Second graders from two pilot schools in New Hanover County, Freeman Elementary and Winter Park Elementary, will have the opportunity to receive life-saving water safety information and water access starting at the end of May.
The YWCA Lower Cape Fear announced Tuesday that it received a $25,000 grant from The Catherine Kennedy Home Foundation to support its Grandparent Support Network.
The goal of the summit is to increase awareness of the challenges accessing health care faced by marginalized communities and to find strategies to make things better for the community.
YWCA Lower Cape Fear hosting Stand Against Racism event Thursday
YWCA Lower Cape Fear hosting Stand Against Racism event Thursday By WECT Staff | April 22, 2021 at 5:53 AM EDT - Updated April 22 at 7:42 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - YWCA Lower Cape Fear is hosting its Stand Against Racism: Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis event Thursday, April 22.
The virtual event will begin at 6 p.m. at https://standagainstracism.swell.gives/
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The event is free to the community.
“In this virtual event, our featured speaker, Elizabeth Barfield-Forte, Health Equity Specialist, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, and panel of community leaders will address how we can implement public health practices to effectively identify and address racial injustice in our communities,” the YWCA Lower Cape Fear said in a new release.