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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]
Rock Mill Park (Kimball Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA) Haynes Bridge Road; Old Milton Parkway (No Public Greenway Parking) Preston Ridge (Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA) Marconi Drive; 6265 Cortland Walk (Halcyon, Forsyth County) 5259 Union Hill Road (Forsyth County) 4110 Carolene Way (Fowler Park, Forsyth County) 5120 Bethelview Road (Forsyth County)
It employs 19,000 staff and is supported by 600,000 volunteers, and YMCA branches have about 10,000 service locations. [1] The first YMCA in the United States opened on December 29, 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (1800–59), an American seaman and missionary. [2]
Old Central YMCA was across Charles Street from the first church in the city and metropolitan area, Old St. Paul's Anglican (Episcopal) Church, founded 1692 in southeastern Baltimore County and later relocated to the southeast corner of Charles and Saratoga when Baltimore Town was first laid out in 1729–30. The Old 19th Century YMCA was later ...
It includes 8 branches and over 120 program sites in the Chattanooga area. The YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga is a chapter of the national YMCA-USA. In 2016, YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga served more than 250,000 meals to area youth through its feeding programs. [citation needed]
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.
Guide Jonathan Stalcup, a SCAD alumnus and architect, led about a dozen of us through six of Savannah’s 23 historic squares, pointing out key details that we no doubt would have missed otherwise.
The Greater Philadelphia YMCA is a community service organization that promotes positive values through programs that help to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Over the years, Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA has grown to include 15 branches and 55 program sites throughout the Greater Philadelphia area.