The YMCA of Delaware wants families throughout the state to understand how adopting healthy habits together can help reduce childhood obesity Register Now For the Healthy Weight and Your Child Program September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and while the dangers of childhood obesity are well chronicled, many families need support changing their families’ habits…
Mission Moment: Kasper
Last summer, Kasper participated in summer camp at the Dover YMCA’s Kent Outdoor Complex, and he loved it. At camp, Kasper learned to swim, played sports and created fun memories with new friends. “For the first time, Kasper got to spend all day playing outdoors. Each day, he came home exhausted from having so much…
Safety Around Water
Did you know that drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death in children? This past Spring, the Sussex Family YMCA hosted its 14th Annual Water Safety Week which focuses on drowning prevention. This year, more than 1,000 swim lessons were offered to teach life skills, how to have fun in an aquatic environment, and…
Delaware’s First Lady Visits Walnut Street Y
Tracey Carney, the wife of Governor John Carney, recently took a tour of the Walnut Street YMCA. It was a great opportunity for the First Lady of Delaware to learn more about Walnut Street and see the impact our center is having on hundreds of young people. Pictured from left to right: Kristina Woznicki, Branch…
Thank you Barclays
Recently Association Board Member Scott Champagne and other representatives from Barclays toured the Walnut Street Y and presented a $100,000 check to support the Youth Workforce Development Program. Thank you, Scott and Barclays for your generous donation! We are truly grateful for your continued support and the impact the funding is having on our teens….
Celebrating 10 Years of Impact
We recently celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the Bear-Glasgow Family YMCA with a dress to impress event that included amazing speakers from our YMCA past and present, silent auction and raffle items and an inspirational video showcasing their impact. As a nonprofit, community-building charity, we strive to make our programs widely affordable and accessible…
Youth In Government Celebrates 50 Years
The YMCA of Delaware celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Youth In Government program at a conference held at Legislative Hall and the Kent County Courthouse in Dover, DE this past Spring. Leading up to the conference, 215 middle and high school students from 14 delegations have been meeting since the beginning of the year…
We raised the roof!
The YMCA of Delaware hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony in June to officially open the newly constructed second-floor fitness center at the Brandywine YMCA. Phase two of the project is complete and members are now able to enjoy 19,000 square feet of brand new space which includes a new fitness center, movement studio, new cardio,…
Partners in change
This past spring, the YMCA of Delaware, the Charter School of New Castle and New Castle County joined forces to announce the launch of an innovative partnership to provide enrichment activities and learning opportunities for 150 youth starting this summer. The $2 million aggregate grant is the largest programming grant received in the history of…
JCPenney and the YMCA partner for change
The Y is proud to partner with JCPenney this August to provide access to teen programs at the Y. JCPenney will donate $1 to the Y for every Instagram post using #AZYouGive up to $100,000 through August. In addition, JCPenney customers can round up their in-store purchases to the nearest dollar and the difference will…