2025-2026 Board of Directors

  • Alyssa Hudachek

    President

  • Julie Jakamides

    President-Elect

  • Caitie Scott

    Secretary

  • Kennie Long

    Treasurer

  • Cathy Brookes

  • Shawnta Forrester

  • Marissa Hyde

  • Portia Johnson

  • Amanda McEldowney

  • Jessica Sweger

Who We Are

The YWCA Alliance is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

We work to bring out the individual strengths of women and youth and to foster resiliency and self-sufficiency. Our philosophy, in keeping with the mission of the YWCA to empower women and families, centers on providing the skills and confidence needed to succeed.

The YWCA is proud to be the oldest and largest women’s movement, providing services for women and their families in our community. Our local programs and services have furthered the YWCA vision of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people since 1914.

Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women and Promoting Peace, Justice, Freedom and Dignity for all.

YWCA MISSION

Our Values

A Compassionate Community

Respect

Taking Action

Honesty and Integrity

Non-Violence

Collaboration

Justice and Fairness

The Dignity of All People

Key Dates in YWCA History

  • 1926

    YWCA Alliance was opened.

  • 1946

    Interracial Charter adopted, starting the process of desegregation.

  • 1858

    The first association in the U.S., Ladies Christian Association, formed in New York City.

  • 1960s

    Membership and leadership positions opened to non-Christians.

  • 1963

    Direct Action Program began to ensure full desegregation in community YWCAs.

  • 1970

    The One Imperative (“To thrust our collective power towards the elimination of racism, wherever it exists, by any means necessary.”) adopted.

  • 2015

    Corporate name changed from “Young Women’s Christian Association of the United States of America, Inc.” to “YWCA USA, Inc.”

Annual Reports

YWCA is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women, and we’re committed to accountability and transparency in everything we do. Below you will find resources that illuminate the impact of the valuable support from our donors and sponsors. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, we welcome your support of our mission!

FAQs

  • We do not offer any workout classes or facilities. For services such as those, please contact the YMCA of Alliance at (330) 823-1930.

  • While we aren’t a homeless shelter, we do offer transitional housing to help women get back onto their feet. For more information, please call the front desk at (330) 823-1840.

  • We currently offer assistance through the use of gas cards, bus passes, hygiene bags, transitional housing, gas and utility bill assistance, after-school programming in partnership with Alliance Middle School, home-delivered meals through Meals on Wheels, and multiple community-wide events.

  • While we do our best to keep community events as budget-friendly as possible and the majority are free, unfortunately not all of our events are free to the community.