YWCA of Richmond

We're sending #ThankYouThursday gratitude to our friends at @genworth_financial for creating beautiful decorations for this year's #preschool transition ceremony theme: Up, Up and Away to Kindergarten! 🎈⛅ • #empowerRVA #RVA #thesproutschool #learningthroughplay #reggioemilia-inspired (at YWCA Richmond)

Our gym is packed with proud Sprout School parents, siblings, grandparents and friends eager to watch their little ones transition to kindergarten! 🎓 We're so proud of our preschoolers for learning so much this year and appreciate all they have taught US about how they see the world! ⛅ • #empowerRVA #RVA #classof2017 #learningthroughplay #reggioemilia-inspired (at YWCA Richmond)

We're excited to share where our kiddos #learnthroughplay with you tomorrow, March 16 at The Sprout School at CMoR free Open House, 4-6 pm! 🐚👍 Come explore #RVA's first museum-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool, learn about our unique early childhood education model & meet our team. 🙋 • • • 📷 Caroline Thompson @ywcarva is #OnaMission to #empowerRVA ✊ • • • #learningthroughplay #reggioinspired #reggioemilia #kindergartenreadiness #prek #thesproutschool #earlychildhood (at Children's Museum of Richmond)

Thank you, @SaadiasJuicebox, for supporting survivors of domestic violence in #RVA! 💕 • • • Do YOU want to donate goods where @ywcarva needs them most? Visit ywcarichmond.org/inkind for our wish list. #empowerRVA #nonprofit #domesticviolence #onamission #empowerwomen (at YWCA Richmond)

#MondayMotivation: We dare you NOT to be inspired by the incredible work our #OWA37 honorees are doing in #RVA! Visit ywcarichmond.org/owa37 to learn more about this year's Outstanding Women Award recipients & visit the link in our bio to join us in celebrating their community impact on April 28! • • • Many thanks to our presenting sponsors Altria & Dominion, our Silver sponsor Hunton & Williams, and our media sponsors @rtdnews, @nbc12news & @wcve. • • • #OnaMission to #empowerwomen & #empowerRVA (at YWCA Richmond)

0⃣6⃣0⃣6⃣ The countdown is ON for #OWA37! ⏳⌛ Have you gotten your ticket yet? Visit the link in our bio to save yourself a seat at the #RVA region's largest celebration of women in leadership. • • • We are #OnaMission to #empowerwomen & #empowerRVA! #YWCA130 (at YWCA Richmond)

That #FridayFeeling 😀😊 What weekend adventures are you getting into? • • • 📷 Caroline Thompson Visit @sproutschoolrva: facebook.com/ywcarva/events #preschool #empowerRVA #RVA #learningthroughplay #reggioemilia #exploratorium #prek (at YWCA Richmond)

#TBT from the @RTDnews archive: Our 1984 Outstanding Women Awards honorees! These incredible women made huge strides to advance social justice and create positive changes in the Richmond region. This April, we celebrate our 37th year of OWA, and hope you'll join us at this signature event to celebrate women in leadership! • • • 🎫 Link to get tickets for #OWA37 & our #OWAforum in our bio. 📷 Courtesy of @rtd_photo #empowerWomen #empowerrva #onamission #ywca130 (at Greater Richmond Convention Center)

Remember: love is not abuse. Everyone deserves a safe & healthy relationship! #RespectWeek2017 #loveisrespect http://thndr.me/0qLK9f

....And the winner of our #YWCA130 raffle is... Patricia Murray! 🙌🎉 Thank you so much, Pat, for the 130th Birthday gift to our Empowerment Fund during our #YWCA130 challenge, to support the women, children, survivors and families we serve! We're sending Pat a YW swag bag including our @bonfire #OnaMission tee! She can't make it to the @lucky_13rva benefit concert, so two tickets are still up for grabs. 🎫🎫 Stay tuned for our ticket announcement. Thanks to all who donated to and participated this mini-campaign. We had a lot of fun with it and loved hearing your stories! #empowerRVA #RVA (at YWCA Richmond)

#Repost @ywcausa・We're proud to be part of the National Task Force to End Sexual & Domestic Violence (NTF), alongside other national leadership organizations advocating on behalf of survivors of sexual and domestic violence and women’s rights.. Read NTF's latest statement opposing Trump's January executive orders relating to immigrants and refugees at bit.ly/NTFstatement #OnaMission #eliminateracism #empowerwomen

#Repost @ywcamankato・Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1953 until his death in 1968. Coretta Scott King helped lead the African American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. She lived a life devoted to the highest values of human dignity in service to social change. Mrs. King traveled throughout the world speaking out on behalf of racial and economic justice, women’s and children’s rights, gay and lesbian dignity, religious freedom, the needs of the poor and homeless, health care and education. #BlackHistoryMonth #OnaMission #eliminateracism

Our kiddos love learning through play with Miss Caroline at @sproutschoolrva! Our Reggio Emilia-inspired approach encourages children to make connections about the world around them. 💡🌎 Children direct their learning based on how they understand concepts, through art, building, music, performance, reading, nature and more! 🌱 🎶📚🎨🎭 . . . Want to learn more about #TheSproutSchool experience @childrensmuseumofrichmond?🎠 Come join us for an open house! Dates are at Facebook.com/ywcarva. Tag friends looking for a #preschool in #RVA in the comments! #empowerRVA (at Children's Museum of Richmond)

This month, we join @loveisrespect and violence prevention agencies throughout the country to celebrate Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. 💛 We believe that talking with teens about healthy relationships is vital in preventing the cycle of domestic violence. Visit Facebook.com/ywcarva to learn more about our special #TeenDVMonth event! #empowerRVA (at YWCA Richmond)

Halfway through the week! Have you taken some time for self care? Here's some #WednesdayWisdom from our kiddos @sproutschoolrva - sometimes taking a moment to relax (even in a silly way) may be just what you need to recharge! #preschool #empowerRVA #learningthroughplay @childrensmuseumofrichmond (at Children's Museum of Richmond)

We stand with @ywcausa. #Repost・・・ In all matters of national leadership, including President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination, YWCA USA is concerned first and foremost with the needs of those who are at greatest risk of marginalization, including women, people of color, immigrants and refugees, survivors of violence and abuse, the LGBTQ+ community, and others whose rights and safety are all too often at greatest risk. With this in mind, we have significant concerns about Judge Neil Gorsuch's record on reproductive rights and women’s access to contraception. In addition, we are wary of his prior rulings on workers’ and consumers’ rights, particularly as they relate to workplace discrimination. These are issues of equity that impact many of the people we serve. Moreover, as an organization dedicated to women’s empowerment and racial justice, we are deeply disappointed that a woman or person of color was not nominated for this important role. This is a missed opportunity to nominate a jurist who could have also reflected the rich diversity of our nation. Representative leadership can truly make a positive difference for the future of the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States plays a vital role in the strength of our nation. We urge members of the Senate to carefully evaluate Judge Gorsuch’s record on the bench. The American people deserve fair and independent judges who will uphold the law and ensure equal opportunities and protections for all. (at YWCA Richmond)

Afternoon cuteness break c/o @sproutschoolrva. Making music is one way we #learnthroughplay! 🎶 Want to see #TheSproutSchool? Visit Facebook.com/ywcarva for upcoming open house dates. #RVA #reggioemilia-inspired #preschool (at Children's Museum of Richmond)