Category: Youth Development
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A star-studded event in LA attended by celebrities and the gritty city of Detroit might not seem to have a lot in common, but Hollywood and Motown made a love connection this week, when a group of Detroit expatriates put on a show to raise money for the Y-Arts Detroit Creativity Project. The event was
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A new food program at the childcare center at the Lakeshore Family YMCA provides nutritious hot lunches, as well as breakfast and snacks, for about 45 kids every day.
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It’s fall, the school year is kicking into high gear, and Girls On The Run is well into the start of its fall season. This year, according to GOTR program director Jacquie Kippen, more than 900 girls are registered at Y branches and local schools. That’s one of the biggest classes since the program began.
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Boys get a chance to build their endurance, strength and most importantly, character through a new running program called STRIDE (Success, Teamwork, Respect, Inspiration, Determination, and Excellence of Character) that’s just for them. The program for boys in grades 3-5 kicks off with a 6 p.m. session Monday at the South Oakland YMCA, where parents…
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While the Boll Family YMCA is in the shadow of Comerica Park, it didn’t have a baseball team of its own. That is, until this summer, when Y staffer Larry White recruited a dozen kids to represent the Y in the Detroit PAL baseball league.
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Parents can revisit their own camp memories and make new ones with their children at Camp Nissokone’s Labor Day Family Camp. On Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30-Sept.2) families can enjoy all the fun of summer camp together in an affordable, all-inclusive getaway in beautiful northern Michigan.
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The students of the Detroit Creativity Project, a Y-Arts program, are headed for a chance to show off their talents on a big scale during the Detroit Improv Festival Aug. 7-11. The Detroit Creativity Project will be featured performers at the kickoff show of the festival Aug. 7, playing to improv fans from across the…
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Creative students from throughout the Metro area are converging on the Boll Family YMCA for the Y-Arts Summer Institute, which involves them in filming, music production and more. New this year is a partnership with a local artist and a channel for communicating via social media with students from Great Britain.