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YMCA Teaches Life Lessons Through Sports
Studies show that organized sports help kids develop and improve cognitive skills.
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YMCA CEO Glen Gunderson’s Perspective on the Importance of Mentoring and the Universal Benefits for Everyone Involved
I believe mentoring is one of the most critical elements of not only youth development but development as an adult.
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YMCA Enriches and Educates the Youngest Members of Twin Cities Communities
Eighty percent of a child’s brain is developed by the time they are three years old.
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YMCA CEO Glen Gunderson’s Perspective on the Importance of Educating and Enriching the Youngest Members of Our Community
Time is a challenge for everybody.
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YMCA CEO Glen Gunderson’s Perspective on Offering After School Enrichment Opportunities Right Where Students Live
On my way to visit Minnetonka Heights last year, it’s hard to ignore what’s literally on the other side of Minnesota State Highway 101.
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YMCA Fosters After School Enrichment Opportunities Right Where Students Live
In Minnesota, over 200,000 young people in kindergarten through 12th grade have no safe place to go after the school bell rings.
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YMCA CEO Glen Gunderson’s Perspective on Supporting Youth Aging Out of Foster Care to Be Successful and Thrive
For any child to have a lack of stability and basic needs is heartbreaking.
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YMCA Supports Youth Aging Out of Foster Care to Be Successful
The YMCA provides support and resources to help Minnesota youth aging out of the foster care system to be successful and thrive independently in a safe and stable environment.
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YMCA of the North Helps Growing Population of Aging Adults Thrive with Health and Wellness Programs
Ten thousand people a day become eligible for Medicare and will continue to do so at this rate for the next 18 to 20 years.