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Join the Movement Rape Crisis Hotline Live chat and text now available weekdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST Learn More COVID-19 Updates YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is limiting access to our sites and services until further notice Learn More Economic Empowerment Institute Offering tools and support for long-term personal and financial success Learn More Social Impact Reimagined Reimagining the business of human services to maximize social impact Learn More 1 2 3 4 5 All Categories Business Solutions Child Care Provider Services Early Childhood Services Economic Empowerment Family Support Services Sexual Violence Support Services Wellness Workplace Solutions Youth Services All Tags Loop – YWCA Loop Center Near West – Medical District Near West – YWCA RISE Center South – YWCA Englewood Satellite South – YWCA Laura Parks and Mildred Francis Center South Suburban – YWCA South Suburban Center West Suburban – Project HELP DuPage West Suburban – YWCA Patterson and McDaniel Family Center West/Northwest – YWCA Cynthia B. Lafuente Center West/Northwest – YWCA Julian Grace Innovation and Technology Institute YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is dedicated to empowering women and eliminating racism by providing support to all women along various stages of their journeys. OUR MISSION TAke action Empower Engage with our MPWR app to connect, collaborate, learn & be fully empowered. Download Participate Become a volunteer and leverage your talents to support our work. Volunteer Speak Up Be part of achieving Wage Equality for women by 2020. JOIN THE MOVEMENT Purchase Check out our selection of curated goods and services benefiting the YWCA. YShop Stay Connected Sign up to receive updates about our programs, activities and events. Subscribe -- Please leave this field empty #ywcavoices Thanks to my counselor, I deal with life, one day at a time, through a rational lens filled with strength, hope, faith and the knowledge of exactly who I am. - Cheryl, YWCA Sexual Violence Client Our Work Small Business Development Center Small Business Development Center Assist women and minority business owners on Chicago’s South Side with taking their business to the next level. Read More Racial Justice Racial Justice The YWCA supports individuals in leading racial justice and activism efforts in their own communities, as well as in exploring their own concepts of race and racial prejudice. Read More Child Care Assistance Child Care Assistance The YWCA administers the IDHS Child Care Assistance Program to helps income-eligible mothers pay for child care while they work or go to school. Get Help CONSTRUCT CONSTRUCT Preparing women and people of color for careers in the construction or utilities sectors. More Info Myrtle’s Club Myrtle's Club In early 2016, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago launched Myrtle’s Club, a Child Care Provider Network that brings training, business support services, and purchasing power to Child Care Providers across the USA. Learn More Rape Crisis Hotline Rape Crisis Hotline Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the Rape Crisis Hotlines provides survivors of sexual assault/abuse and their significant others immediate support, crisis intervention and referrals for the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Call Now TechGYRLS TechGYRLS TechGYRLS is a youth empowerment program designed to raise girls’ interest, confidence and self-efficacy in the critical areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). learn more Partnerships Partnerships YWCA Metropolitan Chicago seeks strategic partners who recognize the value that can be created when we work together to strengthen our communities. Invest in our Programs for Social Impact Sponsor an Event Develop Cause Marketing Initiatives Create Engagement Opportunities for your Employees Our Impact Our Impact Our services translate into better outcomes for the women and children we serve. 75% of youth receiving sexual violence counseling report improvements in their emotional, social, behavioral, and physical well-being after 3 months of services 82% of TechGYRLS report increased confidence in STEAM subjects READ SUCCESS STORIES Events Events Leader Luncheon 2020: Progress, Power, & Possibilities 12:00 PM Thurs., November 19, 2020 LEARN MORE Click here for a full list of events. 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