YWCA McLean County

The program, focusing on the phrase “Life and Liberty,” was at the McLean County Museum of History and is part of the Democracy Dialogues series of public discussions this year, marking the museum’s celebration of America 250.

The shift is partly a response to changes in the nonprofit's grant funding. YWCA said it's also an opportunity to better assist with pre-release job training for incarcerated individuals.

The Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council and YWCA McLean County are proposing significant public and private sector investment in affordable child care for the community, after a yearlong study.

YWCA McLean County is launching the program for 6th through 8th grade students beginning in the 2025-26 school year.

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.

YWCA Stepping Stones started a fundraising campaign in 2023. They made more than initially anticipated and expect to finish renovations this summer.

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.

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.

A federal grant will send more than $350,000 to McLean County to help prevent domestic violence and sexual assault against children.

Hannah Mesouani, an Illinois State University faculty member and leader at YWCA McLean County, has been named an Obama Foundation Leader.