Programming

In response to the fastest growing sport in the U.S., the Aaron Family JCC of Dallas created a new style of training through a program...

In the January/February 2023 issue, we spoke with Jackie Kleinstein, the senior manager of community engagement at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, about engaging teen...

Creative ways to staff summer camp amid labor shortages. Last summer, JCC Chicago served over 3,500 children from ages three to 13 across nine different...

Rec centers are finding success through mobile programming. Over a decade ago, the city of Rochester, New York, was searching for a better way to...

The latest fitness equipment innovations community rec leaders are adding to their programming spaces across the U.S. Staff members at the YMCA of Coastal Georgia...

Hailee Bland Walsh of Fit Truk shares outside the box approaches to boost retention. As many brick-and-mortar community rec operators continue to see the lasting...

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...

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...

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...

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...