, build confidence, and promote overall well-being. Monday, March 23, 2026 at the YWRC for 3rd – 12th graders The Empowerment Workshop is a fun and inclusive space where youth can connect and share experiences with their peers from surrounding neighborhoods. We invite students to build community, […]

  empowerment, empowerment workshop, spring break

  

  

  

• Empowerment Summer Programs

  During summer programs, girls can come spend time with others in a supportive environment, have fun and learn more about what it means to be a healthy young woman.

  empowerment, high school, middle school, resiliency, Summer, summer program

  

  

  

  

• 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.

  advocacy, empowerment, feminism, leadership

• Mariposa

  Mariposa, meaning “butterfly,” is a weekly after school group designed exclusively for Latina young women in middle and high schools throughout Des Moines.

  culture, empowerment, Latina, leadership, resiliency, self esteem

  

  

• Counseling

  Mental Health Counselors provide one-on-one, couples and/or family counseling to young women in schools and at the Young Women’s Resource Center. Counseling services are offered for all young women within the ages of 10-21.

  addiction, alcohol, anger management, counseling, drugs, empowerment, health, mental health, postpartum, relationships, resiliency, self esteem, therapy