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  2. YMCA - Wikipedia

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    YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. [1] It was founded in London on 6 June 1844 by George Williams as the Young Men's Christian Association. The organization aims to put Christian values into practice by developing a ...

  3. YMCA of the USA - Wikipedia

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    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 Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (1800–59), an American seaman and missionary.

  4. Y.M.C.A. (song) - Wikipedia

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    The YMCA dance demonstrated in a photomontage. In this rendition, the M (second from left) is done in a popular variant. Members of the grounds crew of Yankee Stadium pause to do the YMCA dance. YMCA is also the name of a group dance with cheerleader Y-M-C-A choreography invented to fit the song. One of the phases involves moving arms to form ...

  5. George Williams (philanthropist) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. YMCA Boston - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. YMCA of Greater New York - Wikipedia

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    As of 2021, there are twenty two branches throughout the five boroughs, including the McBurney Y that was the inspiration for the Village People's song and the West Side YMCA. [2] [3] [4] YMCA of Greater New York is affiliated with YMCA in America and also operated Camp Talcott , a more than century-old sleepaway camp that hosted more than one ...

  8. Demolition begins on former Eugene Family YMCA building on ...

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    Steffen said the exact plans for the site have not been determined, but the YMCA will retain ownership and staff will work with the YMCA board to put together a strategic plan for the site.

  9. History of youth work - Wikipedia

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    History of youth work. The history of youth work goes back to the birth of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, which was the first time that young men left their own homes and cottage industries to migrate to the big towns. The result of this migration was an emergent youth culture in urban areas, which was responded to by the ...