Bulletins

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the joint World YWCA and World Alliance of YMCA's young adult conferences. These conferences bring together young adults from around the world to discuss the problems and concerns that are relevant to them as young people in a changing social, political and spiritual world. Delegates share ideas, learn about young adults from other countries and make resolutions and recommendations to the world organizations based on their discussions. Conference reports provide an...

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Issues of "Youth Bulletin," a World YWCA publication for youth leaders in the World YWCA. The publication collects and shares program materials from national associations. The program suggestions cover a wide range topics with an overarching theme of international understanding. 

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Documents concerning the World YWCA and the Foreign Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. World YWCA documents include correspondence, conference reports, an official peace statement and a directory of YWCA secretaries around the world. Foreign Division documents include newsletters containing short reports of YWCA of the U.S.A. activities around the world, short summaries of YWCA of the U.S.A. international work and a pamphlet explaining the work of the Foreign Division. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the programs, administration and history of the World YWCA. The World YWCA exists to organize and unite national YWCA associations behind a common purpose while recognizing the differing needs of associations around the globe. Conference reports, committee reports and correspondence concern the organizational structure of the World's YWCA, the status and activities of national associations, the purpose and aims of the organization and matters of finance and budgets. The...

Scope and Contents Attendance documents, budgets, bulletins and delegate folders for the World YWCA World Council conference in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. International conferences of the legislative body of the World YWCA meet periodically to unite under a shared vision and purpose, discuss and agree on positions of political and social action, hear updates from YWCA associations, discuss the relationships within the World YWCA and discuss the role of Christianity and religion in the organization and as it...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the planning, proceedings and assessments of the southern and western regional Y-Teen conferences. Regional conferences are a chance for Y-Teen delegates and the adult leaders to come together to discuss the issues important to them and unite behind a common purpose. Conferences include discussion groups, lectures and activities and several southern regions have separate conferences for African American girls. Also included are documents concerning the general planning...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning young adult conference planning, preparations, program and evaluations. Conferences include an international conference in Mexico to foster international and cultural understanding, a leadership development workshop for young adult leaders, and a conference for professional staff of employed young adults. In addition to conference materials there are notes and reports from area round table discussions concerning the role and purpose of the young adult program of the YWCA...

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Documents concerning the planning, program and evaluation of YWCA of the U.S.A. young adult conferences in the central region. Regional young adults conferences bring together young adult members from many different YWCA of the U.S.A. programs from across the region to discuss common issues that young adults may face in addition to providing opportunity for recreation and socialization with other young adults. 

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Documents concerning the planning, program and evaluation of YWCA of the U.S.A. young adult conferences in the central region. Regional young adults conferences bring together young adult members from many different YWCA of the U.S.A. programs from across the region to discuss common issues that young adults may face in addition to providing opportunity for recreation and socialization with other young adults. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the planning, program and evaluation of YWCA of the U.S.A. young adult conferences in the eastern region. Regional young adults conferences bring together young adult members from many different YWCA of the U.S.A. programs from across the region to discuss common issues that young adults may face in addition to providing opportunity for recreation and socialization with other young adults. Conference reports combine a statistical overview with narrative summaries and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the planning, program and evaluation of YWCA of the U.S.A. young adult conferences in the eastern region. Regional young adults conferences bring together young adult members from many different YWCA of the U.S.A. programs from across the region to discuss common issues that young adults may face in addition to providing opportunity for recreation and socialization with other young adults. Conference reports combine a statistical overview with narrative summaries and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the planning, program and evaluation of YWCA of the U.S.A. young adult conferences in the southern region. Regional young adults conferences bring together young adult members from many different YWCA of the U.S.A. programs from across the region to discuss common issues that young adults may face in addition to providing opportunity for recreation and socialization with other young adults. Prior to 1959 the southern region holds separate area conferences for the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the planning, program and evaluation of YWCA of the U.S.A. young adult conferences in the western region followed by materials concerning all regional young adult summer conferences. Regional young adults conferences bring together young adult members from many different YWCA of the U.S.A. programs from across the region to discuss common issues that young adults may face in addition to providing opportunity for recreation and socialization with other young adults....

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the young adult program of the YWCA of the U.S.A. While the YWCA of the U.S.A. has always been an organization for young women, the young adult program seeks to place an intentional focus on young adult women, their needs and their development. The Young Adult Council acts as the coordinating body and channel to the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and is responsible for the young adult program across all member groups including employed women, married women and...

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. documents concerning its membership, use of name, outreach to industrial employed women, program, purpose and registered associations. Membership study reports examine policy and practice including dues, fee structures and communication. Additional documents concerning membership include policy proposals, discussion guides for use in local associations, handbooks and articles. Registered YWCA's are a way for teens, young adults or other groups to organize a club in a...

Scope and Contents Following the 1930 national YWCA of the U.S.A. convention, the basis commission is formed to study the alternate personal membership basis in associations other than student. The commission of representatives from across the organization collects data and input from local associations, studies and reports of membership basis practices and shares their results ultimately making presentations to the national convention and recommending that associations be given two years to implement the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the commissions to study the membership basis of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The first commission studies the adoption of a personal membership basis in the student associations to reflect the membership basis of the World YWCA. Following the adoption of the personal membership basis by the student associations a further commission is recommended at the 1920 Cleveland convention to study an alternate personal membership in local associations. Documents include meeting minutes...

Scope and Contents Bulletins, correspondence and programming materials for YWCA of the U.S.A. World Fellowship programs at local associations. World Fellowship programs are activities and information sharing that encourage YWCA of the U.S.A. members to be aware of their involvement in the world YWCA movement and the needs of women and girls around the world through fundraising for the foreign work of the YWCA of the U.S.A., educational materials concerning international YWCA activity and local club programs...