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YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement A. Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA. [5] The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.
In the United States, YMCA's parent/child programs, under the umbrella program called Y-Guides, (originally called YMCA Indian Guides, Princesses, Braves, and Maidens) have provided structured opportunities for fellowship, camping, and community-building activities (including craft-making and community service) for several generations of ...
J.C. Bose University was established in 1969 as an Indo-German project, a joint venture of the National Council of YMCAs of India, the Government of Haryana and the German Central Agencies for Development Aid, Bonn, Germany. [1]
As of 2021, there are twenty two branches throughout the five boroughs, including the McBurney Y that was the inspiration for the Village People's song and the West Side YMCA. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] YMCA of Greater New York is affiliated with YMCA in America and also operated Camp Talcott , a more than century-old sleepaway camp that hosted more ...
The YMCA of Greater Toronto is a charity organization working on social issues in the Greater Toronto Area. [1] In 2008 and 2009, YMCA of Greater Toronto in Canada was named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. [ 2 ]
YMCA College may refer to a number of colleges and universities founded by or associated with YMCA: Central YMCA College , Chicago, Illinois, 1922–1945 YMCA College of Physical Education , first college for physical education of Asia, was established in 1920 and affiliated to the Tamil Nadu physical education and sports university
The college, originally located in George Town, a prominent central business district of Chennai, and later shifted to Royapettah.The Nandanam campus of the College, spread over 64.5 acres (261,000 m 2) of land, houses several classrooms, gymnasiums, laboratories, a computer centre, a library, and an open-air theatre.