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Through a partnership with the YMCA of Greater Houston TUTS brings creative drama based residencies to after school programs throughout the city. Theatre Under The Stars merged with The River Performing and Visual Arts Center in 2010, creating a barrier free arts education model for non-profit musical theatre performing arts organizations.
The Houston Texans YMCA was built on 5-acre (2.0 ha) of land, [20] on the site of a previous building that had been abandoned; this building had the original Palms Center sign. [18] The YMCA announced plans to open the new Texans YMCA, which replaced the South Central YMCA, on March 25, 2008. Groundbreaking occurred in December 2008. [3]
Pages in category "YMCA Summer Camps" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The 1968 impeachment of President Marco Aurelio Robles and the ensuing riots and political unrest impacted YMCA's work and the after-school programs at Panama YMCA were cancelled. Use of the school equipment, such as the pool and gym, greatly helped YMCA's ability to continue on with the swimming classes and summer programs.
In the United States, YMCA's parent/child programs, under the umbrella program called Y-Guides, (originally called YMCA Indian Guides, Princesses, Braves, and Maidens) have provided structured opportunities for fellowship, camping, and community-building activities (including craft-making and community service) for several generations of ...
The pool is also home to a 150+ member swim team that competes with other pools in the Houston area. Swim team season runs from mid-May through the end of June. The Parks Director is Andrew Devers. The Weekley Family YMCA is in the area. It opened in 1951 as the Southwest YMCA, [49] in West University Place.
The Weekley YMCA in Houston, the current YMCA facility, includes West University Place in its service area. [75] It opened in 1951 as the Southwest YMCA. [76] The current facility in Braeswood Place, Houston broke ground in 2001. [77] Colonial Park, at 4130 Byron Street, has a park and a recreational center.
The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement A. Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA. [5] The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.