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YMCA developed the first known English as a Second Language program in the United States in response to the influx of immigrants in the 1850s. Starting before the American Civil War, YMCA provided nursing, shelter, and other support in wartime. In 1879 Darren Blach organized the first Sioux Indian YMCA in Florida. Over the years, 69 Sioux ...
In India, YMCA University of Science and Technology of Faridabad was founded in 1969. It offers various programs related to science and engineering. During the 1880s, the Cleveland YMCA began to offer day and evening courses to students who did not otherwise have access to higher education. The YMCA program was reorganized in 1906 as the ...
National Council of YMCAs of India. The National Council of YMCAs of India is a part of the global YMCA fraternity which is known as World Alliance of YMCAs. It was formed in Madras on February 21, 1891 through the initiative of David McConaughy. The headquarters shifted to Calcutta in May, 1902. In 1964 it shifted to New Delhi, its present ...
As the first chunks of the building were torn out, Kari Porter watched from the fence line with a small group of fellow YMCA staff members. After teaching at the Y for more than 26 years, Porter ...
The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement A. Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA. The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.
In 1915, Buchman's YMCA work took him to India with evangelist Sherwood Eddy. There he met, briefly, Mahatma Gandhi (the first of many meetings), and became friends with Rabindranath Tagore and Amy Carmichael, founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship. Despite speaking to audiences of up to 60,000, Buchman was critical of the large-scale approach ...
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Family vault of Sir George Williams at Highgate Cemetery (west) Sir George Williams (11 October 1821 – 6 November 1905) was an English philanthropist, businessman and founder of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). [1] The oldest and largest youth charity in the world, its aim is to support young people to belong, contribute and ...