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It has 2,700 separate organizations with 10,000 branches working with 21 million men, women and children, to "strengthen communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility." It employs 19,000 staff and is supported by 600,000 volunteers, and YMCA branches have about 10,000 service locations. [1] The first YMCA in the United States opened on December 29, 1851, in ...
YMCA is a non-governmental federation, with each independent local YMCA affiliated with its national organization. The national organizations, in turn, are part of both a geographically regional area alliance and the World Alliance of YMCA. YMCA programs vary between nations and regions, but are all based on the principles espoused in the Paris Basis .
List of YWCA buildings. YMCA Sign, Fargo, North Dakota. 92nd Street Y (92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association [YM-YWHA], New York City) Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building, Baltimore, Maryland.
The YMCA of Greater Boston, founded in 1851, was the first YMCA in the United States. The organization began as a modest Evangelical association, and by the late nineteenth century, had become a major social service organization dedicated to improving the lives of young men. With that aim in mind, the YMCA held athletic and educational ...
The Greater Philadelphia YMCA is a community service organization that promotes positive values through programs that help to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Over the years, Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA has grown to include 15 branches and 55 program sites throughout the Greater Philadelphia area.
CoreSRQ was born out of a 2019 grass-roots effort to save two campuses of the former Sarasota Family YMCA; merger expands 'Y' offerings in Sarasota.
A big donor’s name will go on Boise’s Downtown YMCA as part of a 2½-block, $200M project. Pieces are moving into place for one of the largest and costliest developments in the history of ...
YMCA Youth and Government ( YaG ), also known as Youth In Government, or Model Legislature and Court, is a program of the YMCA of the USA that allows middle and high school students to serve in model governments at the local, state, national, and international levels. [1] [2] [3]