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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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An exhibit of photographer Bruce Giffin’s portraits of street people is hanging in the lobby of the Boll Family YMCA through the month of August. The work won Giffin the 2011 Kresge Arts Fellowship, and this will be the last time it is on display in one place.
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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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A group of 20- and 30-year old young men are bringing energy, attention and fundraising support to the South Oakland YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign.
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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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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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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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When Macomb YMCA director Josh Landefeld’s wife Christy suffered severe complications after the birth of their daughter, their Y family stepped up to help them in ways above and beyond the call of duty.