The event livestream will begin at 6:00pm CST. The program begins at 6:30pm with a short intermission while the meal is being served to in-person attendees.
Thank you for joining us to celebrate!
Event Program
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Your gift changes lives!
Your generosity provides safety, dignity, and a path forward for women and children escaping violence and homelessness.
You can make an immediate difference tonight:
$2,250 provides a woman with one month of safety and support as she moves from fear to freedom.
$1,050 fills an empty apartment with hope by supplying essentials for a mother and child moving into a one-bedroom apartment.
$525 provides one week of safe shelter and healing for a woman in crisis.
$325 funds a day of Education & Employment Programming, including job readiness coaching and skill building classes to all women at YWCA Emergency Shelter.
$150 provides one night of safety, food, and clothing for a mother and her child.
All gifts made tonight will be matched up to $10,000!
Thanks to the generosity of Dakota Medical Foundation!
All proceeds support women and children escaping violence and poverty at YWCA Cass Clay. Help us transform lives when you give in honor of one of our incredible nominees or another inspirational woman.
Thank you to our 2026 event sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor
Ballroom Sponsor
Gold Gallery
Sponsor
Mission Moment
Sponsor
Sweet Treat
Sponsor
Strike a Pose
Sponsor
Category Sponsors
Alerus Financial
Louise and Bernie Dardis
Essentia Health
Marvin
Paulette Rastedt
Sammons Financial
Thoreson Steffes Trust Company
Do you know an inspiring woman who should be nominated for YWCA Women of the Year 2027? Fill out and leave behind the nomination idea
Complete the form below, and when nominations open in January, we will send you a reminder of your ideas and a link to the nomination form!
Share how you’re celebrating with us by tagging @ywcacassclay and using #YWCAWOTY2026 on social media!