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  What Is Girls Summit? Girls Summit is a hands-on S.T.E.A.M.-based (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) career exploration day that introduces girls in grades 5th-10th to “non-traditional” fields through a keynote address, a series of workshops, and panel discussions comprised of students from local colleges and high schools. All speakers, workshop facilitators, and panelists are women so… Continue Reading 2019 Girls Summit: S.T.E.A.M. Career Exploration Day

The statistics regarding the poverty rate in Syracuse are staggering. But what is poverty? And what can be done about it? WAER’s Chris Bolt talks with some of those living in Poverty, to tackle these questions. The YWCA was featured in the second episode of the series exploring the roots of poverty in Syracuse. Listen

This program provides girls with hands-on activities where girls ages 9-12 explore, ask questions and solve problems. Diverse role models will prepare participants for rigorous work, potential barriers, and enormous rewards in STEM careers. Click here to download Registration Form.

The Fall 2018 FREE After-School Program session begins Tuesday, October 9th, 2018. In this Program, Girls Inc. at the YWCA provides girls with trusting, mentoring relationships; a girls-only and pro- girl environment, and research-based, hands-on programming. Three critical goals drive our programming – that girls lead healthy lives, succeed academically, and have life skills needed that prepare them for… Continue Reading Girls Inc. After School Program