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Mission Statement: To empower the City's women, girls and their families and to eliminate racism.

Description:
Today's YWCA-NYC is one of the oldest and largest membership organizations in the world. It is independently owned and operated, but connected to a worldwide network of sister YWCAs that serve 25 million people, in more than 100 countries. The YW stands for the elimination of racism and the empowerment of women. The YW focuses its resources on helping communities in-need, with four affordable high-quality childcare centers in Manhattan, Staten Island and Brooklyn, and after school programs in lower Manhattan, Coney Island and Brownsville, Brooklyn. The YW opened its first Family Resource Center in 2006, continuing to shape the generations of children and women to come.

History:
The Young Women's Christian Association of the City of New York (YWCA-NYC) was started in 1858, based on an idea developed in London a few years earlier. Their mission was to provide a haven for young women — both U.S. and foreign-born — by offering safe housing and educational resources. The organization filled an important void in 19th Century New York and quickly grew.

Contact person: Anne ALFRED, Assistant Director, (212) 735-9773, (email)
Office fax number: (917) 369-9096

Address:

500 West 56th Street NEW YORK, NY 10019 (See a map)

Directions:

We are on 56th street & 10th Ave. Take the A,B,C,D, or the #1 train to 59th street Columbus Circle. By bus # 11, 31, or 57 to 10th Avenue.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Columbus Circle,   Walk distance (in minutes): 8   Nearest Bus Stop: 10th Avenue, 3 minute walk