YWCA Mount Desert Island is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

What We Do ↘

YWCA of Mount Desert Island is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Established in 1904, it is the only YWCA in Maine that continues to offer safe, affordable housing for women and girls. It is also a vibrant community center, offering women’s empowerment programs that encourage growth and independence, social justice educational programs, and a full calendar of community activities for all ages that are open to all.

Our Programs ↘

YWCA Mount Desert Island provides direct services, empowerment programming , and advocacy to support marginalized individuals and families, especially women and girls of color, while working to challenge structural barriers to equity.

  • Lodging

    Lodging

    YWCA Mount Desert Island is the only YWCA in the state of Maine to offer lodging to women and girls.

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  • Benni Fund

    Benni Fund

    This fund offers aid to single mothers, living in the areas we serve.

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  • Racial Justice

    Racial Justice

    The YWCA hosts an Annual Martin Luther King Jr. sleepover and service project.

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  • Scholarships

    Scholarships

    We help in funding educational opportunities for traditional and non-traditional students.

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  • Carol Dyer Memorial Luminaria Evening

    Carol Dyer Memorial Luminaria Evening

    A ceremony of hope and remembrance to honor cancer survivors and to those who lost their battle.

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It Takes Courage

We create real change. Every day.

Support our mission for gender equality and racial justice ↘

$25

Keeps lodgers emergency supplies stocked.

$50

Provide a free seat to our Racial Equity programs.

$100

Provides one week of lodging to a woman in need.

$___

Any amount helps!