Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility are the three focal points of all our work and while it’s easy to point to Y work and programs that deliver on the promise of healthy living and youth development, the notion of “social responsibility” can seem vague as literally everything we
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In a previous Monday Mission Update, I featured the Pedaling for Parkinson’s program that we originated in our Dancel Y in Ellicott City. I’d like to return to that program again, if I might, to highlight one particular Y member’s progress. Katie Gandy, Group Exercise Coordinator at the Dancel Y,
As the lucky recipient of countless stories of Y members, volunteers and associates coming together around a common cause and shared interest in helping others, I regularly see and am gratified by the extraordinary work we do as a community and as a Y. One aspect of our work that
Within every community we serve (and there’s a few!), you’ll find an inspiring number of supporters giving their time, talent and treasure to the Y. This month, we would like to sincerely thank and throw the “donor spotlight” on Sanjanth, a member at the Dancel Y in Ellicott City. When asked why
One of the first things you notice about 25-year-old Andrew is his abundance of energy. Whether he is running, squatting, high-fiving, or doing pull-ups, one can easily see how his life has changed since becoming a member at the Dancel Y in Ellicott City five years ago. Andrew’s activities aren’t