Brandywine YMCA Monday, July 4th, 1-4 PM: Independence Day Celebration at the Hanby Outdoor Center. Families can enjoy frozen sweet treats, family yard games like corn hole, and giant connect…
Middletown Family Y Welcomes Tamisha Hopkins as New Executive Director
Wilmington, DE– The YMCA of Delaware is pleased to announce Tamisha Hopkins as the new YMCA Executive Director at the Middletown Family YMCA. Tamisha has worked for the YMCA of…
5 Tips for Choosing a Fun-Filled, Safe Summer Camp
Delaware – Summer is just around the corner which means it is time to start thinking about how kids will spend their break. Camp experiences are an exciting part of…
The Y Celebrates Women’s History Month
We’re celebrating women in March! Women’s History Month is dedicated to reflecting on the often-overlooked contributions of women in United States history. It all began in 1978 when the…
YMCA of Delaware Celebrates Hosts Welcoming Week Events
Celebrations to take place at YMCA’s across the state Saturday, September 18, 2021 and Sunday, September 19, 2021 Wilmington, DE– This Welcoming Week (September 10-19), the YMCA of Delaware will join Welcoming America, other YMCAs, and organizations nationwide to celebrate immigrants’ contributions…
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
Since 1992, the month of May has been celebrated as Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This month was chosen to commemorate both the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants…
YMCA Celebrates Black History Month and Unity for Equity With Symbolic Tree Planting
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 1 pm WHAT: The YMCA of Delaware will kick off celebrating Black History Month 2021 with the planting of the MLK Tree of Unity for…
Black History Month and Its Roots With the YMCA
Black History Month has roots associated with the YMCA. In 1915, Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alumnus, arrived in Chicago to attend a national celebration of the…
YMCA OF DELAWARE COMPETITIVE SWIMMER QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPIC TRIALS
Wilmington, Delaware, January 4, 2021 – The YMCA of Delaware is pleased to announce that Tommy Janton, competitive swimmer and member of the Western YMCA Wahoos Swim Team, has recently…
Exercising with a Mask: 4 Tips to Help You Adjust
We get it. Wearing a mask isn’t the most enjoyable thing to be doing right now. However, it is the safest, and at the Y our members’ health and safety…