YWCA Corpus Christi

YWCA Corpus Christi provides programs for women, children and seniors within our mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

When the YWTeen Program began in 1946, the girls served were high school age. Today's challenges are so intense that the program now serves 5th and 6th-grade girls, ages 10-12, to reach them before they make life-altering decisions. We find, however, that girls seem "softer," calmer, and more conscientious than in recent years. YWTeens encourages girls to think beyond their immediate environs.

The YWTeen Program serves 5th and 6th grade girls in area schools each week during school semesters
• Groups of 14-20 girls participate in the character-building activities
• Based on the nationally-recognized, research-based Girls Circle curriculum
• Structure, steps, and practices increase positive connections with parents, siblings, peers, teachers, and friends while having fun
• Promotes girls' healthy relationships with adults, peers, and community

The YWCA Fitness Connection Program serves seniors aged 55+. Water and Land classes are designed to lessen the effects of aging. Participants are able to come to the YWCA and interact with their friends while working out, taking classes, and becoming physically and mentally stronger.

Testimonials

Many of these girls have no experiences beyond their zip codes. YWTeens broadens their horizons and exposes them to greater possibilities. One parent said recently at the end of a Summer Leadership Camp week: "Our daughter has never talked about school; but after YWTeens, she's talking about going to college!" These kinds of successes are typical of the program.

YWCA Fitness Connection participant: "Being here at YWCA is my stress relief. I swim and run on the treadmill every day."
Another participant: "The YWCA is where I feel at home, and I miss it when I'm not able to come."