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Peace Medal ceremony wraps up Peace Week in style
07 December 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
In a fitting crescendo to an exciting 2017 edition of YMCA Peace Week, the YMCA of Greater...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Global Initatives • YMCA Volunteers • YMCA Youth Programs
YMCA of Medellin volunteer gives youth access to a brighter future
05 December 2017 - by Lucy Schmidt
Happy International Volunteer Day! In celebration of this day to recognize the amazing work that...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Global Initatives
Peace by Piece 2017 Youth Summit
28 November 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
We as a group stand with women’s rights. We are standing for human rights. Everybody has to clean...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Global Initatives
Meet Stronger Communities, a 2017 Peace Medal Recipient
13 November 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
While doing research for a school project five years ago, Meera Chopra and Vishal Chopra came...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Global Initatives
Meet Wali Shah, a 2017 Peace Medal Recipient
09 November 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
YMCA of Greater Toronto 2017 Peace Medal recipient Wali Shah is a spoken word poet and public...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Global Initatives
Meet some of our past Peace Medal recipients
25 October 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
The YMCA Peace Medal, a core component of Peace Week, is an annual award that celebrates acts of...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Global Initatives
YMCA Peace Medal: Nominate a peacemaker today!
13 October 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
Do you know a person or a group in your community who is taking the time to make positive change?...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Kids • YMCA Global Initatives
Naucalpan YMCA celebrates 35 years as a Centre of Community
03 May 2017 - by Leigh Coffey
This September, the Naucalpan YMCA will celebrate 35 years of operating programs and services for...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education • YMCA Global Initatives
Mexico YMCA: Scholarship program combines academics and youth leadership
19 April 2017 - by Leigh Coffey
From the moment I arrived at Camp Camohmila, Mexico City’s YMCA overnight camp in Tepoztlan,...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories • YMCA Global Initatives
From Medellin to Toronto: Monica and Julian’s story
31 March 2017 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
By Sangeetha RamSangeetha is a 17-year-old high school student, and a Y volunteer and staff...read more
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