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Healthy Communities • Y Stories • YMCA Health and Fitness
How the Y is raising the next generation of dog guides
25 April 2018 - by Nicole Meredith
One of my latest assignments for “work” was to hang out with adorable 3-month-old puppy Thea, and...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Volunteers
Celebrate the Value of Volunteering — building confidence, connections, and community
20 April 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
By Donna Morrison, Acting General Manager of Volunteer DevelopmentIt’s hard to imagine life at...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Green Team
Green roofs to greenhouses: environmental sustainability at the Y
19 April 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
The YMCA of Greater Toronto has been selected as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Health and Fitness • YMCA Volunteers
More than 60 YMCA volunteers receive the Ontario Volunteer Service Award
18 April 2018 - by Lucy Schmidt
The Ontario Volunteer Services Award recognizes volunteers who provide committed and dedicated...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories • YMCA Employment Programs • YMCA Newcomer Programs
Making a change for good: Pamela’s Y Story
18 April 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
By: Yonatan KifluIn her role at the YMCA’s Employment Services centre in Mississauga, Pamela Yap...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education
Free camp program with Sidewalk Toronto launching in July
06 April 2018 - by Alex Te
Attention budding urbanists and city-builders! The YMCA of Greater Toronto, in partnership with...read more
Healthy Communities • Support the Y • Y Stories
A true sense of connection
05 April 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
“Our involvement has given us a front-row seat to the invaluable work the YMCA is doing in our...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Health and Fitness • YMCA Volunteers
Fernanda’s spirit earns her the first Sweat for Good Volunteer Champion Award
21 March 2018 - by Lucy Schmidt
When I met Fernanda Morgado, a 70 year old volunteer at the Toronto West End College St. YMCA...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories
YMCA of Greater Toronto again one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers
02 March 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
For Nazila Mirani, an Employment Programs Director at the YMCA of Greater Toronto, the Y is like...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories
The record-breaking history of Career Planning at the Y
27 February 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
The YMCA of Greater Toronto’s Career Planning and Development Services, a pioneering program in...read more
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