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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.
YMCA after-school programs are geared towards providing students with a variety of recreational, cultural, leadership, academic, and social skills for development. American high school students have a chance to participate in YMCA Youth and Government, wherein clubs of children representing each YMCA community convene annually in their ...
Camp Becket, YMCA summer camp for boys, Becket, Massachusetts; Camp Hazen YMCA, Chester, Connecticut; Phantom Lake YMCA Camp, Mukwonago, Wisconsin; YMCA Camp Arbutus Hayo-Went-Ha for Girls, Michigan; YMCA Camp Cory, Milo, New York; YMCA Camp Fitch on Lake Erie, Springfield Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania; YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha for Boys ...
Youth Parliament Program (India) Youth Parliament of Pakistan (Pakistan) Youth Radio (US) AER Youth Regional Network (Europe) Young Republicans (US) Young Scientists of Australia (AUS) Youth Service America; Youth United (India) Yuva Unstoppable (India) YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) YMCA ...
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.
Ignition - student to student high school mentoring program; Junior Birdmen - existed during the 1930s for boys interested in model airplanes; Junior G-Men - existed during the late 1930s and early 1940s for boys; Junior State of America - a high school club founded in 1934 to develop political leadership skills; claims about 10,000 members
Started in 1904 with the founding of YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha for Boys, the organization provides year round outdoor activities. The primary focus of both camps is the summer program, which offers two to four-week, single gender camp experiences for children in 3rd through 11th grades.
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 ...