Category: Social Responsibility
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Visitors to the Boll Family YMCA throughout the month of March may have noticed some fairly unusual things about the most recent art exhibit in the lobby. They’re organized not by theme or visual similarity, but by school subject. And the works are very diverse — not only paint and pencil, but handwork such as…
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Did you know the Y is soon to open its third school in Detroit? The Y Detroit Leadership Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a high school will open its doors to its inaugural class of 125 ninth graders this fall. The school is currently enrolling students, who will enjoy small classes, a sense of community,…
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The Boll Family YMCA Barracudas Swim Team are posting some impressive times at national meets, but equally impressive is the community formed by the parents who work tirelessly to make the team into the kind of experience they want for their children.
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The Y is the first job for lots of young people, whether it’s working as a day camp counselor, a lifeguard, or in child watch. At the Macomb YMCA, students from the Pankow Center in L’Anse Creuse Public Schools have been coming to the Y to get some of their first work experiences for nine…
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Evey young person needs a group of friends to hang out with and to feel like they belong, no matter their difference or disability. So the Birmingham YMCA recently launched a Saturday night social club for young adults with autism so that they can make friends and have fun with their peers.
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The Marlene Boll theater and the Boll Family YMCA ware hosting an Empty Bowls Event to fight hunger from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Proceeds from the soup supper will benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank.
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Kids can learn baseball skills — and life lessons — during a series of free baseball clinics taught at the Boll Family YMCA by professional baseball player Justin Prinstein. This is the second year for the clinics, which aim to teach kids who might not otherwise learn about baseball the fundamentals of the game.
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Twenty families who use the Y’s child care facilities are getting a chance to learn how to dream big — and make those dreams a reality — with a new family financial empowerment program that uses life coaching and motivational forums to help them identify and reach their goals.
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Over the last year we’ve shared some of those stories of how the people at the Y go above and beyond in doing everything from ensuring everyone has a place at the Y to fostering future Olympians to raising student performance in school. Here’s a look at some of those stories….and we look forward to…
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In memory of Sarah Tolbert, a dedicated volunteer at the Detroit Leadership Academy who died earlier this year, her family and the teens from the MY-Y program adopted three families at the Detroit Leadership Academy this Christmas.
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