Margaret T. Harper, Princeton
With the advent of the separation between the YWCA Princeton and the Princeton Family YMCA, both residing for more than 60 years on Paul Robeson Place in Princeton, there is a unique opportunity to recognize each as a separate entity: each with vastly different missions.
Officially occuring on Sept. 1, the YW and YM will continue to reside on Paul Robeson Place, however each will own outright, their own bricks and mortar building. Programming will be separated more accordingly in alignment with each organization’s mission.
The YWCA Princeton, whose mission is “the elimination of racism and empowerment of women,” will assume the entirety of all child care, with the projected enrollment of 150 children ages 6 months to 6 years. The YWCA Princeton will continue to operate the HiSET® Testing Center, the first non-profit to high school equivalency testing center, developed by Educational Testing Center in Princeton, and the University of Iowa’s Iowa Testing Program.
The YW will continue its three all-girls robotics teams coached and mentored by volunteers from Princeton University, Princeton Plasma Phyics Laboratory and SES satellite systems. The YW’s brand new NEXT GEN board will engage a diverse group of young women, ages 21-34, in peer-relevant mission work to end racism and empower women, all while learning the responsibilities of a non-profit board, developing professional skills, building self-confidence, honing financial literacy, and becoming community leaders.
The YWCA Princeton will continue its adult education programming, dance programs, ESL classes, and Newcomers and Friends programs. The YWCA will continue its Breast Cancer Resource Center, offering a variety of programs and services that help women through the entire breast cancer journey — from diagnosis through treatment, recovery, survivorship and even recurrence.
I have been a strong supporter of the YWCA Princeton for the many decades of its shared facility with the Princeton Family YMCA, and I hope you will join me in recognizing the unique individuality and extraordinary mission of the YWCA Princeton as it moves forward in the same location with its very own facility.
Margaret T. Harper
Princeton
