Founded in 1911, the YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts is a women’s membership movement whose Mission is to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts serves an area that stretches from the Rhode Island state line east to Provincetown, south to the Islands and north to Attleboro, Brockton and Plymouth. The YWCA helps women, girls and their families attain self-sufficiency by providing services to support the vast needs of people from numerous populations.