{"id":12237,"date":"2023-10-26T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanpedrotoday.com\/?p=12237"},"modified":"2023-10-28T06:31:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:31:49","slug":"empowering-women-for-a-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanpedrotoday.com\/2023\/10\/26\/empowering-women-for-a-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Women\u00a0for a Century"},"content":{"rendered":"
For over 100 years, the Young Women\u2019s Christian Association (YWCA) of the Harbor Area, a nonprofit agency, has been providing services to San Pedro.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The YWCA has a long history of empowering women, promoting peace, and, more recently, fighting to eliminate racism. Often confused with the YMCA, a separate organization, the YWCA is frequently misunderstood. People also assume it is a faith-based agency because of the name, but that is no longer true.<\/p>\n \u201cThe YWCA has always been an advocate and pioneer in women\u2019s issues. We are still here helping women and their families in relevant ways in San Pedro and surrounding areas,\u201d says Sonia Bailey, executive director of YWCA Harbor Area. \u201cWe serve people that need help and also provide an avenue for people to volunteer and help others as well.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n