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YMCA Recognizes Hundreds of Employees at Appreciation Event

Nearly 200 YMCA employees were honoured at our Employee Recognition Event on February 29, 2025.

How the YMCA Helps Families Shine

“Beyond the Bell™ was different. My kids are taken care of and supported, I feel like the staff really care for them and my family. The kids love going and are always doing interesting activities,” sh

Local YMCA's 'The Y Saves Lives' Campaign Gets Start Thanks to Ontario Government Funding

Hamilton, ON – On Thursday, Hamilton Centre MPP Sarah Jama met with the team at YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford to hear more about the $62,800 Resilient Communities Fund Grant from the provincia

John's Story

Meet John Black. He’s 60 years old and has been coming to the Y for the last 17 years. John lives with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and back in 2007 he weighed 440 lbs. Today, at 260 lbs., he’s about half

Faisal's Story

Meet Faisal. He’s 23 years old and has been an employee of the YMCA since May 2023. But Faisal’s first experience with the YMCA goes back to 2011, when he was 14 and settled in Hamilton, Ontario after

Keeler and Dekard's Story

Meet Keeler and Dekard. They're 17-year-old twins who have attended YMCA Wanakita in Haliburton, Ontario, every summer since they were seven. Keeler is one of our inclusion campers, which means he has