Community Development

According to U.S. census data, senior citizens make up 14.9% of the population. Not having specific programs for this group means missing out on helping...

Valentine’s Day is the day to show and share love. Showing your members that you care about them with a special Valentine’s Day event can...

When the French Creek Family YMCA in Avon, Ohio, set its focus on increasing family programming and noticed an area of the facility being underused,...

Stepping on a treadmill isn’t the only way to be healthier, and the industry is constantly gaining more knowledge and adjusting to this fact. Non-fitness...

Learn how to create a dynamic afterschool community from the Weinstein JCC. Afterschool means something cool at the Weinstein JCC, in Richmond, Virginia. The Weinstein...

Children of all ages come into your facility each day, whether it be for child-care services, swim lessons or sports. But how can you ensure...

In 2013, the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana, was approached simultaneously by the community as a whole, and by a member with Parkinson’s....

When I wake up and check the weather, it’s hard not to double-take at the “feels like four degrees” here in the Twin Cities. It’s...

To meet the needs of any community member who may walk into your facility, it’s important to offer a variety of adaptive fitness programs. At...

In honor of breast cancer awareness month, Community Rec spoke the Peninsula JCC about the “Pink @ the PJCC” program — a workout designed to...