Category: Youth Development
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Discovery campers (age 5-6) at the South Oakland Y got a big surprise when a balloon they’d launched with a note about themselves got a response from a place very far away.
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More than 200 teens from the Metro area learned the steps to college success at the MYCAN Teen Successfest sponsored by the Metro Youth YMCA.
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Two cool camps for artsy tweens and teens running at the Boll Family YMCA this summer allows them use the city to inspire their creativity while learning in a fun, safe environment.
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You never know what small kindness will spark a kid to achieve his best. For PJ, a basketball player at the Plymouth YMCA, it was being allowed to play on a team with his friends that helped him develop his basketball skills and his confidence.
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More than 800 girls ran the Girls on the Run 5K at Oakland University ast week, the culmination of months of training. Girls on the Run teaches girls to Honor Their Bodies, Celebrate their Voices, Embrace their Gifts and Activate Their Power
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Jessica Mukavetz’s family has faced more than their share of challenges over the last few years. Thanks to the Carls Family YMCA’s caring staff and a scholarship from the Strong Kids Campaign, the Y has given them all a place to have fun and some much-neededpeace of mind amidst their challenges.