The YWCA Annapolis and Anne Arundel County is the oldest social service organization serving women and families in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Our mission is to eliminate racism and empower women while bringing hope and a positive outlook. By providing a wide array of services to women, children, and families in our community, the YWCA is making a difference. The YWCA is the oldest and largest multicultural women’s organization both locally and throughout the world. Our mission is to eliminate racism and empower women. This is accomplished in a number of ways through the implementation of innovative, effective and inspiring programming. Since 1918, The YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County has been impacting the lives and experiences of women and children in our community through an ever-evolving array of services. Whether it be social, educational, emotional or recreational, the YWCA provides programming that best meets the many facets that make a woman whole. Some of the services and programs offered through The YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County include: -Domestic Violence Safe House -Mentoring -Therapeutic Case Management -Career Technology -Scholarship Opportunities -Parenting Education -Counseling -Legal Services -Sexual Assault Hotline -Recreational and Cultural Offerings -Women and Industry Awards -Annual Gala -After School Programs