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Today YMCA staff were able to show our Advocacy Board what our expansion downstairs will look like! Almost 15 years ago, staff and volunteers were getting ready to open the Carls Family YMCA to offer community programs that were designed to meet our community’s needs: a place to gather for events and to share activities.…
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“Middle school was not my favorite time. It was hard if you didn’t have something to be involved in. One day you have a friend, the next day she hates you.” Lindsay’s feelings on middle school are much like every middle schooler’s experience. As a young girl Lindsay’s parents enrolled her in a variety of…
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We are so excited for construction to begin at the Carls Family YMCA! Today we broke out the hard hats and construction tape to get ready. Stop by and ask our staff about our exciting plans to provide more space, more classes, and more opportunities for our community. Some of the major upgrades to Carls YMCA…
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“It’s amazing to see something that is intended to bring joy,” she says of the Detroit Creativity Project. “A lot of these kids we serve have a lot of challenges in their daily life. A class (that has a) by-product of (making) you laugh can be kind of a godsend.” -Margaret Edwartowski, Y Arts Executive…