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Healthy Communities • YMCA Events
Free Halloween festivities at the Cooper Koo Y
20 October 2016 - by Nicole Meredith
Kick your trick-or-treating plans into high gear with a stop at the Cooper Koo Y this Halloween....read more
Healthy Communities • Support the Y • YMCA Youth Programs
Work-study scholarship gives youth in need a great head start
07 October 2016 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
When leaders at Anannya Xavier’s Newcomer Youth Leadership Development program at the YMCA first...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Youth Programs
Students take a virtual reality trip inside a Syrian refugee camp
06 October 2016 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
Last week, students and teachers at The YMCA Academy had an exceptional opportunity to view...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories • YMCA Volunteers
Celebrating years of dedication and service: Russell Otter's Y story
01 October 2016 - by Emily Cichonski
Today is the International Day of Older Persons. This day is a great chance to recognize the...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education
York Region Staff take over YMCA Cedar Glen
30 September 2016 - by Talía Noya
Earlier this week, the YMCA of Greater Toronto hosted unique experiential education activities...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Living
Mental health accessibility barriers are all about attitude
27 September 2016 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
When it comes to mental health and accessibility, attitude makes all the difference. We can...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Global Initatives
Celebrating local peacemakers with the 2016 Peace Medallion
20 September 2016 - by June Findlay
Peace Week is a nationwide celebration each November that recognizes the efforts of the...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Youth Programs
A big first day at The YMCA Academy
06 September 2016 - by Brandon Stewart
Fall is a time of getting back to business that goes hand in hand with the return to school, and...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education • YMCA Volunteers
Student volunteers share their experience at Cedar Glen day camps
18 August 2016 - by Gord Dunlop
This summer, seven students from Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School volunteered at YMCA...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories
Canada, in other words: Travels in Newfoundland with the Youth Exchanges Canada program
12 August 2016 - by June Findlay
What does it mean to be Canadian?That very question can spark heated and insightful discussions...read more
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