As Food Needs Multiply with the Holiday Season on the Horizon, Kinecta Federal Credit Union Supports Individuals and Families Served by YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County.

Congressman Joe Morelle was joined by the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County and the Children’s Agenda to announce legislation he supports to ensure quality, affordable childcare is accessible for all working families.

YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County Announces 2:1 Match Partnership with Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation for Empowering Women’s Luncheon.

A true trailblazer in the world of sports, Nicole Lynn was the first Black woman to represent top NFL Agency, PlayersRep and one of the youngest female sports agents in the industry.

Rochester Business Journal and the Rochester Chapter of Financial Executives International have selected Leida Martinez-Santini, Vice President of Finance, YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County as a Financial Leaders 2024 honoree in the lifetime achievement category.

YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County has received $4.1 million in funding from the Homeless Housing Assistance Program to renovate a brand new emergency shelter for the community, named Persimmon Place.

Rochester has very few shelters that can accommodate families in Monroe County as licensing requirements prohibit cohabitating singles with families. Funding from KeyBank will help YWCA as it renovates a facility on Ardmore Street in Rochester that will house a licensed homeless shelter allowing homeless women and their families to stay together while seeking a more permanent housing solution.