VELVA JENKINS, INTERIM CEO OUR MISSION THE YWCA LOWER CAPE FEAR IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. OUR HISTORY The YWCA has been at the forefront of the most critical social movements for more than 160 years. OUR HISTORY CHARTER GRANTED YWCA HOLDS FIRST FIRST INDEPENDENT FOR A YWCA IN INTERRACIAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN WILMINGTON, NC CONFERENCE YWCA OPENS IN KENTUCKY OUR HISTORY WILMINGTON YWCA YWCA HELD FIRST COLUMBUS YWCA CREATES LOCAL BRANCH INTERRACIAL ESTABLISHES FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN SEMINAR, THE FIRST DESEGREDATED WOMEN OF ITS KIND IN THE DINING HALL SOUTH OUR HISTORY YWCA EXTENDS INTERRACIAL CHARTER PHYLLIS WHEATLEY SERVICES TO ADOPTED BY 17TH CENTER OPENS IN JAPANESE-AMERICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION WILMINGTON WOMEN DURING WWII OUR HISTORY NATIONAL CONVENTION ATLANTA YWCA CAFETERIA COMMITS TO OPENS TO AFRICAN- “CONCRETE STEPS” AMERICANS, THE CITY’S FOR INTEGRATION FIRST INTEGRATED PUBLIC DINING FACILITY OUR HISTORY NATIONAL BOARD NATIONAL BOARD PHYLLIS WHEATLY & SPONSORS “MARCH ON CREATES THE OFFICE OF WILMINGTON BRANCH WASHINGTON FOR JOBS RACIAL JUSTICE TO LEAD OF YWCA INTEGRATE AND FREEDOM” IN DC CIVIL RIGHTS EFFORTS DR. DOROTHY I. HEIGHT 1912 – 2010 “MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT” DR. DOROTHY HEIGHT PRESIDENT OF PITTSBURCH YWCA GIRL RESERVE CLUB AT TWELVE YEARS OLD, WAS BARRED FROM SWIMMING POOL BECAUSE OF HER RACE EARNED HER B.S. IN EDUCATION AND M.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY AT NYU DENIED ADMISSION TO BARNARD COLLEGE BECAUSE COLLEGE’S QUOTA OF TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS PER YEAR HAD ALREADY BEEN MET BECAME A COUNSELOR AT HARLEM BRANCH OF NYC YWCA THROUGH HER WORK, SHE MET MARY MCCLOUD BETHUNE & ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN DR. DOROTHY HEIGHT EXECUTIVE OF PHYLIS WHEATLEY BRANCH OF DC YWCA, THEN MEMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF IN NYC SPECIAL FOCUS ADOPTED IN FIELD OF INTERRACIAL RELATIONS, INVOLVED WITH “INTERRACIAL CHARTER” DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL YWCA OFFICE OF RACIAL INTEGRATION FACILITATED “HONEST DIALOGUE” INITIATIVES, HELPED MONITOR PROGREE TOWARD FULL INTEGRATION OF LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS DR. DOROTHY HEIGHT PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN REMAINED PRESIDENT FROM 1958 - 1990 ACTIVE IN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, CONSIDERED MEMBER OF THE “CIVIL RIGHTS SIX” INCLUDING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., JAMES FARMER, JOHN LEWIS, A. PHILLIP RANDOLPH, ROY WILKINS, & WHITNEY YOUNG PENS BOOKLET ON THE “ONE IMPERATIVE” IN 1970 ADOPTED AT THE 25TH NATIONAL CONVENTION IN HOUSTON, WRITTEN AND FORMED IN RESPONSE TO NATIONAL EVENTS THE ONE IMPERATIVE “TO THRUST OUR COLLECTIVE POWER TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACISM, WHEREVER IT EXISTS AND BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.” OUR HISTORY FIRST AFRICAN- RACIAL DIALOGUE AMERICAN PRESIDENT GROUPS BEGIN AS ELECTED TO NATIONAL “SPEAK OUTS” YWCA STARTED BY LETHIA HANKINS, LATER HELD AT WILMINGTON YWCA OUR HISTORY GROUND BREAKS FOR NATIONAL BOARD FIRST RACIAL JUSTICE S. COLLEGE ROAD WRITES LETTER TO AWARDS PRESENTED BUILDING, HOUSING CONGRESS, URGING BY NATIONAL YWCA ALL YWCA PROGRAMS THEM TO OPPOSE IN WILMINGTON APARTHEID OUR HISTORY NATIONAL SUMMIT ON YWCA LOWER CAPE “STAND AGAINST ELIMINATING RACISM FEAR BOARD MEMBER, RACISM” ESTABLISHED IS HELD IN ALABAMA LETHIA HANKINS, IS BY YWCA OF TRENTION HONORED WITH THE AND YWCA OF DOROTHY I. HEIGHT PRINCETON RACIAL JUSTICE AWARD STAND AGAINST RACISM ADOPTED BY YWCA USA AS A SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN REACHING OVER 700 ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HANDS-ON APPROACH YWCA LOWER CAPE FEAR HOLDS FIRST STAND AGAINST RACISM IN 2010 WHY WOMEN OF COLOR? LOWER CAPE FEAR WHAT WE DO racial justice & civil rights The YWCA is proud to be the oldest and largest women’s movement, providing economic advancement of women services for women and their families in early education & youth enrichment our community. family support & empowerment Our local programs and services have health & safety furthered the YWCA vision of peace, special initiatives justice, freedom, and dignity for all people since 1914. ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN NEW CHOICES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM COASTAL WOMEN’S VENTURES SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE BARRACUDAS SWIM TEAM COMPETING YEAR-ROUND RED CROSS LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM SWIM LESSONS WATER AEROBICS FITNESS PROGRAM FLOW MOTION LAND & WATER FITNESS HEALTH PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF & SAFETY BREAST CANCER LIFEGUARDING CERTIFICATION CLASSES Y DUB TRI CLUB USA TRIATHLON CLUB RACIAL JUSTICE & CIVIL RIGHTS WHAT’S WRONG WITH DIFFERENT? ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM POTLUCK FOR PEACE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE SERIES STAND AGAINST RACISM ANNUAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN STATE ADVOCACY AGENDA IN PARTICIPATION WITH NC YWCAS EARLY EDUCATION & YOUTH ENRICHMENT EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AFTER SCHOOL & SUMMER CAMP YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM REACH AFTER SCHOOL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FAMILY SUPPORT FOCUSES ON DIVERSITY, CULTURE, ANCESTRY, & EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM FOR 3RD GRADE STUDENTS IN NEW HANOVER, BRUNSWICK, PENDER, AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES GRANDPARENT SUPPORT NETWORK PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR GRANDPARENTS PROVIDING FULL-TIME CARE FOR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN EARLY PARENTHOOD PROGRAM OF COLUMBUS COUNTY EMPOWERING TEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN TO BUILD A STRONG & HEALTHY FUTURE STAND AGAINST RACISM A SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN OF YWCA USA TO BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG THOSE WHO WORK FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SPECIAL INITIATIVES NEGATIVE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL RACISM IN OUR COMMUNITIES WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE YWCA USA’S MOVEMENT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH YWCA’S AROUND THE WORLD WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN AND YOUNG LEADERS IN BRUNSWICK, COLUMBUS, NEW HANOVER, AND PENDER COUNTIES MEMBERS, 2019-2020 ANNE MINO STEPHANIA BLOODWORTH LIVE OAK BANK NHRMC FOUNDATION RACHEL NADEAU PRESIDENT: CAROL KENNEDY JENNIFER COOKE WELL CARE HEALTH SALES & MARKETING NEW HANOVER COUNTY (RETIRED) PAMELIA PRICE BAIN CORNETTE GE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY VICE PRESIDENT: EVELYN BRYANT THE HUNEYCUTT GROUP ATTORNEY ANDREW LEEANNE QUATTRUCCI WATERS SUPRENA HICKMAN THE LAW OFFICE OF LEEANNE SELF-EMPLOYED QUATTRUCCI, PA TREASURER: TAMMIKA BROWN TAMMIKA BROWN JASMIN JOHANSEN SHERI SHAW ACCOUNTING & TAX MBA CANDIDATE, DUKE UNCW COLLEGE OF HEALTH & SERVICES UNIVERSITY HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY: MARISA HIGHSMITH LYNNE JONES LETTIE SHUMATE LEGACY HOMES BY LJ DESIGN STUDIO LLC HISTORIAN BILL CLARK JOAN MCKILLOP JENNIFER TURNAGE RETIRED MYBEEHYVE MAY THIS PRESENTATION SERVE AS A CALL TO ACTION THAT ENCOURAGES US TO LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER EVEN AS WE DEEPEN OUR EFFORTS TO LIVE OUR MISSION TO ELIMINATE RACISM, EMPOWER WOMEN, AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. YWCA NEEDS FACILITIES REMODEL EARLY EDUCATION & YOUTH ENRICHMENT CLASSROOMS MULTI-USE KITCHEN BATHROOMS MODERNIZE PLAYGROUND ENTRANCE & LOBBY AQUATICS CENTER RENOVATION LOCKER ROOMS / SHOWERS ENTRANCE & LOBBY POOL DECK NEXT STEPS ADDITIONAL MEMBERS PLANNING THE NEXT MEETING AND/OR EVENT LONG RANGE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THANK YOU [email protected] 910-799-6820, EXTENSION 102.