Category: Community Development
According to Feeding America, food insecurity is a household’s inability to provide enough food for active, healthy lifestyles. Food insecurity is a way to assess the risk of hunger and in the U.S., one in ...
LifeBridge Health and the Baltimore JCC have partnered together to promote wellness to the JCC community and beyond. The plan is simple: to provide health and wellness resources to the community, including screenings, education and ...
On a gorgeous day, the last thing people want is to be stuck indoors. This is the main driving force behind why more and more community recreation facilities are adding outdoor features and amenities. Take ...
The term “exercise is medicine” has been making waves in the fitness world over the past few years, due to the positive effects exercise and sound nutrition have on the health and wellness of individual ...
Youth fitness programming is a key component of any community rec organization, which places the hiring of youth mentors and leaders among the most important decisions you will make. Different than regular staff members — ...
As technology continuously guides the attention of today’s youth through video games and television, it’s difficult to redirect them to physical play. In fact, Holly Metzger, the youth fitness director at the York JCC in ...
In the season of love, it’s easy to get swept up in roses, candy hearts and other expressions of love between star-crossed lovers. For the community recreation industry, February 14 — and the days surrounding ...
Among the many youth sports programs available, martial arts is a widely offered class that has been working to gain popularity and attract more participants. While not as popular as a sport like basketball, martial ...
When it comes to wellness in community rec centers, we usually think of group exercise programs and personal training. As equally important and beneficial to exercise is nutrition coaching, a service offered by a registered ...
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