YWCA Addresses Violence Against Women

YWCA Addresses Violence Against Women


Violence against women, in its many forms, has no demographic boundaries.  It is known to all age groups, all races, all religions, and all socioeconomic backgrounds.  A woman is battered every 15 seconds in the United States, and 700,000 women are raped every year.  No community is immune, and violence against women is a serious problem around the globe.  According to the World Bank, at least one out of every five women in the world has been physically abused or sexually assaulted.  (Source: YWCA USA Week Without Violence.)

On August 29, 2013, from 12:00-1:00pm, the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Pirates will create emergency kits for greater Pittsburgh domestic violence shelters and organizations.  These kits will contain new/unopened personal hygiene and toiletry items, sorted and stored in individual Ziploc bags, for safe and easy distribution to women and children at the residential facilities and shelters.  Staff/volunteers from the shelters will also be on hand to accept larger household items that will allow women and children to create their own living spaces free from violence and abuse.

The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh asks for your donations during the months of June, July and August for the new/unopened items listed below. Donations will be shared with the following organizations: Alle-Kiski Area Hope Center, Inc.; Crisis Center North; Womansplace, Inc.; Women’s Center and Shelter; and YWCA Women’s Resource Center.

Please deliver all donations to the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh (305 Wood St, downtown Pittsburgh) through 11:00 AM on August 29, 2013:

• New bed sheets (single and double)
• New underwear (boys) and robes (ladies)
• Diapers & pull-ups (all sizes)
• New bath &  hand towels (all colors/sizes)
• Bathroom mats and rugs
• Kitchen towels and utensils
• Silverware, can openers, dishes

• Gas and grocery gift cards
• Educational toys and books (T-5 yrs)
• Travel size soap, shampoo, conditioner
• Deodorant and wash cloths
• Other small personal care hygiene items
• Gently used small appliances (alarm clocks,  hair dryers, coffee makers)
• New child and adult sized PJs

Domestic violence impacts countless women and children in southwestern Pennsylvania; educating the public and providing community resources are critical steps in eliminating abuse.  The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Center for Race and Gender Equity is partnering with the Pittsburgh Pirates to raise awareness about domestic violence in our own region. We invite you to join us in ending all forms of violence against women.

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is located in downtown Pittsburgh (412.391.5100) and Homewood-Brushton (412.361.6433).
 

 
Ms. Mell Steven-Cosnek
Program Manager
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
Center for Race and Gender Equity
305 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-255-1466 (phone)
412-391-5109 (fax)

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WQED Elects New Board Members

WQED MULTIMEDIA ELECTS FOUR NEW MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Annual Meeting Highlights Accomplishments

PITTSBURGH - At its annual meeting today, the WQED Multimedia Board of Directors named four key community leaders to its board and six new members to its Community Advisory Board.

WQED Chair Debra Caplan noted that WQED continued to break new ground in Fiscal Year 2012 by adding a new digital television channel (WQED Showcase); a new radio stream (WQED Concert Channel); and launching new initiatives of its iQ: smartmedia educational initiative: iQ Smart Parent and iQ Kids Radio.

“Despite the loss of state operating funding and the threat of federal funding cuts, WQED continues to serve the community by becoming more entrepreneurial and growing its membership base,” said Deborah L. Acklin, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“The retail arm of WQED hit a home run in 2011 and 2012 with the sale of Pittsburgh From the Air and Pittsburgh from the Air II, which generated more than 11,000 DVD and Blu-ray sales. WQED now rents Studio on Fifth for weddings and banquets and to advertising agencies and independent producers. Fiscal Year 2012 marked the 13th straight year that WQED generated net revenues from operations.”

Fiscal year 2012 also brought news of a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support production of a national documentary on the life and work of Pittsburgh native and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson.

August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand will be a 90-minute high-definition television documentary and the first in-depth exploration of the life, work and cultural impact of the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning African American playwright and Pittsburgh native (1945 – 2005). The program will be a co-production of WQED and the PBS series American Masters and will air in late 2014.

New board members elected to a three-year term today were:

- W. Thomas McGough, Jr., Chief Legal Officer, UPMC
 - Darlene Motley, Ph.D., Associate Dean, School of Business, Robert Morris University
- Dr. Mildred S. Myers, Teaching Professor of Management Communications Emerita, Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business
 - James Singer, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Debra L. Caplan, Senior Vice President, Allegheny General Hospital, remains Chair of the Board of Directors and Michael Bryson, retired from BNY Mellon, remains Vice Chair of the Board.

Outgoing board member Clyde Jones was named a member of the WQED Honor Board.

WQED’s Board of Directors also approved six new members to its Community Advisory Board (CAB):

 - Paul Homick, Director of Major Gifts, Carnegie Mellon University
 - Chaz Kellem, Manager of Diversity Initiatives, Pittsburgh Pirates
 - Laurie Mizrahi, President and CEO, Mizrahi, Inc.
 - Suzi Neft, Owner, Suzi Neft Promotes
 - Conor J. Platt, Founder, Confluence Capital Management
 - Devon Smeal, Music Educator, West Mifflin Area School District

WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 134 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and many, many others, including two Emmy® Awards for Station Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. The people of WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their community and around the world. WQED Pittsburgh is one of the first broadcasters in the country to be fully high-definition (HD) in its studio and field production capabilities. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; the Pittsburgh Concert Channel at WQED-HD2 (89.3-2FM) and online at www.wqed.org/fm; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and iQ: smartmedia, WQED’s Educational initiative (www.wqed.org/edu).
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YWCA and Pirates Team Up Against Domestic Violence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            

CONTACT:
Laura Harwin
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
412-255-1279

YWCA and Pittsburgh Pirates Team Up to Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence Prevention

Seeking donations of hygiene/personal care items for domestic violence shelters

PITTSBURGH, PA (August 23, 2012):  The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Pirates are teaming up on August 29 to raise awareness around domestic violence prevention – by creating emergency kits for area domestic violence shelters. Special guests will include a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates team, to assist volunteers in preparing the kits, and the Pirate Parrot, to interact with and excite volunteers and visitors.  The Pirates will also donate tickets for a September game for the shelters to distribute to families.

The organizations are asking for the general public’s help with the donation of new/unopened hygiene and personal care items. People can drop off the donations today through noon on August 29 at any YWCA location:
•         Headquarters – 305 Wood St., Downtown Pittsburgh
•         Homewood-Brushton Community Center – 6907 Frankstown Ave.
•         North Office – Two Allegheny Center, Building Two, 4th floor, Northside Pittsburgh
•         South Office – Keystone Commons, 635 Braddock Ave, 2nd floor, East Pittsburgh

For the list of items needed by the shelters, go to www.ywcapgh.org.

“The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is pleased to partner with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a third year to raise awareness around domestic violence prevention,” said Magdeline E. Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh. “One of the YWCA’s national priorities is educating the community about the existence and elimination of violence against women and children.”

Domestic violence impacts countless women and children in southwestern Pennsylvania; educating the public and providing community resources are critical steps in eliminating abuse.  The organizations welcome all those interested in learning more about the impact of domestic violence, and invite the community to join this educational event and work to end all forms of violence against women.

For the past three years, this community partnership has served as a kick-off event for the national YWCA Week Without Violence campaign, held this year on October 21-27, 2012. For more information or questions, contact Mell Steven Cosnek at 412-255-1466 ormstevencosnek@ywcapgh.org.

The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is a women’s membership movement committed to the elimination of racism and the economic empowerment of women and girls.  To learn more about the YWCA’s programs and services, visit www.ywcapgh.org or call 412-391-5100.

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Laura Harwin
Director of Development and Marketing
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
305 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 255-1279 (phone)
(412) 391-5109 (fax)

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