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Five New Jersey YMCAs are joining the Boys and Young Men of Color initiative to support and advance life outcomes for those facing profound challenges growing up. Darrin Anderson, the chief executive office for the ...
The dos and don’ts of new member onboarding for 2023. With the start of each new year, many motivated individuals will rush to community centers and gyms with the hopes of being able to accomplish ...
To meet the needs of the YMCA’s vibrant, diverse and intergenerational workforce, the Emerging Leaders Resource Network (ELRN) recently developed the #NextGenNeeds framework. Through dedicated research, this outline provides Y’s a collection of preferred workplace ...
Judi Christy, the director of marketing and communication at the Akron Area YMCA, shares her experience learning how to play pickleball. I have never been a person who jumps into fads. I did not race ...
Favorite takeaways and lessons learned from recapping 2022 Community Rec Magazine cover stories. Every year, I look back and pause in disbelief of how fast the months went by. It feels like yesterday the Community ...
Welcome to Community Voices, a platform for voices of the community recreation industry. In Episode 3 of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, Raychel Reilly, the chief health and wellness officer at the Kaplen JCC on ...
Endless possibilities await community rec centers in 2023. But with the arrival of a new year comes the opportunity to plan for what the next 12 months will bring. For Lucas Hughes, the CEO of ...
Managing risk is never fun but it’s essential in preventing a catastrophic incident that could cause serious harm and shut your recreation program down for good. Risk management is not just a hazard or physical ...
JCC Chicago will be celebrating Hanukkah this year with their annual Eight Nights of Hanukkah event for the community from December 18-25. Matthew Charnay, the manager of family programming at JCC Chicago, said the celebration ...
As the calendar flips to December, community rec centers are preparing their annual Christmas events for people for all ages in their communities. One such activity spreading holiday joy this year is the YMCA of ...
