YWCA Lancaster

Join us for YWCA Lancaster’s Healthy Masculinity Program Panel Discussion – Educating the Next Generation of Boys and Young Men – on Saturday, July 18, at YWCA Lancaster, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Register to attend at the event website at: https://ywcalancaster.org/events/healthy-masculinity-panel

Experience a community conversation on one of the most pressing — and underexplored — challenges facing families and schools today.

Research consistently shows that boys and young men are falling behind girls academically, a gap that widens through middle school and into higher education. What's driving this trend? What does it mean for our community?

Event Details: YWCA Lancaster’s Healthy Masculinity Program – Panel Discussion: Educating the Next Generation of Boys and Young Men
Date / Time: Saturday, July 18 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: YWCA Lancaster | 110 N. Lime Street, Lancaster, PA

No-Cost Event – Please Register Online at -- https://ywcalancaster.org/events/healthy-masculinity-panel

Panelists include:

• Dr. Floyd D. Beachum is the Bennett Professor of Urban School Leadership at Lehigh University’s College of Education, where he researches educational leadership, ethics, and equity. His work focuses on how leadership practices can promote academic achievement and social justice, particularly in urban and diverse school settings.

• Malinda Harnish Clatterbuck is a local spiritual leader, counselor, and professional. She presently serves as the Executive Director of the Conestoga River Club, an outdoor organization focusing on education, recreation and well being, while managing the stewardship and conservation of the Conestoga River. Malinda is a 2024 YWCA Lancaster Women of Achievement honoree.

This conversation is for everyone — parents, educators, counselors, and community members of all backgrounds and perspectives. Come ready to listen, question, and think together.

Healthy Masculinity Panel | Educating the Next Generation of Boys and Young Men — YWCA Lancaster Educating the Next Generation of Boys and Young Men Join us for a community conversation on one of the most pressing — and underexplored — challenges facing families and schools today.

From LNP | LancasterOnline – Sunday, July 5, 2026

For America’s semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of this nation and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, LNP asked Lancaster County leaders and thinkers to answer these questions: “What are your feelings about this significant moment for our nation, and what are your hopes for the nation’s future?”

YWCA Lancaster CEO Stacie Blake shared her reflections in the recent LNP column on Sunday, July 5 -- available online at the LNP website at: https://tinyurl.com/4397rxfb