In the early 1900s, the YMCA of Greater NY introduced adult night classes to new immigrants. Today, Ys across the country continue to offer adult education programs and have responded to changing demographics by providing refugee services, New American Welcome Centers & more.
For 180 years, the Y has worked to strengthen communities –creating the first group swim classes, spearheading the first English as a Second Language (ESL) class and addressing chronic disease through programs like the Y’s Diabetes Prevention Program. #FoundersDay#YMCA
It’s Founders’ Day! On this date in 1844, George Williams and 11 other young men held a meeting in London that would lead to the founding of the YMCA. #FoundersDay#YMCA
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼!
All Capital District YMCA locations (with the exception of Troy) will be open on Thursday, November 23 from 8am - 12pm. The Troy YMCA will be closed.
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, celebrates the emancipation of those who were enslaved—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. All CDYMCA branches will be closed today, June 19. #Juneteenth#YForAll
On National Gun Violence Awareness Day—June 2, 2023—we will #WearOrange to bring awareness to the gun violence crisis, which takes 120 lives and wounds hundreds more EVERY SINGLE DAY in this country. Learn more at https://t.co/iE5MRfaVdy.
I want to thank the @CD_YMCA and President & CEO @DaveBrownYMCA for their continued commitment to health and wellness in Albany County and the Capital Region.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and mom figures in our Y family! Thank you for all you do to keep our families and our community healthy and strong! #HappyMothersDay
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and the CDYMCA is celebrating the history of Asian Pacific Islanders within the YMCA movement. Did you know that the first Chinese American YMCA was founded in San Francisco in 1911? #APAHeritageMonth
📷: YMCA of San Francisco