Community Development

Advocacy is defined as any attempt to influence someone or support something to effect change. Advocating for your industry can have many benefits such as...

Favorite takeaways and lessons learned from the 2024 Community Rec Magazine cover stories. As someone who is very nostalgic by nature, I always take the...

In the newest Expert Q&A, editor John Reecer is joined by Susan Berman, associate executive director, community engagement, and Nathalia Melo, community needs bank coordinator,...

In November, the Gateway Region YMCA in St. Louis, Missouri, brought its new Mobile Y to the community. The 52-foot trailer offers different, fun activities...

Welcome to Community Voices, a platform for voices of the community recreation industry. In Episode 15 of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, Tony Collins, the...

The YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) makes history this month as the first YMCA association in the nation to attain Medical Fitness Facility Certification by...

Camp can be intimidating for your campers, especially younger age groups and first timers. Ice breakers, teambuilding, and social and emotional learning (SEL) activities are...

For most of 2024, YMCAs across Kansas have been participating in a state-wide pickleball tournament to further capitalize on the booming sport. Starting in February,...

  In the newest Expert Q&A, editor John Reecer has Mark Dengler, the EVP and COO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles on to...

Earlier this fall, the JCC Chicago held its second annual Growing Hope Concert free for the community as part of the organization’s Growing Hope movement...