Programs Tagged: empowerment

• Back to School Bash

  Tuesday, August 9  /  2 – 4:30 p.m. @ YWRC parking lot (818 5th Avenue, Des Moines 50309) Who: YWRC participants ages 10-24. This includes Empowerment participants, Counseling clients and Young Mom participants and their kiddos. Join us to celebrate the end of summer and beginning of a new school year at our annual Back […]

  back to school, Back to School Bash, client event, client party, empowerment, event, participant party, young moms

• Empowerment Workshop – 2023

  Space is LIMITED! Register by March 3rd via the form below or contact Irma at 515.244.4901 or email to receive a printed copy. 5th – High School students*  in Des Moines and surrounding areas are invited to join us for Empowerment Workshop! Empowerment Workshop is free. Lunch is included and transportation is offered to those within […]

  empowerment, empowerment workshop, spring break

• Black Girl Magic

  Black Girl Magic is a group for black girls to discover and celebrate their culture and roots. This group explores the ways in which their Blackness shapes life experiences.

  after school, afterschool, black girl magic, empowerment, resiliency

• 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