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YWCA Offering Free Childcare So Parents Can Get Their COVID Shot
The YWCA in El Paso is doing its part to help get people in the Borderland vaccinated by offering free childcare while people receive their COVID-19 shot.
There are many options for El Pasoans who want to get their COVID-19 shot, whether through a neighborhood pharmacy, doctor s office, or almost anywhere. But many El Pasoans might be having difficulty finding the time to get vaccinated, or finding adequate childcare so they can go and get poked worry-free.
The YMCA of El Paso wants to help make it easier for parents to go and get vaccinated and not have to worry about finding a babysitter so the YMCA is offering free drop-in childcare services.
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The YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region is collecting feminine hygiene products through May 28 for its Transitional Living Center.
The organization is collecting period products as part of International Menstrual Hygiene Day, May 28, to promote normalizing conversations about menstruation and change negative social views of menstruation. The negative stigma can lead to health disparities, increased shame, and reinforces gender inequities, according a YWCA news release.
The Transitional Living Center assists women and children who have survived domestic abuse and other forms of violence.
People can purchase items from the YWCA’s International Menstrual Hygiene Day Amazon Wish List.
For three El Paso nonprofits that are reaching out every day to help some of the most desperate people in the community, Christmas has come early thanks to $34 million in gifts from MacKenzie Scott, who has made philanthropy her business.
Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced this past week that sheâs making contributions to 384 organizations totaling $4.1 billion.
They include $20 million for the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region, $9 million for El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank and $5 million for the United Way of El Paso County.
âThis pandemic has been a wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already struggling,â Scott said in her announcement. âEconomic losses and health outcomes alike have been worse for women, for people of color and for people living in poverty.