Youth development has been the core of the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne for years. And this importance is being shown through the announcement of plans to create the YMCA Enterprise Zone. “About four or ...
Monteil Weeks, the group vice president of the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA, shares about the STEAM grant and their plans to utilize it. The YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta received a $10,000 grant from ...
Marketing strategies to get members back into your facilities. According to Ignite Visibility, almost 90% of marketers say their social marketing efforts have increased exposure for their business, and 75% say they’ve increased traffic. After ...
The Irving Family YMCA’s STEM Night Out program allows kids an opportunity to grow their knowledge of STEM. STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, ...
Summer camps have always been a key component of YMCAs. Since the coronavirus pandemic has taken away traditional camps for many facilities, some are getting creative to still deliver the fun atmosphere of camp to ...
Outdoor programs can be a difference-maker for your organization. Spending time outside is beneficial in many ways for people of all ages, which means outdoor programs give community rec centers the opportunity to engage participants ...
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 programs, such as art classes, film festivals and educational services, ...
Aquatics participants at your facility can be divided into two groups: casual swimmers and competitive swimmers. While casual swimming is more relaxed and fun, and competitive swimming seems only fit for serious athletes and experienced ...
An increasingly common problem in several communities is food insecurity, and larger metropolitan areas like Greater Boston get hit especially hard. To help counteract the effects of food insecurity and childhood hunger on its community, ...
The world’s first three YMCAs were founded in the heart of heavily populated cities: London in 1844, Boston in 1851 and Montreal in 1852. The world’s fourth Y, however, doesn’t reside in a booming metropolis. ...