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Healthy Communities • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education
What’s the buzz at Cedar Glen?
23 October 2017 - by Gord Dunlop
In 2016, YMCA Cedar Glen Outdoor Centre partnered with Sticky Bees Urban Honey to build an apiary...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Youth Programs
International youth exchange group explores sustainable agriculture at Cedar Glen
17 October 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
By Victoria AlvarezThis past summer, youth from YMCAs in Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, and Senegal...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Global Initatives
YMCA Peace Medal: Nominate a peacemaker today!
13 October 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
Do you know a person or a group in your community who is taking the time to make positive change?...read more
Healthy Communities • Support the Y • Y Stories
How Michelle's family helps other families at the Y
06 October 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
Our annual Gratitude Report celebrates our generous donors and shares what inspires them to...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Living
The many dimensions of a healthy workplace
02 October 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
It’s Healthy Workplace Month across Canada and as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers...read more
Healthy Communities • Support the Y • Y Stories • YMCA Newcomer Programs • YMCA Youth Programs
Impact in Action: YMCA Newcomer Youth Leadership Development
26 September 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
When Ahibba came to Canada in 2013, she needed support integrating and engaging with her new...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories • YMCA Employment Programs
How the Y helped a doctor from Pakistan launch her Canadian career
20 September 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
By Victoria AlvarezIrum Siddiqui, a doctor from Pakistan, moved to Canada with her husband and...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Volunteers
How volunteering helped Kim Wheatley discover her passion
15 September 2017 - by Lucy Schmidt
Many struggle to find purpose, and often when they do, it comes from an unexpected place. Kim...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Newcomer Programs
How our immigrant services change lives (part two)
01 September 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
By Victoria AlvarezThe YMCA’s wide range of immigrant services aim to help newcomers effectively...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Newcomer Programs
How our immigrant services change lives (part one)
25 August 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
By Victoria AlvarezThe YMCA’s wide range of immigrant services aim to help newcomers effectively...read more
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