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Y HEPA Team celebrates first year of positive outcomes

It’s been about a year our HEPA team implemented the CATCH curriculum into Afterschool and Camp programs, and we have seen some great preliminary results! Our preliminary results show that: 74% of students showed improvement in nutrition or physical activity knowledge 71% of students reported improvement in physical activity, nutritional, or screen time habits 97%…

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November 3, 2016

Healthy Living / Press / Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Help us raise $100,000 for our cause

We’re so excited to announce that this year we’re a part of the Art Van Charity Challenge! It’s a fundraising campaign launched by Art Van Furniture benefiting organizations supporting children, health and human services in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. It starts on May 18th at 12pm ET and a total of $300,000 will be…

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May 12, 2016

Healthy Living

Meet a CATCH Champion: Kim Duchene

Featured on catchinfo.org The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit is collaborating with the CATCH Global Foundation to bring evidence-based CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) programming to all 35 YMCA Afterschool sites in Metro Detroit. The project is part of a Michigan statewide effort involving the State Alliance of Michigan YMCAs and the Michigan Department of…

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Meagan Scaringe

November 6, 2015

Healthy Living / Youth Development

The Y collaborates with CATCH to combat obesity and improve child health

The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit today announced that it will collaborate with the CATCH Global Foundation to bring evidence-based CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) programming to all 35 YMCA Afterschool sites in Metro Detroit. The project is part of a Michigan statewide effort involving the State Alliance of Michigan YMCAs and the Michigan Department…

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Meagan Scaringe

October 14, 2015

Livonia Family YMCA / News / Press / Social Responsibility / Youth Development

News: Livonia YMCA gives kids place to go after summer school

Featured on Hometownlife.com With the help of funds donated by the Livonia Kids and Families Foundation, 65 children attended summer camp at the Livonia Family YMCA after summer school let out each day for four weeks, from July 6 to July 30. The Livonia Kids and Families Foundation provided $11,000 to kick off this program…

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Meagan Scaringe

August 16, 2015

Healthy Living / Social Responsibility / Youth Development

MDCH and the Y partner to encourage healthy kids in Michigan

We are thrilled to announce the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit will be doing even bigger and better things for kids in our community as a result of a recent partnership with Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). As part of its initiative to improve the health of children in Michigan, MDCH has awarded the State Alliance of…

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Meagan Scaringe

October 29, 2014

Youth Development

Farmington Family YMCA Gets Grants

Children and teens in Farmington and Farmington Hills will benefit from several grants awarded to the Farmington Family YMCA. Camp Riley and the Teen Camp/Counselor-in-Training programs can provide expanded programming and more scholarships thanks to several local foundations.

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Amy Kuras

July 11, 2014

Lakeshore Family YMCA / Social Responsibility

New Program Helps Families Set Goals

Twenty families who use the Y’s child care facilities are getting a chance to learn how to dream big — and make those dreams a reality — with a new family financial empowerment program that uses life coaching and motivational forums to help them identify and reach their goals.

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Amy Kuras

January 12, 2013

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