Category: Social Responsibility
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Evey young person needs a group of friends to hang out with and to feel like they belong, no matter their difference or disability. So the Birmingham YMCA recently launched a Saturday night social club for young adults with autism so that they can make friends and have fun with their peers.
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In memory of Sarah Tolbert, a dedicated volunteer at the Detroit Leadership Academy who died earlier this year, her family and the teens from the MY-Y program adopted three families at the Detroit Leadership Academy this Christmas.
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Meet Kyle Anderson, who has taken over as Executive Director of the South Oakland YMCA. He joins the branch from Houston, Texas, but has worked at both the Lakeshore and Macomb branches of the Y during his decade-long YMCA career.
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Gloria Fauer and her daughters, Chamra and Corie, have gotten control of their health through their Y scholarship that allows them to swim and work out; both girls have lost a significant amount of weight. But even more than the health benefits, the caring and acceptance they have found at the Y had made a…
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Several lucky Detroit Swims graduates got the thrill of a lifetime recently when they got a chance to swim and ask questions of Olympian Peter Vanderkaay. He’s been a big supporter of Detroit Swims and came to visit after a medal-winning performance in the Olympic games in London.