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Celebrating 40 years with the YMCA: Mardoqueo “Mardo” Erazo

Meet Mardo. In 1984, Mardo left Costa Rica to come to Canada and wound up in Hamilton, Ontario. Not speaking a word of English, Mardo went to the Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA with a letter of r

Be The Spark - Joshua Austin

Joshua’s responsibilities include maintaining donor relationships, attending volunteer opportunities, writing grants to corporate donors and stewarding donors along their giving journey. Simultaneousl

Roman's Story

Meet Roman. Roman is 10 years old and he is a very active member of the Ron Edwards Family YMCA.

Be The Spark- Jolie Huang

Jolie meets with clients and assesses their English proficiency using the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) framework. She offers recommendations for language programs and refers clients to waitlists

Be The Spark - Samar Al Huneidi

Samar started a part-time position in 2011, and then became a full-time assistant. She then became a SACC supervisor, and in 2021 she completed her Early Childhood Educator certification and became a

YMCA program offers supports for victims of human trafficking

It’s a problem hiding in plain sight. Often victims are groomed and lured, and they don’t know they’re in a bad situation until it’s too late.