Keep Serving Your Community: How to Foster a Pet During Coronavirus
We always encourage our volunteers to foster pets as a way to contribute their time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, fostering is more important than…
Polish Your Resume with Tips & Tricks from Indeed’s Meredith McManus
Earlier this month, YWA hosted a virtual resume workshop featuring special guest Meredith McManus, senior marketing manager at Indeed. Here are some of our takeaways…
Social Distance and Serve Your Community by Filling out the 2020 Census
Yes, it’s that time again. Every 10 years, the federal government takes on the gargantuan task of counting everyone that lives in the U.S. If…
Q&A with Community Nonprofit Leader Dr. Beverly Hamilton
When Beverly Hamilton founded the Austin Diaper Bank in 2013, which helps provide diapers to Central Texas families, she single-handedly brought diaper-need awareness to Austin….
How to Support Your Favorite Small Businesses in Austin
As the COVID-19 situation rapidly evolves, many of the small businesses that make Austin unique have been forced to close their storefronts to help stop…
Ways to Serve Our Community While Social Distancing
As many of us find ourselves spending more time at home than we typically would as Austin eases into spring, I’ve definitely heard some anxiety…
Former YWAF Scholarship Recipient Connects Health and Community Empowerment
The Young Women’s Alliance Foundation (YWAF) is one of YWA’s most important reasons for being. Through it, multiple scholarships are granted to young women entering…
Looking for a More Fulfilling Life? Use Your GPS!
February speaker Vasavi Kumar shared her five steps toward identifying your GPS — gifts, skills, and passions — and using them to find happiness and…
Women Need to Talk About Money
Traditionally, talking about money has been seen as a relatively taboo topic. But that’s changing like never before — and that can mean only good…
What Happens to Leftovers?
The Central Texas Food Bank is one of many organizations trying to change the answer — and you can help A 2015 Austin Resource Recovery…