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Public Policy

Public Policy Statements

All statements on this page have been approved by the YWCA Clark County Board of Directors. “Top priority issues” are categorized based on relevance to our YWCA mission; actual or potential impact on our clients, programs, and community; and opportunities for leadership and/or collaboration with other organizations. While the Public Policy Committee has identified our “top priority issues,” all public policy issues listed here are important to our mission. Issues can move up or down according to changing circumstances.

Each statement is available as a both a webpage and a printer-friendly Microsoft Word document.

Other Public Policy Issues: Click here to visit the websites of our organizational partners whose public policy positions we support.

Definition of Racism and Oppression: Click here to read the board-approved definitions of racism and oppression.

Click here to visit the advocacy website of YWCA USA.

Top Priority Issues

hate incidents and crimes: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

women's economic justice: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

Other Priority Issues

anti-discrimination: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

early childhood education: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

eliminating racism: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

eliminating violence against women: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

empowering women: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

immigration: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

mental health: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

reproductive rights: webpage + printer-friendly Word document

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