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New L.I.F.T. Sessions

Monday, May 1, 2023

UPCOMING SESSIONS AVAILABLE Scroll down to learn more and register! PROGRAM OVERVIEW LIFT is a program geared towards (beginners) looking to learn how to eat healthy and begin a strength training program. This program is for healthy (non-pregnant), individuals who are able to get up from the floor without assistance, 13 years and up. LIFT… Continue Reading New L.I.F.T. Sessions

Kuma Roberts Named 2023 Pinnacle Awards Chair

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

YWCA Tulsa is thrilled to announce Kuma Roberts as the 2023 Pinnacle Awards Chair! Kuma is a leader in the Tulsa community, mobilizing companies and individuals to courageously create space for dialogue about diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. The 2022 Pinnacle Awards Corporate Business Honoree, Kuma is the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Arrowhead… Continue Reading Kuma Roberts Named 2023 Pinnacle Awards Chair

YWCA Tulsa Urges for Swift Congressional Passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

YWCA Tulsa commends the bipartisan introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act in Congress and urges for a swift passage of the Act. Afghans who were evacuated after the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, and who have resettled in the United States since July 2021 were granted a two year temporary immigration status known as parole.… Continue Reading YWCA Tulsa Urges for Swift Congressional Passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act

YWCA Opens New Location to Serve Immigrant and Refugee Community

Thursday, August 11, 2022

The location will provide resources to 875+ Afghan evacuees who relocated to Tulsa in fall 2021.  YWCA Tulsa announced Monday the opening of a new South Tulsa location to provide case management, employment services, and other resources to Tulsa’s immigrant and refugee community, including the more than 875 Afghan evacuees who relocated to Tulsa in… Continue Reading YWCA Opens New Location to Serve Immigrant and Refugee Community

Free COVID 19-Related Translation and Interpretation Services Available

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

YWCA Tulsa is excited to be able to offer free interpretation and translation services to organizations who help Tulsans through COVID-19, COVID-19 co-morbidities, and through the longterm impacts of COVID-19. The services are funded by a grant from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and are in partnership with the Tulsa Health Department. The funding… Continue Reading Free COVID 19-Related Translation and Interpretation Services Available

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Community Investment Program

Monday, January 31, 2022

Many of our members experienced first-hand how the COVID pandemic can change everything in a single moment.   One member lost her job when COVID hit and was forced to move. She wasn’t sure how she was going to get through it. When she called our front desk team to cancel her membership, she was so… Continue Reading Community Investment Program

2022 Pinnacle Award Winners

Monday, November 15, 2021

Read the full Press Release here. View gallery here. Anna C. Roth Legacy Award Joy Har­jo, the 23rd Poet Lau­re­ate of the Unit­ed States, is a mem­ber of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hick­o­ry Ground). She is the sec­ond poet to be appoint­ed a third term as U.S. Poet Laureate. Har­jo is… Continue Reading 2022 Pinnacle Award Winners