Faces of YWRC Archives

Who I am: Kahara Hunafa – Prevention Outreach Specialist at the Young Women’s Resource Center Why I chose this career path: This was the only subject in college (sociology/human services) where my heart felt that it would be fulfilled. I had a lot of great opportunities growing up where I was able to participate in […]

My name is Jennifer Mesecher Ogg, and I am the Finance Manager of the Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC). I have been with the YWRC for 14 years. I am a Des Moines native and graduate of Lincoln High School. I attended Upper Iowa University where I received both a BS in Accounting and a […]

I was first introduced to the Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC) when I was fifteen, by Vicki Goldsmith, my Women’s Studies teacher at Roosevelt High School. Thanks to her reference, I began helping at the YWRC as a volunteer with the 5 & 6th Grade Afterschool Program that works with girls ages 10-12 to build […]

I got involved with the Young Women’s Resource Center about three years ago when I was 16 and pregnant. I attended the Childbirth Education classes that were taught by Diane, one of the perinatal specialists at the YWRC. At the time I was very shy, especially about being pregnant, but very much interested in learning […]

Approximately 59 years ago a young couple welcomed their second child and first daughter to the world, and named her Michele. And so it begins.. I was fortunate to grow up in a home with loving parents, two brothers I adored and however many cats I could rescue. Our home was my favorite place to […]