Category: Youth Development
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Looking for activities for your kids to do this summer? Tune into this episode of the Zing Podcast to hear about how to keep your child active when school is out! https://soundcloud.com/quickenloans/things-your-kids-can-do-this-summer
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May 26, 2015 – Summertime can present challenges for families looking to give children with special needs the same summer camp experience that other children might have. Fortunately, a special camp serving Southeast Michigan has set out to change that. In partnership with the YMCA, Camp Blue Sky offers summer day camp for individuals with…
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We are thrilled to announce that Girls on the Run and STRIDE are serving more than 3,036 kids this season across Metropolitan Detroit! That’s a 30 percent increase over last year’s program participation, and a 200 percent increase over 2012. Additionally, Girls on the Run and STRIDE expanded to 43 new schools and 9 new…
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Most of the bullying Michigan Teacher of the Year Melody Arabo endured did not happen until she was in middle school, which is why she was shocked when she, as an educator, saw some of her sweetest and brightest students acting as bullies in the third grade. It inspired her to author “Diary of a…
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Girls on the Run is a powerful program that teaches girls important life lessons about confidence and character through running exercises.
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Storytelling can be one of the most powerful ways to get a message across. For Margaret Edwartowski, Executive Director of Y Arts, telling her story led her to a $225,000 grant that will allow her to continue enriching lives of young adults in metro Detroit through the arts. Edwartowski was mentioning challenges that Y Arts…
