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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 / Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Community Financial donates $1,000 to Girls on the Run!

Girls on the Run of Greater Detroit and the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit would like to extend a big thank you to Community Financial for their gift of $1,000! Because of Community Financial’s Summer of Sharing Campaign, more girls in the Metro Detroit area will have the opportunity to learn positive lessons about physical, emotional,…

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Meagan Scaringe

August 18, 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

Social Responsibility

More kids will go to summer camp thanks to the Birmingham Rotary!

On June 29, the Birmingham Rotary Club gave the Birmingham Family YMCA a gift of $2,500 toward the Annual Campaign, which will help send more kids to summer day camp this year. Our summer day camp program brings kids from all walks of life together so they can experience adventure, accomplishment and belonging while learning new skills and…

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Meagan Scaringe

July 1, 2015

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A voice for those who have no voice

By Sharon Peterson, Mission Resources Director at the Carls Family YMCA I would like to tell you about my friend Bert. Bert is 87 years old. I first met Bert when we opened our full facility, 13 years ago this May. He was a board member. The first campaign I ever worked on, Bert was…

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Meagan Scaringe

April 6, 2015

Social Responsibility

Congratulations on being top performers!

Our YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit Board of Directors is comprised of passionate community leaders who are taking action to create change in Metropolitan Detroit. Every year, our Board sets a goal of contributions they will give to the Y’s Annual Campaign, which funds initiatives that build confidence in children, introduce teens to career and college…

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March 31, 2015

News

News: Detroit Swims receives $25,000 donation

Featured on Local 4 video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Ilitich Charities donated $25,000 to the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit’s Swims program, which provides Detroit youth with free swimming lessons to address the fact that young people in under-served communities often do not learn critical water safety and swimming skills to keep them safe. This is the third year in a…

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Meagan Scaringe

February 13, 2015

Social Responsibility

Quicken Loans donates $5,670 to support the Y

On Thursday, Jan. 15, Quicken Loans donated $5,670 to the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit. The LIFE region of Quicken Loans, which consists of 103 mortgage bankers based out of downtown Detroit, entered a company-wide competition to reach a certain goal, and as a result of the team’s hard work, donated to a charity of their choice. The impact…

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Meagan Scaringe

January 15, 2015

Social Responsibility

Y employees spread the warmth this holiday season

Temperatures are dipping, and winter is rounding the corner. With this in mind, two Y employees set out on a mission to provide coats to people in need. Boll Family YMCA Personal Trainer William Kim and Welcome Center Employee Eli Sullivan ran a winter clothing a coat drive, setting up collection boxes all over Detroit,…

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December 17, 2014

Press Releases / Youth Development

Philadelphia-based foundation gives $225K grant to boost Detroit arts scene

Storytelling can be one of the most powerful ways to get a message across. For Margaret Edwartowski, Executive Director of Y Arts, telling her story led her to a $225,000 grant that will allow her to continue enriching lives of young adults in metro Detroit through the arts. Edwartowski was mentioning challenges that Y Arts…

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Meagan Scaringe

December 1, 2014

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