Since 1983, YWCA’s Tribute to Outstanding Women has celebrated female trailblazers and legacy makers in the La Crosse area. This year's theme is Empowered, Strong, Tenacious. Several awards are given at the event to women who embody the organization’s mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

YWCA La Crosse has sought to advance this important work in the Coulee Region for the past 121 years. At our annual Tribute to Outstanding Women event this fall, YWCA La Crosse will honor and celebrate women who have demonstrated their commitment to our mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

To learn more and to nominate an outstanding woman in your life, click here.

Take some time to develop a self-care, destressing activity. Participants will learn the basics of The Zentangle Method - a creative meditative drawing practice. The Zentangle Method is a meditative art and spiritual practice, meant to quiet the mind and still the spirit. The Zentangle Method is the process of drawing simple repetitive shapes that is essential to Zentangle, not the product. No prior art experience necessary. If you can draw a line, an S, a dot, curve and circle you will enjoy tangling with us! The philosophy of “no mistakes” encourages practitioners to creatively incorporate every stroke into their design. In this class you will learn the basic skills of tangling no matter what your level of artistic abilities. We will tangle together step by step as we learn the basics and create our own unique pieces of art. All materials provided. This workshop is taught by Rev. Christine Isham, Ph.D.

The cost for this workshop is $35.00. To register, click here.

Join us for our Creative Writing Workshop Series: Introduction to Poetry, Writing a Memoir, and Defining Moments. Each session will include group activities to promote creativity and free writing. We will also have time to share our work and receive peer feedback if desired. Each workshop in the series is led by local author, Ashley St. Sauver.

The cost is $25.00 per workshop or save $15.00 when you sign up for all 3. To register, click here.

Do you want to improve your relationship with your body in 2024? If so, this workshop is for you! Over 4 class periods, participants will critically examine common assumptions about wellness and beauty; learn how to make peace with food and exercise using the principles of intuitive eating and Health at Every Size®; practice body gratitude, and develop strategies for challenging diet culture and creating a more inclusive society for all bodies. Must be at least 18 years of age to participate. To ensure the best experience for participants, space is limited. This workshop is developed and facilitated by Laurie Cooper Stoll, Ph.D.

Do you need some quiet time for yourself? Grab your journal or notebook and come learn tools that will help you find joy and focus through mindful journaling with therapist Cindy Ericksen from HeartJourney. 

The cost for this workshop is $25.00. To register, click here.

Do you want to improve your relationship with your body in 2024? If so, this workshop is for you! Over 4 class periods, participants will critically examine common assumptions about wellness and beauty; learn how to make peace with food and exercise using the principles of intuitive eating and Health at Every Size®; practice body gratitude, and develop strategies for challenging diet culture and creating a more inclusive society for all bodies. Must be at least 18 years of age to participate. To ensure the best experience for participants, space is limited. This workshop is developed and facilitated by Laurie Cooper Stoll, Ph.D.

Join us for our Creative Writing Workshop Series: Introduction to Poetry, Writing a Memoir, and Defining Moments. Each session will include group activities to promote creativity and free writing. We will also have time to share our work and receive peer feedback if desired. Each workshop in the series is led by local author, Ashley St. Sauver.

The cost is $25.00 per workshop or save $15.00 when you sign up for all 3. To register, click here.

Join us for our Winter Session of virtual DEIB Dialogues: Unpacking Our Mission to Eliminate Racism and Empower Women. From a lens of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, we will explore the “duo concepts” of microaggressions and navigating difficult conversations. 

The afternoon session will help participants identify ways to respond when they do make a microaggression and how to respond when a microaggression or other racist or sexist action happens. The cost for the afternoon session is $25. Save $10 when you register for the morning and afternoon sessions. To register, click here.

Join us for our Winter Session of virtual DEIB Dialogues: Unpacking Our Mission to Eliminate Racism and Empower Women. From a lens of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, we will explore the “duo concepts” of microaggressions and navigating difficult conversations. 

Our morning session will unpack microaggressions: what they are and how to avoid them. The cost for the morning session is $25. Save $10 when you register for the morning and afternoon sessions. To register, click here.

Do you want to improve your relationship with your body in 2024? If so, this workshop is for you! Over 4 class periods, participants will critically examine common assumptions about wellness and beauty; learn how to make peace with food and exercise using the principles of intuitive eating and Health at Every Size®; practice body gratitude, and develop strategies for challenging diet culture and creating a more inclusive society for all bodies. Must be at least 18 years of age to participate. To ensure the best experience for participants, space is limited. This workshop is developed and facilitated by Laurie Cooper Stoll, Ph.D.