Program Category: Community Initiative
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As a volunteer, you will play a key role in creating a welcoming and engaging atmosphere for attendees, assisting with art displays, and ensuring the event runs smoothly. This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a community-focused event that supports our Annual Campaign. If you have additional questions regarding your role as a…
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Join us for a dinner celebration of this year’s graduating Achievers and Champions on Thursday, June 5th 2025, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. Dinner will be followed by messages from Y Achievers and My Y and Community Initiative leadership.
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YMCA of the USA is calling on high school students (grades 9-12) in all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico to propose a YMCA Changemakers Project that addresses a critical issue or need in their communities.
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Michigan Youth in Government (MIYG) allows teens to step into the shoes of policymakers, using hands-on experiences to cultivate skills in public discourse, decision making and civic participation.
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Y Arts’ Y Media Works is a highly engaging youth media production program that has been serving Metro Detroit youth since 2008.
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In Partnership with Grow Detroit’s Young Talent, Summer Youth Employment at the Y provides relevant learning opportunities that help young adults ages 14-24 build basic work skills and with develop career plans.
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The Teen Achievers program is a career and college prep program for high schoolers that prepares students to succeed in life. Participants are given opportunities to attend college tours, field trips, and workshops focusing on College Prep and Career Planning.
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Supported by Y Arts and the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, the Detroit Can Film Festival strives to empower youth voices to share what’s really important to young people in our region.
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Y on the Fly is a collaborative that provides access to sports sampling, free play and free sports equipment to kids so they can play in their own neighborhoods.
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Over 79% of children in low-income families have little to no swimming ability, putting our children at an unacceptable risk of drowning. Detroit Swims is working to change that in Southeast Michigan.