Facing the Fight Beautifully™

This year's edition of Dorri's Favorite Things is out now!
Consider purchasing your holiday gifts from this year's highlighted partners:
Merriam-Webster defines empowerment as, “the granting of the power, right, or authority to perform various acts or duties.” It’s been part of the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago mission and vision for over 140 years now. We work to empower the women and families of Chicagoland through our programs and services, focusing on the root causes of societal issues.
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago CEO Dorri McWhorter has put together her list of holiday favorites in the YShop:
With all these partners and many more, YShop is truly your one-stop-shop this holiday season! Anytime you buy on YShop, you are making a #PurchaseWithPurpose because a portion of each sale benefits YWCA Metropolitan Chicago.
Our very own in-house fashionista and CEO, Dorri McWhorter, has put together this year's list of her favorite YShop products.
With all these partners and many more, YShop is truly your one-stop-shop this holiday season! Anytime you buy on YShop, you are making a #PurchaseWithPurpose because a portion of each sale benefits YWCA Metropolitan Chicago.
YShop was featured by BizWomen as an innovative strategy for revenue generation and constituent engagement.
Directing our dollars to women and minority-owned/led and women and minority “friendly” businesses can truly make a difference for our communities.
During the holiday season, we invited an expert to share her insights on the topic of “conscious consumerism.” Maggie Anderson is co-founder of the Empowerment Experiment and author of “Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy.”
Maggie has many ideas for making meaningful changes in your daily habits that can impact our communities of color. Please read and share your thoughts on social media. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and use hashtags: #powerofthepurse #yshop #consciousconsumerism. Thank you!