Job & Expungement Fair

Eleven agencies, organizations, and businesses participated in the recent YWCA Job and Expungement Fair which served more than 200 individuals who attended the event. We wholeheartedly thank these organizations for their amazing outreach to citizens in the community. Thanks to the Delmont Library for hosting this fair. We are especially thankful for our co-sponsors Hughes Consultant Group and Capital Area Transit System.

Firms recruiting representatives at the fair were Capital Area Transit System, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Diesel Driving Academy, BREC, City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Care South, East Baton Rouge Parish Head Start Program, YWCAʼs Workforce Development, YWCA Legal Services, EmployBR, LSU, ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge Community College TRIO, and Acadian Ambulance.

Harvest Sunday -

South Baton Rouge

Church of Christ

For more than 16 years, the South Baton Rouge

Church of Christ has sponsored Harvest Sunday to

benefit the YWCA community. Congregation members

gathered generous gifts of food to be shared with the

families enrolled in the YWCA Early Head Start

programs. As always, we thank South Baton Rouge

Church of Christ for its generosity and outreach

support through its plentiful gifts. We are especially

blessed to see the children from the church so

enthusiastically involved. Below are a few photos from

the event. On behalf of our families, the YWCA is proud to be a partner with Pastor Kin Ellis and South Baton Rouge Church of Christ for their giving and sharing this Thanksgiving season.

Thank You Grandparents

YWCA Greater Baton Rouge saluted its grandparents in amemorable brunch and program celebrating national Grandparents Day. Early Head Start grandparents were honored with a hearty meal and enjoyed a fun program and art activities centered on their love for their grandchildren enrolled in the program. After the event, they visited with numerous non-profit organizations who provided giveaways and resources. One of the non-profits included free computer tablets for those qualifying. Special thanks to all the grandmothers and grandfathers who joined in the celebration.

Healthy Blue

Community Health

Fair Block Party

YWCA shared information on all of its

programs and recruited for its Early Head

Start program at the recent Healthy Blue

Community Health Fair Block Party.

Special thanks to YWCA Board President

Kathy Victorian of Healthy Blue.

Upcoming Holiday Gifts for Children in YWCA Early Head Start

Head Start YWCA Greater Baton Rouge salutes the resounding efforts of the Baton Rouge Bar Association's Young Lawyers Committee for its generosity in donating holiday gifts for our young children. Each year, the newest members of the Baton Rouge Bar Association organize this great effort, and the impact is immeasurable. This year, gifts are being donated to 115 children! We also thank the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority for their gathering of gifts and volunteer efforts. Donations have also been received from Circuit Breakers Electric and 100 Black Women of Metropolitan Baton Rouge. From the YWCA board of directors, the staff, and the parents, we want to express our gratitude and appreciation.