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Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Volunteers Build Playground for Y School

What once was a dreary stretch of parking lot is now a colorful playground for children at the YMCA’s Detroit Innovation Academy thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteers from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, the Kaboom! nonprofit and the generosity of Y donors.

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Amy Kuras

October 11, 2012

Youth Development

Y SWIFT Leads Teens to Healthy Choices

You’ve probably seen the billboards around Metro Detroit promoting the YMCA’s SWIFT program, but you may not know what exactly the program is. It stands for “Sexual Wellness Information for Teens” and is an 8-week curriculum the Y puts on at schools throughout the Metro area.

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Amy Kuras

September 21, 2012

Youth Development

Teens Find Their Confidence

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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Amy Kuras

August 23, 2012

Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Camp Phoenix is More Than Summer School

Kids in challenging situations in Detroit, Pontiac and Flint have so much fun they don’t realize they’re learning at the YMCA’s Camp Phoenix. And the camp doesn’t just serve the kids; it involves the whole family as well.

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Amy Kuras

July 19, 2012

Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Lemonade Stand Helps Kids Enjoy the Y

A donation bucket for the Strong kids Campaign at the South Oakland Y encouraged 11-year-old Josie Marzorati to do something to raise money for the campaign, After some brainstorming, she came up with a lemonade stand, and Y staff jumped in to help make her vision a reality. She’s since raised more than $600 for…

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Amy Kuras

April 13, 2012

Tag: youth

Volunteers Build Playground for Y School

Y SWIFT Leads Teens to Healthy Choices

Teens Find Their Confidence

Camp Phoenix is More Than Summer School

Lemonade Stand Helps Kids Enjoy the Y