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YMCA Canada

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  • Press Release

    The YMCA receives $9.4 million in funding to advance equity in learning 

    YMCA Canada is proud to announce $9.4 million in funding through the Government of Canada’s Supports for Student Learning Program (SSLP) to launch the YMCA’s new Youth Education Supports Program (YESP). This national initiative is designed to help youth overcome barriers to education and unlock their full potential.

    A group of young people are sitting at desks inside a classroom talking to each other.
  • 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride (text) on a rainbow background.
    Statements

    YMCA 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Statement 2024

    YMCA Canada proudly stands with our 2SLGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month and every day of the year. Pride Month is a time to celebrate the vibrant diversity of sexual and gender expression within our communities. It is also a reminder that this celebration is rooted in resistance and solidarity. To truly support our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, we must listen to and amplify the voices leading the struggle for equality.

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    Press Release

    Boosting Early Childhood Educator Wages Would Propel Canadian Economy, Study Finds

    A new report released on International Workers’ Day by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS), commissioned by YMCA Canada, highlights the potential for significant economic gains from increasing wages for Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) in Canada.

  • A YMCA Staff member is on a treadmill beside a member who is walking on the treadmill. The Small Steps for Big Changes logo is in the top right corner.
    Press Release

    Diabetes Prevention Program Rolls Out Across Canada

    Thousands of Canadians with prediabetes will soon be able to sign up at participating YMCAs for a diet and exercise counseling program proven to lower their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The program, Small Steps for Big Changes, currently delivered at select YMCAs in BC, is poised to expand to more YMCAs across Canada and Australia.

  • A child care educator is sitting on the ground playing with toys with a child care participant.
    Press Release

    YMCA Canada Applauds Critical Federal Budget Investments in Early Learning and Child Care

    YMCA Canada welcomes the federal government’s additional budget commitments to build more affordable child care spaces, helping build an economy that is fair for every generation.

  • Text: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on a black and with background with portraits of people’s faces.
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    The YMCA’s Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2024

    YMCA Canada joins the global community in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. At the YMCA, we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every individual.

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