YWCA Utah

4 days left to nominate a woman leading the way! Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2026 LeaderLuncheon Outstanding Achievement Awards! For over three decades, YWCA Utah has honored extraordinary women who are leading, building, and transforming communities across our state. Now it’s time to lift up the next trailblazer. Do you know a woman making a powerful impact in Utah? Nominate her today. 🗓 Nominations close March 29th. Questions? Contact Jakey at jsiolo@ywcautah.org

Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2026 LeaderLuncheon Outstanding Achievement Awards! For over three decades, YWCA Utah has honored extraordinary women who are leading, building, and transforming communities across our state. Now it’s time to lift up the next trailblazer. Do you know a woman making a powerful impact in Utah? Nominate her today. 🗓 Nominations close March 29th. https://lnkd.in/gqhEudaC

Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2026 LeaderLuncheon Outstanding Achievement Awards! For over three decades, YWCA Utah has honored extraordinary women who are leading, building, and transforming communities across our state. Now it’s time to lift up the next trailblazer. Do you know a woman making a powerful impact in Utah? Nominate her today. Nominations close March 29th. More details and to nominate: https://lnkd.in/gqhEudaC

Thank you to the Salt Lake Chamber for highlighting our work!

On behalf of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and the Utah Women & Leadership Project, we’re proud to share that YWCA Utah has been selected as one of Utah’s 100 Companies Championing Women – 2025 Cohort. This recognition affirms our ongoing commitment to eliminating racism, empowering women, and building workplaces where equity, dignity, and opportunity are not optional—but expected. This morning, Jakey Siolo, Senior Marketing & Engagement Manager at YWCA Utah, accepted the recognition on behalf of our organization. We also want to uplift that men and gender-diverse communities play a critical role in advancing women’s rights, equity in the workplace, and collective liberation. Thank you for recognizing our work and for helping amplify what’s possible when we invest in women and gender equity across Utah. 💙

We’re growing our team! YWCA Utah is hiring a Development Coordinator (Full-Time, 36-hour work week) to help advance our mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Join a supportive, values-driven workplace with great benefits, holiday pay, and a team you can be proud to work alongside. 🔗 Learn more & apply: ywcautah.org/join-our-team

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day when people come together in generosity and shared purpose. Here in Utah, we see how giving strengthens communities and creates lasting change. At YWCA Utah, survivors, children, and families turn to us during some of the most difficult moments in their lives. A mother seeking safety, a child beginning to heal, a family working to rebuild all reflect profound resilience and hope. Because of donors like you, families gain access to safe shelter, stability, and the resources they need to rebuild their lives. Donate Today: www.ywcautah.org/donate Your generosity sustains the core of our mission: safe and welcoming shelter spaces, nurturing environments for children, and critical advocacy for survivors seeking stability and independence. As reductions in public funding continue to challenge YWCA Utah and other essential programs, your support matters now more than ever. This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to make a gift that strengthens safety, equity, and opportunity for all. Together, we can build a safer and more equitable Utah.

We’re honored to share that YWCA Utah has been recognized as one of Utah’s “100 Companies Championing Women.” As part of Inspire In Utah, this recognition highlights organizations that prioritize family-friendly policies, equitable workplaces, and initiatives that support the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women at every level. At YWCA Utah, empowering women is not just part of our mission, it’s who we are. We’re proud to create spaces where women can lead, thrive, and inspire change across our community. Inspire in Utah’s 2025 Cohort: https://lnkd.in/gBXhPhyg

The magic of Candy Cane Lane returns to YWCA Utah December 10–13, 2025! Candy Cane Lane is a festive pop up store, a community powered tradition that brings hope, joy, and dignity to families rebuilding their lives after domestic violence. Through your generosity, survivors and their children can hand select gifts and winter essentials as they begin new chapters filled with possibility. Last year, our community came together to bring joy to 281 individuals, distributing over 2,500 gifts thanks to the support of more than 200 volunteers, sponsors, and in kind donors. Join us this year as a sponsor, volunteer, or in kind donor and together we can make the season brighter for every family we serve. Learn more & get involved: https://lnkd.in/g2Mn6iS8

We’re just 2 weeks away from YWCA Utah’s 36th Annual LeaderLuncheon—one of Salt Lake City’s most impactful community events. Tickets are selling FAST, so be sure to reserve your seat by September 2 at https://lnkd.in/g_4bPsnq At YWCA Utah, our mission is to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. LeaderLuncheon is a celebration of this mission, a fundraiser for critical funds, honoring the 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award recipients and featuring keynote speaker April Hernandez Castillo—an actor, author, and survivor whose story embodies resilience, empowerment, and advocacy. 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award Honorees: Jennifer Mayer-Glenn | Social Justice and Race Equity Becky Edwards | Public Service and Community Impact Michelle Mooney, M.A., CDP | Leader of Tomorrow Christena Huntsman Durham | Health and Wellness Women Tech Council | Business and Social Innovation Join us in honoring extraordinary leaders all while supporting life-saving services for survivors and their children across Utah.