Category: Youth Development
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Preteens and teens are serving as mentors to young children, participating in service projects and learning about themselves and others as part of the Farmington Family YMCA’s reinvented Teen Camp. It’s all aimed at giving them a sense of leadership and self-worth through focusing on others.
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Kids who need a little extra help to maintain their school skills over the summer enjoyed nine weeks of Camp Riley through the Farmington Family YMCA. They ended up their summer with new friends, new life skills, and a book they’d written themselves.
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Three time Olympic gold medalist Peter Vanderkaay started his swimming career as a kid on a Y team in Rochester. Now, as he prepares for his third Olympics in London, he’s lending his support to the Detroit Swims Initiative.
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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.