Career Development
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
Career Development
Workshops
Mindset is Everything
Wednesday, April 29, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: YWCA Delaware's Home-Life Management Center 709 North Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
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.
Manage It
Wednesday, May 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: YWCA Delaware's Home-Life Management Center 709 North Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
This workshop, facilitated by career coach Soyica White, 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.
Learning on the Job
Thursday, June 25, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: YWCA Delaware's Home-Life Management Center 709 North Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
This workshop will help you turn everyday tasks into learning opportunities, seek and apply feedback effectively, collaborate more confidently with colleague, and continue growing—without needing a formal classroom setting.
Unlocking Hidden Skills
Thursday, April 23, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: YWCA Delaware's Home-Life Management Center 709 North Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
This workshop will help your hidden strengths and learn how to leverage them. Build confidence to navigate your career with clarity and connect with an inspiring and supportive community.
Find Your Voice at Work
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: YWCA Delaware's Home-Life Management Center 709 North Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
This workshop will help you communicate your thoughts with clarity and confidence, share ideas and perspectives—even in challenging situations, express disagreement in a respectful, productive way, recognize the right moments to speak up (and when to hold back), make requests with confidence—whether advocating for yourself or setting boundaries.
Build Resilience Without Burning Out
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: YWCA Delaware's Home-Life Management Center 709 North Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
By the end of this session, you’ll recognize early signs of burnout and how to respond before it builds, learn simple techniques to reduce stress—even in just a few minutes a day, set healthy boundaries with confidence and without guilt, feel more calm, focused, and in control of your time and energy, and walk away with realistic tools you can use right away.
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:
Ashlee Cooper, Droneversity, seizing 1st place
Adrieane Watkins, Precious Jubilee Balloon Artwork & Party Decor, claiming 2nd place
Aneisha Byrd, Cakes By Aneisha, securing 3rd place
