YWCA Ethnic Orange County: Tasting Flavors of your Community

For thousands of years, immigrants to this country have brought foods, culinary practices, beliefs about food, and related traditions with them. Sharing food has been a way for all people of all cultures to sustain and create meaningful and emotional bonds. Come  and join us to explore the flavors of your community through a dinner series. Call (714) 871-4488

YWCA NOC Programs

Early Breast Cancer Screening
Telephone: 714 871-4488

Helps uninsured or underinsured women age 50 and over receive high quality, affordable breast health services. Within a private setting, women are given free mammograms, clinical breast exams and self-exam education and instruction. Clinics are conducted in the familiarity of women’s own neighborhoods and in their own languages. The YWCA NOC staff speak more than twelve languages and in Orange County, special clinics are conducted for Korean, Vietnamese and Hispanic women. Call YWCA NOC 714 871-4488.

Thurmond Scholarship
Telephone: (714) 871-4488

The Thurmond Scholarship was created to assist women over age 24 who wish to return to college and who need financial assistance to attend college. Scholarships are awarded once a year. Applications can be obtained by calling the YWCA at 714 871-4488 or drop us a note using our inquiry form.

Youth Employment Service (Y.E.S.)
Telephone: (714) 956-1182

Since 1968, Y.E.S. has been a free employment service designed to help at-risk youth find employment. The strengths of the program include one-on-one interviews to determine skills and interests, practical job counseling concerning suitable job objectives, interview techniques and appearance, on-the-job conduct, punctuality, and dependability. Visit the Y.E.S. website for all the details about this great resource for youth.