OUR VISION
We envision a future with healthy and resilient families and communities that are transformed by social change strategies, where everyone has access to opportunities and justice and live full and thriving lives. We invite you to be a part of this transformative journey and to pave the way for a brighter future for generations to come.
OUR VISION
We envision a future with healthy and resilient families and communities that are transformed by racial and gender equity, where everyone has access to opportunities and justice and live full and thriving lives. We invite you to be a part of this transformative journey and to pave the way for a brighter future for generations to come.
To cultivate our agency’s mission and vision, CEO Debra Ward created a social justice taskforce in 2020. This task force has been charged with equity and social change work both internally for the agency and externally for the San Gabriel Valley. YWCA-SGV staff operate the task force, utilizing co-chair positions and several more taskforce member positions.
MEET OUR CO-CHAIRS
Our Advocacy and System Change Co-Chairs play a pivotal role in advancing our agency’s mission. This includes conducting internal and external staff trainings, collaborating with agencies, and organizing community events to further our mission of serving all communities with a lens towards freedom, justice, and dignity.
YWCA San Gabriel Valley (YWCA-SGV) is a social change and multi-service organization in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County. Our agency is dedicated to addressing social and health disparities with compassion and community-driven action. This multifaceted program includes the following actions in order to empower our community.
EQUITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE TASKFORCE
YWCA-SGV’S Taskforce actively strives to break down systemic obstacles, advocate for transformative justice, and encourage dialogue that drives meaningful change in the communities impacted by limited resources.
ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
YWCA-SGV’S Taskforce actively strives to break down systemic obstacles, advocate for social justice, and encourage dialogue that drives meaningful transformation in the communities impacted by discrimination & social inequities.
SGV AAIMM COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM
As the backbone agency for the San Gabriel Valley African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Initiative (SGV AAIMM), we promote strategies and interventions to address the high rates of Black infant & maternal deaths in the SGV.
COMPASSION AND INCLUSIVITY
Our agency recognizes the complexity of identity and works to ensure that efforts to achieve advocacy and systems change are inclusive and accessible to all SGV residents and beyond.
To cultivate our agency’s mission and vision, CEO Debra Ward created a social justice taskforce in 2020. This task force has been charged with equity and social change work both internally for the agency and externally for the San Gabriel Valley. YWCA-SGV staff operate the task force, utilizing co-chair positions and several more taskforce member positions.
MEET OUR CO-CHAIRS
Our Advocacy and System Change Co-Chairs play a pivotal role in advancing our agency’s mission. This includes conducting internal and external staff trainings, collaborating with agencies, and organizing community events to further our mission of serving all communities with a lens towards freedom, justice, and dignity.
YWCA San Gabriel Valley (YWCA-SGV) is a social change and multi-service organization in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County. Our agency is dedicated to addressing social and health disparities with compassion and community-driven action. This multifaceted program includes the following actions in order to empower our community.
EQUITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE TASKFORCE
YWCA-SGV’S Taskforce actively strives to break down systemic obstacles, advocate for transformative justice, and encourage dialogue that drives meaningful change in the communities impacted by limited resources.
ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Our organization actively collaborates with community leaders, policymakers, advocates, and organizations to foster community engagement and drive policy reforms that tackle social and health disparities at the local, regional, and national levels.
SGV AAIMM COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM
As the backbone agency for the San Gabriel Valley African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Initiative (SGV AAIMM), we promote strategies and interventions to address the high rates of Black infant & maternal deaths in the SGV.
COMPASSION AND INCLUSIVITY
Our agency recognizes the complexity of identity and works to ensure that efforts to achieve advocacy and systems change are inclusive and accessible to all SGV residents and beyond.
YWCA IS ON A MISSION
As we continue to manifest our mission, YWCA San Gabriel Valley acknowledges the immeasurable harm inflicted on Indigenous peoples. YWCA-SGV operates on Tongva land, and we both honor their history and diversity of cultures and traditions.
