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YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
Frances Gulick was a YMCA worker stationed in France during World War I who received a United States Army citation for valour and courage on the field. [ 10 ] In July 1915, American secretaries with the War Prisoners' Aid of YMCA began visiting POW camps in England and Germany.
As of 2021, there are twenty two branches throughout the five boroughs, including the McBurney Y that was the inspiration for the Village People's song and the West Side YMCA. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] YMCA of Greater New York is affiliated with YMCA in America and also operated Camp Talcott , a more than century-old sleepaway camp that hosted more ...
German Foundation for World Population (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung, DSW) (Germany) German Youth Movement (Germany) Girlguiding (UK) Gerakan Pemuda Ansor (Indonesia) Girls' Brigade; Girls Inc. (US) Girl Scouts of the USA; Girl Guides of Canada; Girl Scouts of the Philippines; Global Vision (Canada) Global Youth Action Network; Green ...
The YWCA history dates back to 1855, when the philanthropist Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird founded the North London Home for nurses travelling to or from the Crimean War. [1] The home addressed the needs of single women arriving from rural areas to join the industrial workforce in London, by offering housing, education and support with a "warm Christian atmosphere".
The Paris Basis is a group of principles guiding the relationships between individual YMCAs. [1]Ninety-nine YMCA leaders of individual YMCAs from Europe and North America met for the first time prior to the 1855 Paris World Exposition to discuss the possibility of joining together in a federation to enhance co-operation amongst individual YMCA societies.
Baltimore, Maryland, Oldest Central Building of the YMCA constructed 1872–73, a triangular structure of five stories in "Second Empire" style architecture with brick and stone trim, slate mansard roof with large corner central tower and several smaller towers (later removed in early 1900s remodeling), at the northwest corner of West Saratoga and North Charles Street, on the northwest edge of ...
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