YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix

YWCA is dedicated to providing economic empowerment programs. The Prosperity Program gives women and their families the skills and tools to own their financial future. The financial education programs are taught by volunteers from the financial industry and cover topics such as saving for the future, budgeting, using credit wisely, and managing a bank account. Courses are also offered about investing, home ownership, and insurance.

We also partner with partners across the Valley to reach women and people where they are. Many of our partners include shelters, specifically shelters for women and their families transitioning out of situations of domestic and sexual violence. Here, our volunteers can reach women who need guidance with opening bank accounts, creating a savings plan, and navigating the renter's market, as they begin to control their own financial independence.

YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix is committed to being the safe space where the necessary and courageous conversations about gender justice and race, equity, and inclusion can and do occur. We know that by raising consciousness and awareness of how race and gender impact issues that impact Phoenix, we can make our community stronger. By serving as a convener for these substantive and vital dialogues, we are shining a light on both the amazing work that is being done to make our neighborhoods more equitable, and highlight the gaps to full inclusion that remain. While we know that we don’t have all the answers, we do know that a society that is equitable for all will require all of us to do something and believe in the power of the collective good to make that happen.