Category: Youth Development
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Lakeshore Family YMCA / Livonia Family YMCA / North Oakland Family YMCA / Social Responsibility / Youth Development
Round up your purchase at Macy’s to support Summer Day Camp!
The Y is proud to partner with Macy’s this May in an exciting donation campaign to provide Y camp scholarships to kids. From May 1 – 22, customers at all Macy’s stores will have the opportunity to support Y summer camp scholarships for kids by rounding up their purchases to the nearest dollar (up to…
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Healthy Living / Lakeshore Family YMCA / Livonia Family YMCA / North Oakland Family YMCA / Social Responsibility / Youth Development
2017 Impact Report
As a resident of metro Detroit you know our community is resilient. We are a loving, diverse community of varied ages, genders, ethnicities, backgrounds and challenges. We also share in common goals and believe in the potential of every child and family. We enable our children to overcome learning gaps, nurture our teens to thrive…
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Last summer we had a camper, Alex (age 7), who was originally enrolled in Day Camp. After a few days, it was clear Alex was struggling to be in a large group setting and he was sent home several times. We really wanted him to stay in camp and after meeting with his grandparents, we…
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What follows is a call to action by Michelle Robertson, Director of Strategic Initiatives shared at a recent staff leadership meeting. At a time when social issues such as bullying, discrimination, inequality and sexual assaults plague our headlines, it’s easy to feel cynical and pessimistic about the future of our society. But when I stop to…
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Click here to vote for the Y in the Detroit News Holiday Cheer for Charity. We have a chance to win $20,000 to make our communities a better place to be! Your vote could be the one that helps the Y move forward to the final round!
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The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit will be hosting Pistons Academy Basketball Leagues. These leagues are sponsored by the Pistons Academy and are designed to strengthen and enhance basketball opportunities through the YMCA. Coaches and officials have been trained by the Pistons Academy and will lead the efforts in providing a safe, organized and rewarding basketball…
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In summer 2016, the Redic family came to the Farmington Family YMCA searching for summer programs for their children, Micha, Simone, and Braeden. Because each child experienced academic struggles, Camp Riley seemed like a good fit. Thanks to grants and community donations, Camp Riley helps kids from falling further behind by combatting learning…
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Summer Day Camp and summer meals at the Y helps make sure that every kid has the #BestSummerEver Read more…
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During this season of giving, the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit continues to focus on building better communities and a better us. For the past 3 years the YMCA’s Healthy Living and Life Skills branch has provided fresh holiday baskets with a handwritten holiday card to families in need within our communities. The purpose of the…