Career Development

Work Meeting, Career Development, YWCA Delaware

YWCA Delaware's Wo(men) Achieving New Directions (WAND) program offers a wide range of information and support to help Delawareans achieve their career goals and improve their financial health.

Our services cater to the needs of women and their families.

YWCA Delaware offers career development workshops plus group and one-one career counseling sessoins.

Our organization embraces a wrap-around Care-Team approach to ensure participants receive additional resources as needed while in our programs or during periodic check-ins after graduation, used to support further those we serve.

Upcoming Free Workshops

Wednesday, March 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: YWCA Delaware's 
Home-Life Management Center
709 North Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Mindset is Everything

This workshop explores how mindset shapes resilience, motivation, and success. Participants will uncover and shift limiting beliefs, turn setbacks into growth, and build lasting optimism through simple daily habits.

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Wednesday, March 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: YWCA Delaware's 
Home-Life Management Center
709 North Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Manage It

This workshop will help you discover how to turn challenges into career breakthroughs. Manage It gives you proven strategies to find your path and your power, even in uncertain times

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Watch our Latest
Career Development Webinar

When it comes to advancing your career, one truth stands the test of time — your network is your net worth.

In our recent Career Development Webinar, Certified Workforce Development Professional Soyica White shared practical strategies to help professionals unlock the hidden job market, build confidence, and make meaningful connections that can lead to real opportunities.

YElevate Pitch Competition

Our YElevate Small Business Pitch Competition powered by TJX Foundation Inc. was nothing short of spectacular! Thank you, The TJX Companies, Inc., for helping entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality.

Huge thanks to YWCA USA for standing with us and to our generous sponsor, Delaware First Health, for their contribution. We are incredibly thankful for our esteemed panel of judges: Jose Henao, Sara A. Crawford, and Renata Beata Kowalczyk, MBA, MS, whose expertise and insight made the competition truly remarkable.

We also extend our gratitude to our dedicated board members, staff, and everyone who helped orchestrate this incredible event. With such a stellar lineup of women entrepreneurs, selecting a winner was no easy task!

Now, it is time to applaud the trailblazing winners who stole the show:

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