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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]
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] It was founded in London on 6 June 1844 by George Williams as the Young Men's Christian Association.
Pages in category "Sports clubs and teams founded by the YMCA" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sports clubs and teams founded by the YMCA (1 C, 46 P) YMCA Summer Camps ... Pages in category "YMCA" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
The Great Y Circus started small and has grown tremendously throughout the years. The only years it was dark were from 1943 to 1948 (during the war), in 1987-1988 (when the YMCA was without the insurance coverage required and continuation of the circus was in doubt), and, due to Covid, in 2020–2021.
Troop 1 has been continuously chartered by First United Methodist Church in Park Ridge since its inception. [67] Founded in 1910, Troop 1, Hingham, MA is one of the oldest Boy Scout troops in the U.S. Troop 1 is part of the "Cranberry Harbors District" in the Mayflower Council. [68]
It was founded in 1934 and encompasses 927 acres (375 ha) of redwood forests and meadows. During the summer, the YMCA of San Francisco operates overnight youth and family camps, and during the school year, the camp hosts retreats, in addition to weekly environmental education field trips operating as San Mateo Outdoor Education.
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 ...