Our Strategic Plan, Impact 2020, is guided by three key tenets, the first of which reads, “Early childhood education, youth development and closing the achievement gap are investments in a strong tomorrow.” One of the key strategic objectives which helps assure we fulfill this goal reads: “The Y will partner with
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When the calendar clicked to September, and the long Labor Day weekend wrapped up, the beginning the school year dawned for parents and children across our region. Whether you’re a parent with school-aged kids like me, or are free of the stresses and joys of the new school year, as
For many of us, buying a good deal of our consumer needs on Amazon has become a fully-ingrained habit. They are a company and a brand that has truly revolutionized consumer behavior and have been forced (thanks to their success) to become one of the most sophisticated users of robotics
A big challenge of being the region’s foremost provider of youth development programs derives from two simple, obvious and challenging facts about young people: 1. they are all different and unique; and 2. their interests, priorities and needs change tremendously as they grow up. At the Y, we have had
One of the many ways in which our focus on both Youth Development and Social Responsibility intersect at the Y plays out is our longstanding commitment to providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programming for young people as part of our after school enrichment work. While they clearly get