Category: Youth Development
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More than 200 teens from the Metro area learned the steps to college success at the MYCAN Teen Successfest sponsored by the Metro Youth YMCA.
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Two cool camps for artsy tweens and teens running at the Boll Family YMCA this summer allows them use the city to inspire their creativity while learning in a fun, safe environment.
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You never know what small kindness will spark a kid to achieve his best. For PJ, a basketball player at the Plymouth YMCA, it was being allowed to play on a team with his friends that helped him develop his basketball skills and his confidence.
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More than 800 girls ran the Girls on the Run 5K at Oakland University ast week, the culmination of months of training. Girls on the Run teaches girls to Honor Their Bodies, Celebrate their Voices, Embrace their Gifts and Activate Their Power
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Demetrious Broughton was just another kid from the east side — until he found the Minority Achievers program at the Y that helped set him on a path to success. Now, he mentors kids just like him at the Y Future Professionals program.
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A huge art exhibit that took over the lobby of the Boll Family YMCA this month was the work of the youngest artists at the Y — the children who attend the Child Development Center. More than 200 pieces were on display, including group projects parents could bid on in a silent auction.
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Jessica Mukavetz’s family has faced more than their share of challenges over the last few years. Thanks to the Carls Family YMCA’s caring staff and a scholarship from the Strong Kids Campaign, the Y has given them all a place to have fun and some much-neededpeace of mind amidst their challenges.
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Two Y-Arts instructors are among the homegrown talent featured on a new Detroit Public Television show, MetroArts Detroit. Movement and Music instructor Mr. Stevie is featured May 2, while Y-Arts director Margaret Edwartowski is spotlighted July 11.
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Two Macomb Y swimmers made a big splash at the recent YMCA National Meet….but it’s the Y values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility that have made the biggest impact on them and their families.