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Social isolation is one of the most unfortunate byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, seniors have been a high-risk population for both loneliness and depression. While the recent explosion of new virtual classes and ...
Arguably the most prominent challenge community rec centers have faced during the reopening process has been enforcing social distancing guidelines. This challenge is especially difficult to overcome in fitness classes, where participants are in close ...
African American YMCA CEOs are teaming up to help people unlearn systemic racism through a virtual town hall, which will take place Wednesday, July 1 at 10 a.m. CST. Since the Y’s annual conference in ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges that community rec organizations have had to adjust to, such as engaging at-risk populations, battling food insecurity and scheduling fitness programs while under stay at home orders. However, ...
The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is preparing to open its doors June 1. Although gyms were given the go-ahead to open the week of May 11, the Dallas Y is choosing to wait to ensure ...
After over six weeks of being shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the YMCA of Greater Tulsa reopened its doors on May 1. Matt Hancock, the senior VP of operations for the YMCA of ...
With the current state of society living in uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, two rec centers saw a chance to spread compassion. The Soundview Family YMCA, a branch of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA ...
Anyone who’s gone shopping since March 2020 has seen grocery store aisles completely cleaned out — an unfortunate side effect of the coronavirus pandemic. But while shortages of toilet paper and nonperishables have been a ...
To help slow the spread of the coronavirus, social distancing has become less of a suggestion and more of an expectation. However, highly populated cities like Chicago, New York City or Boston are faced with ...
Aquatics programming is an important part of the community recreation formula, opening the door for participants of all ages to be active. However, aquatics activities are only as effective as the safety measures put in ...
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