Agency - Young Women's Resource Center

The Mission of the Young Women's Resource Center is to embrace and inspire young women to become strong, self-confident and successful.

The Vision of the Young Women's Resource Center is that in our community, young women realize their full potential.

Description:
The Young Women's Resource Center serves young women ages 10-21 throughout central Iowa. We offer 12 programs providing Prevention Services and Perinatal Services. Prevention programs cover topics of self-esteem, body image, relationships, reproductive health, physical and sexual abuse, and education. Perinatal programs include: Childbirth Education, Young Moms Support Groups, the Doula Program, and the Little Passenger Safety Program.

All services provided by the YWRC are free, confidential, and non-judgemental.

History:
The challenges and opportunities facing young women today are vastly different than they were a generation ago, and differ from those facing young men. The Young Women's Resource Center was founded in 1978 to focus specifically on those differences in order to help young women of central Iowa address their changing needs. The Young Women's Resource Center collaborates with local area schools and other organizations to serve more than 2,700 young women of central Iowa each year.

Contact people:

Jillian Sievel, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Jenny Mesecher, Financial Assistant, (phone), (email)

Address:

818 5th Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 (See a map)

Directions:

We are located West of Vets Auditorium and North of West Bank.