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Healthy Communities • YMCA Green Team
An oasis in the city at Cooper Koo Family YMCA
04 April 2016 - by Talía Noya
Did you know that when Cooper Koo Family Cherry St. YMCA opens its doors this May, it will house...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Employment Programs
Having second thoughts about your school major?
29 March 2016 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
You have started post-secondary education but now you are beginning to have some doubts about...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Newcomer Programs
Next Stop, Canada: The newcomer’s map to a fresh start in a new country
28 March 2016 - by June Findlay
If one has the good fortune and opportunity to embark on a journey, particularly one that takes...read more
Healthy Communities
Discover The YMCA Academy: Open House April 16
28 March 2016 - by Todd Harrison
Tegan, a Grade 11 student at The YMCA Academy, knows first-hand how challenging high school can...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories • YMCA Health and Fitness
Why Malti Chose the Y
27 March 2016 - by Nicole Meredith
People don’t come to the YMCA just to work out. Malti initially saw us as a childcare provider,...read more
Healthy Communities • Immigrant Services • YMCA Youth Programs
Warm welcome: How newcomer youth create inclusive spaces for each other
24 March 2016 - by June Findlay
On a cool and cloudy day during March Break in Schomberg, Ontario, an eclectic group of youth...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education • YMCA Youth Programs
Outdoor Experiential Education changes lives
21 March 2016 - by Gord Dunlop
YMCA Outdoor Education programs offer experiential activities and focused reflections that foster...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Youth Programs
Seeing Our Women Shine: Community building through female-focused entrepreneurship
17 March 2016 - by June Findlay
“Stand up straight.”“Wear this, not that.”“Be ladylike.”Girls are told many things over the...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Global Initatives
Off the beaten path: Andrew's Y Story in Medellin, Colombia
15 March 2016 - by June Findlay
As part of the Henry Labatte Scholarship (part of our Global Initiatives), we sent two of our...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Living
The secret to staying inspired
12 March 2016 - by Nicole Meredith
Nothing quite compares to that feeling of elation when you tackle a big goal.Last week, thousands...read more
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