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Healthy Weight and Your Child: Empowering Families to Live Healthier
Beginning in early September, the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina will offer a program to help combat a major health problem among our youth — childhood obesity. The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina is a community partner in addressing the needs and issues facing our community, such as the epidemic of obesity in our youth. …Read More
Association Spotlight: Lisa Beard
Lisa Beard has worked at the Wilkes Family YMCA for almost 7 years and is the Associate Engagement Director for Group Ex. And since then, she has become an integral part to the branch. She first got involved with the Y in Charlotte and was drawn in by the child care services. “The free child …Read More
YMCA Summer Learning Academy 2018 Results
We believe every child deserves to learn – regardless of their ability to pay. YMCA Summer Learning Academies (SLAs) give students from Title-I schools the opportunity to stay on grade level while having a great time in a structured environment. The program is focused on fighting summer learning loss that can negatively impact students. Summer …Read More
Learning After the School Bell Rings: Before and After School Academy
A new school year is filled with potential—a chance to start new routines and habits, build new friendships and discover new possibilities and interests. It’s an exciting time for many kids, however—at the end of the school day, 1 in 5 children kids do not have someone to care for them after school, according to …Read More