YMCAs support more funding for families to access and afford child care.

YMCAs on the North Shore, Metro North, and Merrimack areas alone provide $1.8 million in financial assistance and scholarships for families unable to qualify for state subsidies. PEABODY, MASS. (April 5, 2021) As the largest child care and youth services organization in Massachusetts, the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs is backing early education and after-school care […]

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91 Year Old Says “It’s Never Too Late to Set a New Goal”, Commits to Personal Training at the Melrose YMCA

What’s the key to living a long, healthy life? 91-year-old Melrose resident, Stan Krigman, believes the answer can be summed up in one quick phrase: “have a goal”.  In his nineties, Stan continues to push his physical limits and set new goals for himself each year.  He kicked off 2021 by signing up for personal […]

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MELROSE YMCA PARTNERS WITH ROTARY CLUB TO HOST WINTER COAT DRIVE

The Melrose YMCA is hosting a winter coat drive this month in partnership with the Melrose Rotary Club. The partnership will help the Melrose Rotary Club fulfill its goal to donate 100 winter coats to needy families this winter. Donated coats can be dropped off at the Melrose YMCA branch on Main Street.

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Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Provides Melrose YMCA with $30,000 grant

The Melrose YMCA is thrilled to accept a $30,000 charitable donation from the Cambridge Savings Bank Charitable Foundation after receiving the most non-profit nominations from the community of Melrose in an online contest run by Cambridge Savings Bank this summer.  Cambridge Savings Bank recently announced the top 8 non-profits in Melrose and surrounding communities from […]

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YMCA of Metro North launches new diversity and inclusion initiative in advance of annual Welcoming Week celebrations.

Taps eight young leaders to implement strategies to build more diversity in its leadership ranks. In advance of its annual Welcoming Week celebration, the YMCA of Metro North made a commitment to intensify its efforts to build a diverse pipeline of young leaders in the association. Eight young staff members were tapped for its newly […]

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