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Blog: Inspire [Together]
by Paula Oxler
Thanks to a $1,500 grant from the Greater Kansas City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the 8th Street YMCA and Providence YMCA/Ball Family Center will have mobile mammography units onsite to provide free screenings.
For the Y, the goal is to help people get knowledge and access to screenings.
In a panel discussion of Komen Kansas City grantees on May 11 at the 8th Street Family YMCA, the YMCA of Greater Kansas City’s...
by Paula Oxler
Picture this: A community where everyone has the opportunity to become a healthy, successful adult.
Is this possible? Yes, and the YMCA of Greater Kansas City is prepared to make this a reality through our commitment to youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
But we can only achieve this vision if we work together. The Y relies on the support of fundraising events, organizations and donations from individuals like you to...
by Paula Oxler
Sports celebrities took the runway on January 14, 2012, for an evening of fashion and fun benefiting the YMCA of Greater Kansas City’s Challenger Program for kids with special needs.
The fifth annual “Mark Teahen and Luke Hochevar…Challenge Your Fashion” fundraiser presented by Humana raised a net total of more than $260,000. Nearly 700 people attended the sold-out event at the Midland by AMC.
Over the past five...
by Ashley Wohlgemuth
Regardless of your political lines, December 6, 2011, was a big day for Kansas, Osawatomie, two of our community mission board members who got to personally greet the president and the seven lucky associates serving at the Miami County YMCA on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. It was one for the record books!
Our day started at 5 a.m. with our normal early morning members as well as reporter Brenda Washington from Channel 9 asking them, "...
by Lori Mallory
I wanted to share with you someone and something great going on in Kansas City! We are fortunate to have a new leader in town (Well, he’s been here for a year, but still new…) — David Byrd, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Kansas City .YMCA of Greater Kansas City Latest from The Business Journals Livestrong pledges .75M to Kansas City-area cancer programs Follow this company ..
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by Nick Bromberg
Join us for an evening with Chiefs tight end Leonard Pope on Tuesday, November 8 at the Cleaver Family YMCA.
Pope will be joining us to discuss swim safety, as earlier this summer, he saved a 6 year old boy from drowning in a pool in Georgia.
Pope was walking out of a house when he noticed the boy sliding down into the deep end of the pool. Without taking anything out of his pockets, he dove in and pulled him to the surface.
Both Leonard...
by Paula Oxler
Did you know the YMCA of Greater Kansas City receives almost $1 million a year in funding through the United Way? These funds are vital to our early learning and youth development services programs and help prevent learning gaps among children, giving them all the foundation for success in life.
This is all possible thanks to the generous donors of the United Way of Greater Kansas City’s LIVE UNITED campaign.
The annual LIVE UNITED...
by David Byrd
We are happy to say that all our Y locations are now designated as Safe Places.
Unfortunately there are times when our local youth are in search of a safe place to escape from danger. Safe Place is a national program led by Synergy Services in the Kansas City area since 1997. Locally, children can seek safety in all area Y locations, all QuikTrip stores, Kansas City Area Transit Authority buses, all branches of Kansas City, Missouri public...
by Nick Bromberg
Cristina Martinez has always wanted to make a difference.
Martinez, an associate business director for Head Start at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, is currently working towards her Bachelor’s degree in social work and when she graduates, is set to achieve her Master’s.
She found her desire to get her degree in social work when she was a college student in San Antonio for a year. Financial difficulties meant that she couldn’...
by Paula Oxler
Making sure kids choose to spend time in healthy, safe activities continues to be a hot topic of discussion following the crowds of teens that gathered on the Plaza over the summer. The piece below from community leader and YMCA of Greater Kansas City Board Member Donovan Mouton examines possible solutions to a complex situation.
Let’s Work Together to Invest in Our Youth
By Donovan Mouton
How can we encourage more teens and their...