YWCA’s Residence for Women Gets a Makeover, Seeks Tenants

From the Peekskill-Cortlandt Patch

When Kim Berly was down the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester was there to pick her up and help her stay on track toward achieving her dreams—no matter what life threw in her path.

The 44-year-old moved into the YWCA’s Residence for Women, at 69 North Broadway, in 1992. She eventually moved out, got an apartment with a friend and started working at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Then the recession hit—bringing with it cutbacks, causing Berly to lose her job. Soon thereafter, Beryl ended up breaking off her engagement with her fiancé.

“I was a mess,” said Berly.

Beryl knew that the YWCA would there to help again.

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