The seeing eye
Feb 10, 2021
WEBINAR ON RACISM: As a continuation of its racial justice-focused Lunch and Learn series, YWCA Mahoning Valley is hosting a “Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Learning from Ohio Communities” webinar noon Monday on Zoom.
The event features Lisa McDuffie, president / CEO of YWCA Northwest Ohio. McDuffie independently contributed to “The Toledo Black Agenda,” a document that addresses critical pillars that are vital to the success and equality of the black community.
The webinar includes a conversation with community leaders in the Valley, and will be facilitated by Leah Merritt, president and CEO of YWCA Mahoning Valley. To sign up for the virtual event, email mwrite@mvywca.org.
From staff reports
YWCA Mahoning County will benefit from a national donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Scott announced recently she has made more than $4 billion in donations to charitable groups across the country.
Several groups in the region also received donations, including the Goodwill organization that is the parent of a store in Alliance store.
“Our hopes are fed by others,” philanthropist MacKenzie Scott wrote in a blog post that catalogs donations to 384 organizations over the past four months.
YWCA Mahoning Valley has offices in Warren and Youngstown.
Scott’s donation to YWCA is unrestricted, and it is the most substantial gift YWCA Mahoning Valley has ever received from an individual donor, the agency said in a release Thursday.