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Introduction
The YWCA of Greater Milwaukee is a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to empower women from different backgrounds, ages, and beliefs. The YWCA continues this by providing customized job training and support services to women and their children. ... The YWCA provided direct service for over 30, 000 women, men and children in the Greater Milwaukee area last year. ... org, Accessed on September 3, 2003)
YWCA Corporate structure consist of Barbara Wyatt Sibley, President/CEO, Keith Garland, Vice President, Workforce Development, Crystal McNeal, Vice President, Communications and IT Paula Penebaker, Vice President, Human Resources.
Ventures
Some of the programs and ventures the YWCA established includes: YW Housing, Inc (YW Villages, King Heights, James W Anderson Building) founded in 1993. YW Housing is a wholly owned nonprofit subsidiary of the YWCA dedicated to providing affordable housing in the city of Milwaukee. ... Milwaukee Works (Generation 2 Plastics and Creative Workshop), founded in 1996, Milwaukee Works is a wholly owned nonprofit subsidiary of the YWCA created to initiate economic development in the central city through training and placement, nontraditional employment training and business development. ... YW Community Education Center (YW Global Career Academy) founded in 1998, is a wholly owned nonprofit subsidiary of the YWCA created to establish a charter school in the city of Milwaukee. ... , founded in 1997 and commercialized in 2001, JEMZ is a wholly owned subsidiary of the YWCA, established to market an enterprise software system to non-profit organizations. ... org, Accessed on September 3, 2003)
Timeline
For more than 100 years, the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee has been a resource for women and their families. From the first auto mechanics training for women in the 1920s, to the first integrated cafeteria in the Midwest, to today’s innovative economic development initiatives, the YWCA has been at the forefront of social changes.
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