This is an excerpt: I hope that they got the message that cutting CCDBG (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act) and CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) is not the answer. These cuts are going to impact our women and children in our communities. It will create more unemployment and we still have not recovered from the recession.

This is an excerpt: My name is Mikeya Jackson-Harper and I am a Junior at Washington State University who is majoring in Sociology and Digital Technology and Culture. This is my first time attending the YWCA National Conference USA in Washington, D.C.

This is an excerpt: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke out against cuts and elimination of government programs that serve women yesterday at the YWCA and Feminist Majority's "Women, Money and Power" Summit Luncheon in Washington, D.C.In addition to Pelosi, luncheon speakers included

This is an excerpt: Live Stream from 2011 "Women, Money and Power" Summit in Washington, D.C., April 7-9, 2011

This is an excerpt: Every news station in America right now is leading with the possibility of a government shutdown. The chasm between the two sides appears to be growing rather than moving toward agreement.

This is an excerpt: Join young women like yourselves for a special "30 and Under" Meetup this Friday night, April 8, during our 2011 YWCA National Conference in Washington, D.C. Watch this space for updates!

This is an excerpt: Follow our live Twitter stream from the 2011 YWCA National Conference in Washington, D.C.! Want your Tweets to appear here?