Early childhood program - YWCA operates and manages four early learning centers, implementing a well-structured anti-biased developmentally appropriate curriculum. Each of these centers meet strict nationally established accreditation standards, serving approximately 330 children from six weeks to five years of age. The program further incorporates the 275 parents/guardians in family partnership self-sufficiency development. For years, YWCA has been committed to providing high quality early childhood services that break the poverty cycle and provide support systems that give children (and their families) the opportunity to become happy, healthy, and productive citizens. We ensure we do this work by partnering with other agencies in the community that support us by providing funding, training and technical assistance to implement all components of high-quality early childcare. In our programs, children and families have access to comprehensive services which include health, nutrition, mental health, disabilities, family engagement and early childhood education. During the pandemic the centers pivoted to on-line programming, maintaining educational integrity for children. YWCA also served over 3,000 meals and connected families with hundreds of hours of community services.

Youth program - YWCA elementary after-school programs operates on-site at local public schools, at an apartment complex and at YWCA centers. Established in 1976, this program meets the needs of working families by providing elementary school children with a safe and supervised environment that includes age appropriate academic and enrichment activities during out of school time. Currently operating in miami-dade county public schools and centers from south miami to north miami-dade, during the pandemic YWCA served approximately 80 children daily. With covid-19, youth programs added online components that provided workshops, storytelling, educational videos and clubs in the increasingly critical virtual platform. YWCA still offered summer programming to 93 youth to decrease the pandemic learning loss among students and offered childcare for parents most in need the opportunity to continue working. A core part of our after-school program is global education. Global education aims to open the world and build tolerance and acceptance for our students beyond their zip code with opportunities for students ages 4-13 to use current events to connect them to what is going on around their neighborhoods and the world around them and provides: art, community service projects, financial literacy, global education, homework assistance, literacy development, nutrition, social and emotional learning, and physical fitness. These programs are offered online, year-round during the school year, spring break and summer camp. The curriculum we developed was based on the oxfam curriculum created for schools. YWCA's teen program is committed to providing life enriching experiences for urban youth in low resourced neighborhoods, with the goal of redirecting them towards more positive pursuits including technology, peer counseling, tutoring, college tours, cultural and recreational field trips. These programs serve approximately 105 youths and include the computer clubhouse, mentoring, career exploration, academic enrichment, artistic expression, drop-out prevention, financial literacy, technical skills, audio engineering in YWCA-owned tech centers and music studios.

Community prosperity program - this program offered services to 6,290 women and their families last year. Services include 95 classes/workshops (50 youth, 45 adult) totaling 226 hours. These financial literacy classes/workshops offered via zoom covered various topics that grow financial literacy and wellbeing. Topics covered areas like credit, entrepreneurship, tax filing and home ownership programs. The we360 entrepreneurship classes and outreach has supported the launch/growth of 285 woman-owned businesses. Of these participants, 5 were selected to participate in the YWCA national pitch competition won a total of $12,000.00 dollars for their businesses. YWCA south florida's women in tech program provides technical education and certifications to help up-skill 11 participants enabling them to take advantage of living-wage jobs in the south florida's growing technology industry. To help this cohort achieve their educational and career goals, YWCA offers wrap-around services and launched the women's success fund that provides for the removal of barriers to encourage the completion of YWCA clients' upskilling efforts. Other programs include the matched savings that incentivizes the habit of regular saving thus allowing participants to create a safety net for their financial stability when emergencies arise. The program matched nearly $10,000 in savings for participants in addition to increasing their financial capabilities. These programs educate low- and middle-income women, children, and their families in all aspects of financial matters, assisting them in developing solid financial practices that help them grow and thrive.