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YWCA McLean County is launching the program for 6th through 8th grade students beginning in the 2025-26 school year.
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YWCA McLean County's Labyrinth program has received a $505,704 state grant to provide services to men and women being released from three Central Illinois prisons.
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YWCA Stepping Stones started a fundraising campaign in 2023. They made more than initially anticipated and expect to finish renovations this summer.
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Experimental musician Matthew Ryals' tour dates lined up with a first-of-its-kind Wellness Weekend using arts and humanities to examine the criminal justice system. The result is a "happy accident" melding musical styles at Illinois Art Station on Sunday.
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For a gathering Sunday sponsored by Not in Our Town Bloomington-Normal, sharing anxiety about the incoming administration, and resolving to stay involved are two major steps toward making things better — and even, to some extent, healing.
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A federal grant will send more than $350,000 to McLean County to help prevent domestic violence and sexual assault against children.
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Hannah Mesouani, an Illinois State University faculty member and leader at YWCA McLean County, has been named an Obama Foundation Leader.
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A symposium attracting artists, educators and policy advocates gathered in Bloomington last weekend to highlight arts initiatives supporting people and families touched by the correctional system.
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YWCA McLean County has added a no-cost before and after-school care opportunity for low-income families with students who attend District 87’s Sheridan Elementary School. Meanwhile, parents and guardians get to take advantage of monthly educational seminars on topics like budgeting and finding employment.
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When it comes to helping youth experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness, schools can play a surprisingly vital role in providing stability and aid — if they’re aware there’s an issue in the first place. Oftentimes, they’re not.